HHD CH1 Health & wellbeing

State of an individual's physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing

The best possible state of an individual's Health and Wellbeing for their age.

"A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

"The complex combination of all the dimensions of health that is characterised by an equilibrium or balance in which an individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged."

The state of feeling unwell or being in poor health, often due to disease or injury.

Constantly changing health

Influenced by a person's feelings, opinions and experiences

The functioning of the body and its symptoms to maintain and perform daily activities

• Exercise

• Healthy eating

• Appropriate sleep

State of a person's mind or brain to think and process information to form opinions and make decisions

• Low Stress and Anxiety Levels

• Positive Self Esteem

• Sense of optimism

Ability to express and manage feelings in a healthy way

• Displaying resilience

• Feeling relaxed in Everyday Life

• Expressing emotions positively

Ability to interact and form meaningful relationships

• Maintaining network of supportive friends

• Forming meaningful relationships

• Effective communication

Relates to the ideas, beliefs, values and ethics of an individual

• Having a purpose in life

• Sense of belonging

• Identifying with a belief

• Increasing Life Expectancy

• Increasing Self Esteem

• Less Reliance on Social Security

• Improving Life Expectancy

• Increasing Global Economic Development

• Increasing Global Social Development

The overall health of an individual or population.

Statistics that are used to measure Health Status

Life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk

Overall measure of a population's health and wellbeing based on a person's own views of their health

Number of years someone can expect to live if death rates do not change

Number of Years in full health a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality

Number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factors

Number of Deaths of Children Aged under 1 in a given period

Number of Deaths of Children aged under 5

Number of Deaths of Women due to Pregnancy, Childbirth or during the 6 weeks after Pregnancy

Per 1000 live births

• Severe Bleedings (usually after childbirth)

• Infections (usually after childbirth)

Ill health in an individual and levels of ill health of a population or group

A measure of impact of disease and injuries (Usually measured with DALY)

Disability adjusted life year

1 Year

Years of life lost to premature mortality

Number of Deaths x Standard Life Expectancy at the age the death occured

Years lost due to disability, injury or illness

Rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time

Proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

Refers to a person’s position in society relative to other people’s income, occupation and education

• Suicide

• Poisonings

• Accidents

Disease and Cancer