1

Concepts of health and wellbeing

1.1

Overview

1.2

Definitions of health and wellbeing

1.3

Dimensions of health and wellbeing

1.4

Prerequisites for health - peace, shelter, education and food

1.5

Prerequisites for health - income, social justice, equity, stable ecosystem and sustainable resources

1.6

Youth perspectives on health and wellbeing

1.7

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on health and wellbeing

1.8

KEY SKILLS

1.9

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1.10

Review

2

Measurements and indicators of health status of Australia's youth

2.1

Overview

2.2

Self-assessed health status and life expectancy

2.3

Mortality

2.4

Morbidity and burden of disease

2.5

Rates of hospitalisation, core activity limitation and psychological distress

2.6

KEY SKILLS

2.7

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2.8

Review

3

Sociocultural factors that contribute to variations in health outcomes for youth

3.1

Overview

3.2

Family, peer group and health literacy

3.3

Education and income

3.4

KEY SKILLS

3.5

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3.6

Review

School-Assessed Coursework

Unit 1 AOS 1 Outcome 1

4

Inequalities in youth health

4.1

Overview

4.2

Youth health and factors that contribute to inequalities

4.3

Key areas of youth health requiring action and improvement

4.4

Factors that influence creation, implementation and access to programs that target youth health

4.5

KEY SKILLS

4.6

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4.7

Review

5

Exploring a youth health and wellbeing focus

5.1

Overview

5.2

Researching a health focus

5.3

Impact on dimensions of health and wellbeing

5.4

Incidence, prevalence and trends

5.5

Risk and protective factors

5.6

Healthcare services and support

5.7

Government and community programs and personal strategies

5.8

Direct, indirect and intangible costs

5.9

Opportunities for youth advocacy and action

5.10

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5.11

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5.12

Review

School-Assessed Coursework

Unit 1 AOS 2 Outcome 2

6

Nutrition and youth health outcomes

6.1

Overview

6.2

Nutrients required during youth including carbohydrates, protein and fats

6.3

Nutrients required during youth including water, calcium, sodium and iron

6.4

Nutrients required during youth including vitamin D, vitamin C and folate

6.5

Consequences of nutritional imbalance

6.6

Food selection models and other initiatives to promote healthy eating among youth

6.7

Sources of nutrition information and methods to evaluate its validity

6.8

Sociocultural factors that act as enablers or barriers to healthy eating among youth

6.9

KEY SKILLS

6.10

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6.11

Review

School-Assessed Coursework

Unit 1 AOS 3 Outcome 3

7

The human lifespan

7.1

Overview

7.2

Overview of the human lifespan

7.3

Physical developmental transitions from youth to adulthood

7.4

Social developmental transitions from youth to adulthood

7.5

Emotional developmental transitions from youth to adulthood

7.6

Intellectual developmental transitions from youth to adulthood

7.7

Perceptions of youth and adulthood as stages of the lifespan

7.8

KEY SKILLS

7.9

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7.10

Review

8

Healthy and respectful relationships

8.1

Overview

8.2

Healthy and respectful relationships

8.3

Healthy and respectful relationships and health and wellbeing

8.4

Healthy and respectful relationships and development

8.5

KEY SKILLS

8.6

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8.7

Review

9

Parenting and prenatal and early childhood development

9.1

Overview

9.2

Considerations associated with becoming a parent

9.3

Fertilisation and the stages of prenatal development

9.4

The role of parents in determining optimal prenatal development

9.5

The role of parents in determining optimal development in infancy

9.6

The role of parents in determining optimal development in early childhood

9.7

Early life experiences and the intergenerational nature of health and wellbeing

9.8

KEY SKILLS

9.9

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9.10

Review

School-Assessed Coursework

Unit 2 AOS 1 Outcome 1

10

Australia's health system

10.1

Overview

10.2

General practitioners, allied health services and alternative health services

10.3

Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

10.4

Local community services supporting youth health and wellbeing

10.5

Rights and responsibilities of accessing healthcare

10.6

KEY SKILLS

10.7

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10.8

Review

11

Health information, digital media and complaints

11.1

Overview

11.2

Access to health services and information

11.3

Digital media and health and wellbeing

11.4

Health system complaints

11.5

KEY SKILLS

11.6

EXTENDED RESPONSE - Build your exam skills

11.7

Review

School-Assessed Coursework

Unit 2 AOS 2 Outcome 2

Common conditions and diseases

Glossary