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HHD Ch1 definitions
Unit 1 AOS 1 definitions
Question | Answer |
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A state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity | Health |
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness | Physical health |
Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way | Social health |
A state of wellbeing in which the individual realises their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to their community | Mental health |
The level of health experienced by an individual or population group. | Health status |
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 death rates do not change. | Life expectancy |
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries - 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 |
Ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population group | Prevalence |
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness, or other environmental factor. | Mortality rate |
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. | DALY |
Refers to ill-health in an individual, and the levels of ill-health in a population or group. | Morbidity rate |
The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease/condition present in a population at any given time | Incidence |