Year 11: PDHPE - Better Health For Individuals
What Is Health?
Health reflects the complex interactions of a person’s genetics, lifestyle and environment. Generally, a person’s health depends on [two] things: determinants (factors that influence health) and interventions (actions taken to improve health, and the resources required for those interventions).
Reference
What is health? (2020). In Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
On The Web: Websites and Databases
Articles:
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Australia's Health 2020A biennial report about the health of Australians. Uses a number of different data representations.
- Australian Government Department of Health: Population Health StudiesA list of the studies, surveys, reporting and analysis funded by the Australian Government to monitor the population's health and inform policy decisions.
- Australian Government Department of Health: National Action Plan for the Health of Children and Young PeopleA report describing the framework of a government action plan to improve the health of young people.
Search for more:
- Gale Health and Wellness This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive resource which provides easy-to-find answers to health questions. Access magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, reference books and definitions on a wide range of health topics and issues.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowProQuest Central brings together many of our most used databases to create the most comprehensive, diverse, and relevant multidisciplinary research database available. It provides access to databases across all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion. The collection includes thousands of full-text scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and market reports all together on a powerful, user-friendly platform.
- ANZ Newsstream This link opens in a new windowOffers unlimited access to leading Australian and New Zealand newspapers and the latest local, regional and national news. Combines the content from Fairfax Australia, Fairfax New Zealand, News Limited, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and APP newswires.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.