This unit looks at health and wellbeing, and human development in a global context. It investigates health status and burden of disease in different countries, as well as the influence of factors such as inequalities, globalisation and climate change on health and wellbeing. The second area of study looks at global action to improve health and wellbeing and human development.
- Teacher: Megan O'Donnell
This sucject looks at health and wellbeing, and human development in a global context. It investigates health status and burden of disease in different countries, as well as the influence of factors such as inequalities, globalisation and climate change on health and wellbeing. We also explore global action that can be taken to improve health and wellbeing and human development.
- Teacher: Megan O'Donnell
This unit looks at health and wellbeing, and human development in a global context. It investigates health status and burden of disease in different countries, as well as the influence of factors such as inequalities, globalisation and climate change on health and wellbeing. The second area of study looks at global action to improve health and wellbeing and human development.
This area of study looks at:
- Improvements to Australia's health since 1900, including focus on the social model of health, the biomedical model of health and new public health.
- The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
- Ways the social and biomedical have improved health in Australia, particularly with lung cancer and smoking
- Targets of health in Australia - road traffic accidents
- Initiatives to address Indigenous health and wellbeing
- Nutrition: The Australian Dietary Guidelines, the work of Nutrition Australia, and challenges in bringing about dietary change.
- Teacher: Richard Rose