SACE Stage 2 Health and Wellbeing study guide
SACE Stage 2 Health and Wellbeing · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Health and Wellbeing is a SACE Stage 2 subject offered by the SACE Board of South Australia, listed among the Stage 2 subjects on the Board's website. According to the Board's subject page, students "develop the knowledge, skills and understandings required to explore and understand influences and make decisions regarding health and wellbeing," and they "consider the role of health and wellbeing in different contexts and explore ways of promoting positive outcomes for individuals, communities and global society." The subject is designed for senior secondary students building their SACE, particularly those interested in health, community wellbeing and public health pathways. The SACE Stage 2 Health and Wellbeing study guide has 4 sections and about 1,148 words.
01Influences on Health and Wellbeing
Health and wellbeing is multidimensional: physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual. Influences are commonly grouped as determinants - biological (genetics, age, sex), behavioural (diet, activity, sleep, substance use), social (family, peers, education, income), environmental (housing, water, air quality, climate) and cultural (beliefs, norms, stigma).
319 words, about 2 min02Health and Wellbeing in Different Contexts
Contexts shape health: individual/family , community , national and global . Within each, consider the determinants operating and the resources available.
297 words, about 1 min03Promoting Positive Outcomes for Individuals and Communities
Health promotion uses the Ottawa Charter actions: build healthy public policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community action, develop personal skills and reorient health services. Candidates should know prevention levels - primary (prevent onset), secondary (early detection), tertiary (reduce harm and support rehabilitation) - and be able to classify a program correctly.
258 words, about 1 min04Promoting Positive Outcomes for Global Society
Global health involves SDG 3 (good health and wellbeing) and its links to poverty, education, water and sanitation, gender equality and climate action. Candidates should understand sustainable development , aid effectiveness , globalisation , health inequity between and within countries , antimicrobial resistance , vaccine equity , and planetary health .
274 words, about 1 min