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Determinants of health
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factors associated with a person's life that can be modifiable or non-modifiable
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Dimensions of health
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social, emotional, physical, mental, spiritual
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Dynamic Health
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refers to changes in health that can occur at any time
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Health continuum
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a line of health where people are positioned depending of their health at any given time, it is continually changing
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Mental health
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the capacity to express our emotions, adapt to a range of demands and to function productively
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Modifiable health determinants
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factors relating to a person's health that can be changed or altered
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Physical health
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the wellness of the body and the absence of chronic pain or discomfort
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Social construct
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a concept that recognises that people have different views based on their social circumstances and ways of seeing, interpreting, interrelating and interacting with their environment
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Social health
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our ability to interact with other people in an interdependent and cooperative way
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Sociocultural environment
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aspects such as ethnicity, gender, education and geographical location that can impact on an individual's health
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Socioeconomic environment
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how the money status of an individual can impact their health
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Spiritual health
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relates to a sense of purpose and meaning in our life, and to feeling connected with others and society
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absence of disease
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old definition of health
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world health organisation (WHO)
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what organisation changed the old definition of health
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holistic approach
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taking all aspects into consideration
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Health is not static
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our health never remains the same
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Example of a misunderstood perception of health
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automatically assuming a person in a wheel chair is unhealthy or assuming that women are not as strong or as good as men at sports
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mortality
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the number of deaths
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morbidity
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the number of accidents and illness
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sedentary
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lack of physical activity. (inactive lifestyle)
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Six groups experiencing health inequities
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1. the elderly
2. the disabled
3. australians born overseas
4. living in rural and remote areas
5. aboriginals and torres strait islanders
6. socioeconomically disadvantaged
2. the disabled
3. australians born overseas
4. living in rural and remote areas
5. aboriginals and torres strait islanders
6. socioeconomically disadvantaged
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The years an indigenous individual expected to live less compared to the non indigenous
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17-20 years less
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Protective behaviours
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Behaviours that enhance your level of health e.g. immunisations, check ups etc.
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Risky behaviours
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behaviours that are likely to contribute to the development of health problems or poorer levels of health e.g. smoking, binge drinking
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Individual factors
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knowledge, skills and genetics
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Sociocultural factors
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peers, family, media, religion and culture
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Environmental factors
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location, access to health services and technology available
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Non-modifiable health determinants
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those determinants that can not be changed or altered for example, genetics
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Health status
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can be measured using positive aspects of health such as wellbeing and health determinants, as well as negative aspects like illness and disease.
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Health indicators
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including life expectancy, mortality, morbidity and infant mortality are used to measure health status.