Influences on Personal Health

If an individual decides to learn more about their health which determinant is being addressed?

• Education

• Knowledge and skills

• Culture

• Geographic location

An improved education can have a direct impact on which two determinants of health?

• attitudes and genetics

• peers and family

• geographic location and media

• employment and income

An individual who lives in rural NSW may have their health impacted mostly by which set of determinants?

• environmental factors

• individual factors

• sociocultural factors

• socioeconomic factors

Which determinants acting in combination could have the most significant impact on a young male's health?

• Media, geographic location and income

• Employment, religion and genetics

• Peers, attitudes and education

• Knowledge and skills, culture, access to health services

An individual living in an area of high pollution represents what?

• A non-modifiable determinant

• A modifiable determinant

• A socio-economic determinant

• An individual determinant

An obese individual who has a family history of heart disease can do what to improve their health outcomes?

• Access technology

• Change their geographic location

• Adopt a healthy diet and regime of exercise

• Get a higher paying job

For an elderly person which determinant is most likely to impact them in the later stages of their life?

• Income

• Education

• Peers

• Access to health services

A social construct is something that

• is a concept that recognises that people have different views based on social circumstances

• is a determinant of health that cannot be changed

• is a determinant of health that can be modified

• recognises an individual is responsible for their own health

Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders suffering poorer health outcomes then non-Indigenous Australians?

• A strong of sense of community

• A lack of connection with their culture

• Poorer levels of educational achievement

• Higher rates of employment

People living in low socio-economic areas will potential have worse health outcomes due to which combination of factors?

• Geographic location, access to health services and access to technology

• Education, employment and income

• Family, religion and genetics

• Attitudes, knowledge and skills and media