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16 Cards in this Set
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The Definition Of Health |
A complete state of physical, social and mental wellbeing, and not merely the absences of disease or infirmity |
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Physical Health |
How effectively and/or efficiently the body and it's systems are able to function Examples: - Being free from illness - Coordination and strength - Appropriate weight for height |
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Mental Health |
State of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Examples - Able to express emotions - Good level of self esteem |
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Social Health |
Being able to interact with other and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way Examples: - Manage Friendships - Accept responsibility for actions |
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Health Status |
Refers to an individual or population overall levels of health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors |
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Life Expectancy |
An indication of how long a person can expect to live; it is the number of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change |
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Mortality |
Deaths in a population |
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Mortality Rate |
The measure of the proportion of a population who die in a 1 year period (usually per 100,000) |
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Morbidity |
Ill health in an individual and the levels in a population or group |
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Burden of disease |
A measure of the impact of disease and injuries; specifies and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disability. It is measured in DALY's |
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Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY'S) |
DALY's are measured through the use of two indicators - Years of life loss (YLL) - Years lost due to disability (YLD) |
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Years Of Life Lost (YLL) |
A measure of the number of years of expected life lost due to premature deaths |
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Years Lost Due To Disability (YLD) |
A measure of life lost due to illness, injury or disability |
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Prevalence |
The number of proportion of the car of a particular disease or condition present at a given time |
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Trend |
Is generally consistent movement in the same direction over a period of time |
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Incidents |
The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time |
