Better Health: Wk 1-2

A Dimension of Health

• Emotional
• Lung Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Physical Activity

Refers to changes in health that can occur over time

• Static
• Morbidity
• Dynamic
• ATSI

the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health

• Social
• Lifestyle Diseases
• genetics
• Health Promotion

the wellness of the body and the absence of chronic pain or discomfort

• Physical Health
• Emotional Health
• Social Health
• Spiritual health

Social Construct

• A determinant of Health
• a concept that recognises that people have different views based on their social circumstances.
• A shop in Newcastle
• Measure of an individuals place in society

80 year old man with walking frame considers himself to have a high level of health. Example of:

• Relative health

• dynamic health

• Dimension of health

A continuum might be used to indicate the

• relativity of health

• dynamic nature of health

• nature of the dimensions of health

• definition of health

Health Status is

• How healthy you are

• How healthy people perceive you to be

• Health measured against an identifiable standard

• The health of a disadvantaged population

Being able to realistically assess our level of health means that

• we can take more control over our health

• we can adopt behaviours that address our health issues

• we have a negative perception of ourselves

The government has perceptions of a populations' health. This will directly impact

• funding for animal welfare

• local libraries

• an individuals' hygeine

• government policy