WACE Health Studies ATAR study guide
WACE Health Studies ATAR · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Health Studies ATAR course is a Western Australian senior-secondary course for Year 11 and 12 students working towards the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). Its examination is one of the ATAR course examinations administered within the WACE system by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA), the statutory body whose site carries the WACE Manual, the Year 12 Information Handbook and a Past ATAR Course Examinations publication page. Students typically take the course to build a pattern of ATAR subjects and to prepare for tertiary study in health, nursing, public health or allied fields. The syllabus content is organised around four broad areas: health of individuals and populations; health determinants and health promotion; health inquiry and research skills; and health action and advocacy. The WACE Health Studies ATAR study guide has 4 sections and about 1,158 words.
01Health of Individuals and Populations
Health is more than the absence of disease; it is a resource for living shaped by physical, mental and social wellbeing. Learn the difference between individual health (personal biology, lifestyle, resilience) and population health (aggregated outcomes, distribution and equity).
308 words, about 2 min02Health Determinants and Health Promotion
Determinants are the factors that shape health: biological (genetics, age), behavioural (diet, activity, smoking), social (income, education, employment, social support), environmental (housing, air quality, climate), and political/economic (policy, health system access). Understand the social determinants of health framework and the Ottawa Charter (1986) five action areas: build healthy public policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community action, develop personal skills, and reorient health services.
274 words, about 1 min03Health Inquiry and Research Skills
Health inquiry uses systematic methods to gather and interpret evidence. Know the research process : define the question, review literature, choose a design, collect data, analyse, interpret and report ethically.
284 words, about 1 min04Health Action and Advocacy
Health action is the process of planning and implementing change; advocacy is speaking or acting to influence decisions and secure resources for a health issue. Know the advocacy types : self-advocacy, peer advocacy, public/social advocacy, and legislative/lobbying advocacy.
292 words, about 1 min