AOS 1

• Health

  State of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
• Wellbeing

  A state of being comfortable, happy or healthy
• Physical health

  Relates to the functioning of the body and its systems
• Social health

  Relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships
• Mental health

  Relating to the mind or brain and the ability to think and process info
• Emotional health

  Ability to express feelings in a postive way
• Spiritual health

  Relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human being
• Age perpectives

  Early primary school (prep - grade 4)

  • Focus on growing up and being safe
• Age perspectives

  Young people (8-15)

  • listed diet, nutrition, weight, healthy food and junk food. Sports and fitness also mentioned
• Age perspectives

  Young adults (15-24)

  • body image and physical appearance
  • online profiles are influential for building perceptions
• Age perspectives

  Early adulthood (25-39)

  • positive body image = good health and wellbeing
• Age perspectives

  Middle adulthood (40-64)

  • being free from illness and disease
• Age perspectives

  Later adulthood (65+)

  • illness prevention
  • live independently with a degree of mobility
• Age priorities

  Children

  • Priorities are set by parents and carers
• Age priorities

  Early teenage

  • priorities start to be set by individuals
  • Social health often a key priority - important on friends rather than family
• Age priorities

  Early teenage years

  • Priorities start to be set by individuals
  • Social health often a key priority - importance on friends rather than family
• Age priorities

  Youth (12-17)

  • physical health (weight, fitness, diet)
  • importance of relationships and peer acceptance (peer pressure, risk-taking behaviour)
  • good mental health
• Age priorities

  Early adulthood (18-39

  • fitness, weight control, body image
  • managing emotions
• Age priorities

  Middle adulthood (40-64)

  • health preventative practices
• Age priorities

  Later adulthood (65+)

  • keeping physically active in order to maintain mobility
  • preventative health practices
  • maintain cognitive functioning
• Gender perspectives

  Female

  • encompasses all dimensions
  • proactive, preventative and based on sought knowledge and understanding
• Gender perspectives

  Male

  • Physical dimension - fitness
• female health priorities

  • physical health
  • mental health
• male health priorities

  • physical health
  • physical appearance
• western health perspectives


  divides health from disease
• western health priorities

  • professional medical practise
• lower socio-economic health perspectives

  • less informed view
  • health and wellbeing comes second
• lower socio-economic health priorities

  • prioritise shelter, food, education and employment before personal health and wellbeing
• higher socio-economic health perspectives


  more informed view
• higher socio-economic health priorities

  • prioritise personal health and wellbeing
• Catholicism health priorities

  • meaningful intimate relationships
  • enhancing aspects of social health and wellbeing
• hinduism health perspectives

  • community worship
  • helping the needy
  • welfare of society seen as more important than the individual
• hinduism health priorities

  • spiritual health and wellbeing
• connection to culture promotion within indigenous youth

  • promotes sense of belonging
  • spiritual health
  • positive social experiences\
• cultural variations in health perspectives and priorities

  different culture have different perspectives on health and wellbeing
• Australian health perspectives

  • biological
  • psychological
  • social factors
• how religion influences health beliefs

  • diet, which can influence physical health
  • religious practices linked to stress reduction due to providing peace of mind
• aboriginal and torres strait islander perspectives on health and well-being

  not just physical wellbeing of an individuals, but refers to the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community.
• aboriginal perspective and diagnostic approach to health

  • health is holistic. physical health is influenced by the social, emotional and cultural well-being of both individuals and the wider community.
  • Not only will socioeconomic status, education levels, nutrition and behavioural factors influence a persons health; to will their connection to their country, community, family and culture.
  • you can't seperate the types of health and wellbeing as one view influences the other
• aboriginal and torres strait islander health and wellbeing priorities

  • holistic appraoch
  • physical, mental, spiritual and cultural health
  • connection to the land, community support, traditional practices
  • overall well-being, not just the absence of illness