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Flashcards by caityelphie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by caityelphie
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| Question | Answer |
| Health Status | Measures or describes the health of individuals or populations |
| Life Expectancy | The average number of years of life remaining to a person at any specific age |
| HALE | Health Adjusted Life Expectancy: Estimate of # of healthy years that a person born in a particular year is expected to live. Based on current death and disease patterns |
| DALY | Disability Adjusted Life Year: Measure to compare the impact of diff. diseases and injuries at a diff. level. One DALY is one year of healthy life lost. More DALY's the greater the burden of disease |
| Health Dimensions | Physical, Social, Mental |
| 7 factors: Optimal Health | Ideal body weight Freedom from illness and disease Adequate energy levels Ability to complete physical tasks adequately Appropriate level of fitness Strong immune system well functioning body systems and organs |
| Health continuum stages | Optimal, good, average, poor and death |
| Morbidity | The number of people that suffer from a particular condition in the population |
| Physical health | efficient functioning of the body and its systems Capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness |
| Social Health | Being able to interact with others and participate in the community, in both an independent and cooperative way |
| Mental Health | well being in which an individual can realise their own abilities, cope with stress, work productively and are able to make a contribution to their community |
| Mortality | deaths in the population # of deaths from a specific cause in a population (usually 100 000 people in 12 month period |
| Incidence | # of new cases of a certain condition of disease in a period of time (usually 12 months) |
| Prevelance | total # of people experiencing the condition at a given time |
| Determinants of health | Biological Behavioral Social |
| Biological determinant | Refers to body and actual bodily states Eg. genetics, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, body weight and impaired glucose regulation |
| Behavioral Determinants | Persons Behavior or actions, we have control over Alcohol consumption, Illicit Drug Use, Dietary behavior, Sexual behavior, excessive sun exposure, vaccination, tobacco smoking, physical activity |
| Social determinants | Aspects of society and the social environment Stress, Early life Experiences, social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction, food, transport& social economic status |
| Under weight | <18.5 |
| Healthy weight | 18.5 - 24.9 |
| Overweight | 25.0 - 29.9 |
| Obese | 30< |
| Leading cause of death in M & F | Heart disease |
| CVD Diseases | Coronary Heart disease Heart Failure Stroke Peripheral vascular disease |
| CVD risk factors | Bio: overwieght and obesity, diabetes, genetics Bahav: Tobacco smoking, poor diet and nutrition, physical inactivity Social: stress |
| Diabetes Types | Type 1: Eat sugar, glucose isn't converted to energy, builds up in blood stream Type 2: Pancreas produces little to no insulin |
| Type 2 diabetes: Risk Factors | Bio: Genetics, age Behav: Physical inactivity, poor diet Social: Money, work |
| Areas of body affected by diabetes | Heart, kidneys, liver, nerves, vision and vascular system |
| Macronutrients | Large amounts or quantities Supply of energy, major bodily functions and functioning of vital organs |
| Micronutrients | Small amounts/quantities Vitamins and minerals milligrams or micrograms |
| Kilojoule Intake | 8700Kj |
| Best Before | Still safe to eat after that date but may have lost some of its quality |
| Use By | Unsafe to eat after that date and cannot be legally sold after that date |
| Relationship | connection between two or more people or groups of people and their involvement with one another |
| Healthy relationship factors | Empathy, respect, honesty, safety, Equality, Loyalty, Security and trust |
| Types of communication | Verbal: Use of words Non-verbal: Body language |
| Emotional Abuse | Calling the other person names |
| Physical Abuse | Pulling hair, threats, kicking |
| Sexual Abuse | Forcing a person to have sex |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| AIDs | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| Positive Risk Taking VS Negative Risk Taking | A risk that improves you, not harms you |
| Depressant | Slows down CNS but does not necessarily make you feel depressed Eg. Valium |
| Stimulant | Speeds up CNS make the user feel more awake, alert and confident Eg. Ritalin |
| Smoking stats | Male: 20.4% Females: 16.3% |
| Mental Health | a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. |
| Mental Illness | a condition which causes serious disorder in a person's behavior or thinking. |
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