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• physical health relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, including the physical capacity to perform daily tasks or activities
• a strength of the WHO definition of health is that it is a positive concept emphasising social and personal resources as well as physical capacities
• a weakness of the WHO definition of health is that it suggests you are only 'healthy' if you are at a complete state of well-being of only three dimensions of health. In reality, you can live a healthy life even when you are not at a state of complete well-being.
• prevalence health status indicator refers to the number of proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time
• youth prioritise mental and physical aspects of health and wellbeing
• young adults prioritise physical and emotional aspects of health and wellbeing
• middle adulthood prioritise illness prevention practices
• older people prioritise independence and quality of life over youth who prioritise appearance and fitness
• lower socioeconomic groups prioritise shelter, food, safety before their health and wellbeing and as a result usually have a lower quality of health
• higher socioeconomic groups prioritise their health, and usually have a more informed view as to health and wellbeing
• health indicators are statistics that are used to measure and compare health status such as life expectancy
• an example of a sociocultural factor is peer groups, peer groups can have both a positive and negative impact of its members depending on the group dynamic. Meaning that a positive peer group can lead to a positive self-image, whereas a negative peer group can lead to a negative self-image.
• aboriginal and torres straight islanders perceive health and wellbeing as not only the physical wellbeing of an individual, but the wellbeing of their community as a whole.