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| Factors relating to the body that impact on health, such as genetics, hormones, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, birth weight. |
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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, eating practices. |
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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 DALY. |
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‘Factors that raise or lower a 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 in many ways such as biological, behavioural and social. (AIHW, 2006). |
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| Disability adjusted life year (DALY) |
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| 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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| Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) |
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| A measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality. |
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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.’ (AIHW,
2008) |
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‘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.’ (AIHW, 2008) |
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| ‘Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.’ (AIHW, 2008) |
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| Physical dimensions of health |
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| Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness. |
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| ‘The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.’ (AIHW, 2008) |
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| Aspects of society and the social environment that impact on health, such as poverty, early life experiences, social networks and support. |
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| Social dimensions of health |
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| Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way. |
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| Under-five mortality rate |
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| ‘The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births.’ (WHO, 2008) |
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