VCE HHD Question Thread!

[MandhreeE]

I haven't learned specific definitions for these -- I just have a general understanding of what they mean (e.g. education and health is about promoting the quality of and accessibility of education and health in developing countries in order to eradicate poverty and promote health and human development), so I'd also like to know if a strict "definition" is worth knowing.
As for how, when in doubt just say DFAT funds programs associated with promoting these areas (since this is what the priority areas are for) or sends specialised personnel to help promote x. For example, sending trained economists to work with the government of a developing countr in order to address the "functioning economies" part of effective governance.

btw don't take me 100% on this, I'm just basing this off of what I'd do.

THANK YOU THIS REALLY HELPS. there haven't really been many questions about DFAT in any of the 2016 exams i have done so i just wasn't sure how much VCAA would expect us to know.

[bdgonz]

If you've asked a question check through my entire posts because an answer to yours is probably hidden in there somewhere haha

1. Eh, wouldn't bother learning this

2. It means - how does it impact/determine your health?  e.g. how does having too much saturated fat or too little soluble fibre impact your health?  (Remember, nutrition is a behavioural determinant of health).

3. I'd recommend knowing a couple just in case they ask for examples, so like you can just pull out 'peace' and 'shelter' and you'll be fine.

4.

5. Social/economic development: the sustainable development goals (name specific ones that link with S&E development); UN Women; UNICEF to look after children; Humanitarian assistance - the World Food Programme, the help they give in emergencies to countries like Syria in crisis.

6 and 7. They're different - for interrelationship questions you *specifically* have to draw links (e.g. how poor health leads to poor human development).  For just SHD questions I'd still draw links anyway to be safe but I don't think you'll have marks taken off if you don't.

Thank you so much!!

[bdgonz]

In regard to 6 mark interrelationship questions, I believe that my teacher has taught be the incorrect structure; as I have just been talking about how H, HD and S are promoted (not interrelated) and she's been giving me 6 marks. For the exam, I am now unsure about what structure to use, so if someone could recommend which is better (and more efficient) out of the following:

Structure 1 (note this structure is quite time consuming and usually I have to use the back page)
Relate H to HD
Relate H to S
Relate HD to H
Relate HD to S
Relate S to H
Relate S to HD

Structure 2
Discuss health (for example less illness)
Link health to HD (eg - less illness leads to more participation in the community and enhances capabilities)
Link HD to S (eg - more participation in the community can lead to more employment, increasing GNI and economic sust.)
Link S back to H (by ensuring economic sust. food security will increase, strengthening the immune system)

Please let me know if any other structures are more appropriate! Thanks.

[Joseph41]

I honestly don't think that there's an exact 'formula' that you *have* to use. My view is that either of those structures would be fine, so long as you provide sufficient depth. For what it's worth, I tended to use something more similar to the second one, but that was just me, and I'm sure others differed.

[MandhreeE]

In regard to 6 mark interrelationship questions, I believe that my teacher has taught be the incorrect structure; as I have just been talking about how H, HD and S are promoted (not interrelated) and she's been giving me 6 marks. For the exam, I am now unsure about what structure to use, so if someone could recommend which is better (and more efficient) out of the following:

Structure 1 (note this structure is quite time consuming and usually I have to use the back page)
Relate H to HD
Relate H to S
Relate HD to H
Relate HD to S
Relate S to H
Relate S to HD

Structure 2
Discuss health (for example less illness)
Link health to HD (eg - less illness leads to more participation in the community and enhances capabilities)
Link HD to S (eg - more participation in the community can lead to more employment, increasing GNI and economic sust.)
Link S back to H (by ensuring economic sust. food security will increase, strengthening the immune system)

Please let me know if any other structures are more appropriate! Thanks.

I dont know if this helps but i was taught to do it this way H-->HD--->SHD-->H So you carry on the effect if this makes sense. so here its not as much work but you still cover the essentials. Your 6 marks would come from how much detail you provide as Joseph41 mentioned. Hope this helps and i hope i haven't confused you. But in terms of the two methods you have i would probably go with the second because as you said the first method would take a lot of time which you don't have. And you dont wan't to be providing an essay on a 6 mark question at the expense of the other parts of the exam which would be worth more.

[JaidynLuke]

If asked to define the World Health Organisation, how could I go about it?

If the question was worth 1 mark, at the top of my head I'd be able to say something like...
The World Health Organisation is the United Nations agency to promote good health. It is also an international organisation that distributes multilateral aid to countries most in need.

[Steph.Y]

Hey guys for those needing more information on DFAT's priorities check out their website!!

http://dfat.gov.au/aid/pages/australias-aid-program.aspx

[geminii]

Do we need to know the objectives of AusAID? It came up in the 2012 exam (Section B question 6.a). I looked through the study design and AusAID isn't mentioned anywhere. So does that mean we don't need to know an NGO with which AusAID works and the rest of question 6 from 2012 Section B?

[hola]

Do we need to know the objectives of AusAID? It came up in the 2012 exam (Section B question 6.a). I looked through the study design and AusAID isn't mentioned anywhere. So does that mean we don't need to know an NGO with which AusAID works and the rest of question 6 from 2012 Section B?

AusAID technically doesn't exists anymore (so it won't pop up on the exam) since it was integrated into DFAT.

[heids]

For NGOs, do we just need to know about 3 or 4 and be able to briefly describe them and what they do?

I reckon just know 3-4 names, and probably one program that one of them does.

Hi I've come across a question in my revision booklet and it says 'What is the mission of VicHealth?' And it lists 5 dot points... just wondering how I would go about answering this?

The mission is split into 5 parts, and they may ask you simply to list them, though it's more likely that you'll have to identify how a certain program meets that mission.  (Note: this is out of order because of mnemonic PRISS, sorry if it throws anyone, but order doesn't matter):

We:
- promote fairness and opportunity for better health
- reconise that the social and economic conditions for all people influence their health
- in partnership with others, promote good health
- support initiatives that assist individuals, communities, workplaces and broader society to improve wellbeing
- seek to prevent chronic conditions for all Victorians

How would you define aid agencies?

And why do they provide aid?

No need for definitions, both of these are more 'common sense' questions (they're unlikely to ask and if they do, you should be able to make it up... like, without thinking in textbook or exam terms, what do you think an aid agency is?  Why do you think that NGOs or the UN provide aid?  Why do *you* donate to anything?

Structure 2
Discuss health (for example less illness)
Link health to HD (eg - less illness leads to more participation in the community and enhances capabilities)
Link HD to S (eg - more participation in the community can lead to more employment, increasing GNI and economic sust.)
Link S back to H (by ensuring economic sust. food security will increase, strengthening the immune system)

Please let me know if any other structures are more appropriate! Thanks.

You *definitely* need to interrelate/link between them, and while it's flexible how you write them, this Structure 2 is exactly what I would teach people.

If asked to define the World Health Organisation, how could I go about it?

If the question was worth 1 mark, at the top of my head I'd be able to say something like...
The World Health Organisation is the United Nations agency to promote good health. It is also an international organisation that distributes multilateral aid to countries most in need.

Questions like this are very unlikely; they rarely ask you to define anything that's not in their list of defintions, even if textbooks or company exams ask you to.  If they did say something like that, you'd just make it up based on everything you knew about the WHO.  You definitely don't have to sit and rote learn anything like that.

I haven't learned specific definitions for these -- I just have a general understanding of what they mean (e.g. education and health is about promoting the quality of and accessibility of education and health (such as health professionals, immunisations) in developing countries in order to eradicate poverty and promote health and human development), so I'd also like to know if a strict "definition" is worth knowing.
As for how, when in doubt just say DFAT funds programs associated with promoting these areas (since this is what the priority areas are for) or sends specialised personnel to help promote x. For example, sending trained economists to work with the government of a developing countr in order to address the "functioning economies" part of effective governance.

btw don't take me 100% on this, I'm just basing this off of what I'd do.

Perfect.  Beautiful explanation of how to make stuff up on the spot if required

[hola]

Is this it? I don't know, really - I'm not sure that there's a formula as such. I'd be surprised if there were a full-blown SHD question worth only two marks. Regardless, for 2-4 marks I'd personally go something like:

1. Impact on health
2. Subsequent impact on human development
3. Impact on sustainability
4. Tie it all together

I had a habit of over-writing, so I'd probably do that even for a two-mark question just to be sure. I'm happy for this to be disputed, though.

Hello again! I did a bit of digging and found an answer to my question; thought you (and others) might want to know. In one of TSSM's practice exams, a 3 mark question asked how might X program impact on SHD. The answer guide said 1 mark was for a link to human development, another for sustainability, and the last for one to the program.

[vaish_vj]

Heyyy,
Does anyone know where i can get the answers to the health and human development VCAA sample exam??   

[heids]

Hello again! I did a bit of digging and found an answer to my question; thought you (and others) might want to know. In one of TSSM's practice exams, a 3 mark question asked how might X program impact on SHD. The answer guide said 1 mark was for a link to human development, another for sustainability, and the last for one to the program.

I don't disagree at all, but random comment that by default I never trust company exams

Does anyone know where i can get the answers to the health and human development VCAA sample exam??   

I don't think there are any anywhere - mostly they're just adapted questions from old exams anyway, but if you have any in particular you're stuck on you can post them here

[JaidynLuke]

I reckon just know 3-4 names, and probably one program that one of them does.

Would you say this would suffice?

Non-government organisation:
Tabitha Foundation Australia
Program: Cottage industry
-   Provides suffering people with small jobs and enables women to earn a steady income by making and selling handicrafts
Program: Wells programs
-   Provides safe and reliable water to families and communities to prevent diseases and encourage agriculture growth

Other mentionable NGOs   

• World Vision Australia
  Australian Red Cross
  Oxfam Australia
  

[heids]

Would you say this would suffice?

Non-government organisation:
Tabitha Foundation Australia
Program: Cottage industry
-   Provides suffering people with small jobs and enables women to earn a steady income by making and selling handicrafts
Program: Wells programs
-   Provides safe and reliable water to families and communities to prevent diseases and encourage agriculture growth

Other mentionable NGOs   

• World Vision Australia
  Australian Red Cross
  Oxfam Australia
  

That's great, just make sure you can pad out the two programs with more 'details' if you're asked for an NGO program