Across
- 3. foods that contain significant amounts of fat/carbohydrates and/or protein therefore contributing large amounts of energy to the diet
- 5. a measure of the impact of diseases and injuries; specifically the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.
- 7. the social and cultural conditions into which people are born/grow/live/work and age eg. cultural background
- 10. the social standing of an individual in comparison to others in that society. It is based on education/income and occupation
- 12. a subjective concept related to personal experience of a disease or injury
- 17. decay of teeth caused by a breakdown in the tissues that make up the tooth
- 19. government actions that focused on changing the physical environment to prevent the spread of disease (such as providing safe water)
- 20. the current state of wellbeing relating to a person’s mind or brain and the ability to think and process information
Down
- 1. high blood pressure
- 2. a physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms dysfunction or tissue damage
- 4. factors relating to the body that impact health and wellbeing such as genetics
- 6. continually changing
- 8. influenced by or based on personal beliefs feelings or opinions
- 9. approach to health focuses on the physical or biological aspects of disease and illness; a medical model practised by doctors and health professionals and is associated with the diagnosis treatment and cure of disease
- 11. refers to the number (or rate) of new cases of a disease/condition in a population during a given period (usually 12 months)
- 13. the state of a person’s physical/social/emotional/mental and spiritual existence; characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy/healthy/capable and engaged
- 14. an approach to health developed by the World Health Organization that aims to reduce inequalities in health. It provides five action areas that can be used as a basis for improving health outcomes
- 15. the physical surroundings in which we live/work and play eg. workplaces
- 16. an approach that recognises improvements in health and wellbeing can only be achieved by directing effort towards addressing the physical/sociocultural and political environments of health that have an impact on individuals and population groups
- 18. death of a mother during pregnancy/childbirth or within six weeks of delivery
