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13 Cards in this Set
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Health |
"a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." |
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Physical Health |
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and itssystems, and includes the physical capacity to performtasks and physical fitness. |
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Mental Health |
‘State of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.’ |
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Social Health <) |
Being able to interact with others and participate in thecommunity in both an independent and cooperative way |
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Morbidity |
Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of illhealth in a population or group.’ |
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Mortality |
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor. |
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DALY |
A measure of burden of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury. |
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Life Expectancy |
An indication of how long a person can expect live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.’ |
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Burden of Disease |
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries. Specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY). |
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YLL |
The number of healthy years of life lost to premature death. |
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YLD |
The number of healthy years of life lost to illness, disease, injury or disability. |
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Biological Determinant |
Factors relating to the body that impact on health, such as genetics, hormones, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels. |
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Intellectual Development |
Also reffered to ad cognitive development, the ways in which people are able to think and reason. |
