WorksheetsYear 11- What influences the health of individuals?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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
