prerequisites for health

• Identify the nine prerequisites for health according to the WHO?

  Peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice, equity
• define: peace

  an absence of conflict that leads to happiness and harmony
• define: shelter

  describes a structure that provides protection from the outside environment
• Explain how peace may promote two dimensions of health and wellbeing

  • Peace means that individuals are at a reduced risk of physical injury that can be caused by conflict (physical health and wellbeing).
  • People can go about their daily activities, which can promote a sense of purpose in life that enhances spiritual health and wellbeing.
• define: ecosystem

  a community that consists of all the living and non-living components of a particular area. For example the Great Barrier Reef.
• define: sustainability

  Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• define: social justice

  Social justice relates to equal rights for all, regardless of personal traits such as sex, class and income, ethnicity, religion, age or sexual orientation. An example is allowing same sex marriage.
• define: equity

  Equity relates to fairness and means that there are minimum levels of income and resources to which all people should have access. An example of equity is low socioeconomic groups receiving income support.
• Stable ecosystem:

  • Balance between the environment and the species that live in it, including humans
  • Resources like food and water are available and can regenerate as quickly as they are used
• Importance of stable ecosystems:

  • Provides essential resources for human life such as food and water
  • Unbalanced ecosystems lead to resources being used faster than they can regenerate, impacting human health and wellbeing
• why is equity a prerequisite for health at an individual level?

  Equity is a prerequisite for health individually because it allows individuals to attend school or work, by giving more resources to those who need it, such as paying for low-income students to buy textbooks, and allows them to participate in their community.
• why is equity a prerequisite for health at a global level?

  Equity is a prerequisite for health globally because it allows for trade between countries. This is because providing resources to low-income countries allows those countries to participate in trade, which can promote health through global economic growth, because countries can develop their health care resources.
• improved health outcome ideas for education?

  • ability to access food, shelter and healthcare
  • access to meaningful employment which increases self esteem and purpose in life
• define: food security

  the state in which all persons obtain nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local non-emergency sources (VIC health)
• define: income (individual level)

  ability to afford resources we need to live a healthy life (healthcare, recreation, transport, education)
• define: income (population level)

  capacity of governments to provide social services and resources (public housing, education, healthcare, social security, infrastructure, recreation facilities).
• define: education

  empowers individuals and increases their ability to earn an income, understand health promotion messages, exhibit healthy behaviours and fine meaning and purpose in life.