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| The best possible state of an individuals health for their age |
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| Biological determinants are: |
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| Body weight, blood pressure, blood cholesterol and genetics |
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| Conditions caused by excess body weight |
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| Diabetes, high blood pressure, cardivascular disease and stroke |
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| Risk factors for blood cholesterol are |
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| inactivity and poor food intake |
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| Behavioural determinants of adult health are: |
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| Smoking, Physical activity, alcohol and drug use and sexual practices |
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| Coughing and wheezing, shortness of breath which can progress to emphysema. Possible diagnosis of lung cancer. |
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| What reasons do adults give for not doing physical activity? |
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| No time, family/work commitments |
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| long-term conditions resulting from alcohol consumption may cause |
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| Liver disease, diabetes, some cancers and increased risk of injury through loss of control. |
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| Health conditions associated with illicit drug use include |
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| HIV/AIDs, overdose, hepatitis C, suicide, poisoning and self inflicted injury |
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| health conditions related to unsafe sex include |
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| HIV, Gonorrhea, syphilis, Chlamydia |
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| Physical environment determinants include |
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| Housing, Neighbourhood safety, Access to local health care services |
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| positive aspects of housing (physical envoronment) include |
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| a feeling of safety and connectedness to the community |
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| Neighbourhood safety refers to |
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| adults feeling safe and secure within their neighbourhood environment |
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| barriers affecting access to health care |
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| location of resources, mobility issues, cost of service, language, knowledge and ethnicity |
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| Media, level of education, employment, community belonging, living arrangements |
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| can lead to poor food purchasing and poor food habits and consumption |
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| Adults with higher levels of education are more likely to |
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| make informed choices about their health, typically employed and experience high levels of security |
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| some positive aspects of employment are |
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| Sense of pride, achievement, feelings of belonging and connectedness, feeling of worth and increased self-esteem |
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| the physical and emotional comfort and support an individual receives from a network of people within their family or community |
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| changes affecting living independently in older adults might include |
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| loss of a partner, living alone, isolation and lonliness, reduced ability to look after oneself |
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