Sac 1 Unit 3 Health And Human Development Definitions

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Define Physical Health

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refers to the efficient functioning of the body and it's systems, includes the ability to perform acts and tasks of physical fitness

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Define Social Health

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being able to interact with others and contribute to the community in both an individual and cooperative way

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Define Mental Health

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The state of well being where an individual relieses his or her own abilities, can deal with the normal stresses of life and can contribute to the community in a productive and fruitful manner

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Define Health

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The state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmary

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Define Health Adjusted Life Expectancy

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A measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth but includes an adjustment of time spent in ill health. It is a measure of quality of life. It is the number of years spent in full health that a person can expect to live given that current trends continue

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Define DALY

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Disability Adjusted Life Years of a measure of burden of disease. It is calculated by adding Years of Life lost and Years of Life Lost due to Disability. One DALY equals to one year of healthy life lost due to premature death, injury or disability

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Define Physical Environment Determinants

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The physical surrounding in which we live, work and play. The physical environment includes water and air, workplaces, housing, roads, nature, schools, recreation settings and exposure to hazards

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Define Biological Determinants

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Factors relating to the body that impact health, such as genetics, hormones, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and birth weight

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Define Behavioral Determinants

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actions or patterns of living of an individual or a group that impact on health, such as smoking, sexual activity, participation in physical activity and eating practices

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Define Social Determinants

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aspects of society and the social enviroment that acts to protect

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Define Determinants

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Factors that affect the level of health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends in health and why some groups have better or worse health than others Determinants can be classified into groups; Behavioral, Biological, Physical Environment and Social

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Define Burden of Disease

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A measure of the impact of of a disease and injury, 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 a DALY

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Define Health Status

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an individual's or a population's overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors

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Define Incidence

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The number of new cases of a disease during a specified time period, usually 12 months

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Define Life Expectancy

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An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if current death rates do not change

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Define Morbidity

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Refers to ill health in a population or group

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Define Mortality

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deaths i a population

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Define Prevelance

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The number or proportion of cases of a particular condition present in a population at a given time

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Define Under 5 Mortality Rate

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The Number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births