Social Determinants of Health

[Edward21]

So basically, just had a SAC and there was a question on the social determinants of health for Australian women, and men. I couldn't for the life of me remember any so I put down behavioural as a last resort, could someone tell me what social determinants I could've put down? I'm devastated, I studied so hard for this SAC and now I know I've already lost marks

[Jeggz]

Well when we're talking social determinants it's things like income, education, SES, access to health care etc.
I'm not too sure what you're exact question is, but hopefully this may help  And hey don't don't beat yourself too much, it's only your first sac!!

[Edward21]

Well when we're talking social determinants it's things like income, education, SES, access to health care etc.
I'm not too sure what you're exact question is, but hopefully this may help  And hey don't don't beat yourself too much, it's only your first sac!!

Yeah but for a subject like Health, realistically I should be getting 100% if I want to get 40+, considering it's so simple that A+ cutoff is so high. 

[Jeggz]

Yeah but for a subject like Health, realistically I should be getting 100% if I want to get 40+, considering it's so simple that A+ cutoff is so high. 

well i did Health last year,  I didn't get 100% for all my Sacs and I got 40+. You definitely have to be up there in the high 90% for your Sacs, and you need a few 100%up your sleeve as well..but yea just ace all your other sacs (which I'm positive you will) and you'll be fine 

[Edward21]

well i did Health last year,  I didn't get 100% for all my Sacs and I got 40+. You definitely have to be up there in the high 90% for your Sacs, and you need a few 100%up your sleeve as well..but yea just ace all your other sacs (which I'm positive you will) and you'll be fine 

Hmmm, yeah it's just not the most positive thing, to come out of a health SAC and realise you screwed up a common sense questions, and it's the 1st one, I was so close to getting everything perfect ! and I did last year's SAC as a practice one and I aced it, which makes me sad  because I got a harder one this time round 

[yearningforsimplicity]

well i did Health last year,  I didn't get 100% for all my Sacs and I got 40+. You definitely have to be up there in the high 90% for your Sacs, and you need a few 100%up your sleeve as well..but yea just ace all your other sacs (which I'm positive you will) and you'll be fine 

I agree with Machi - there's no rule saying you have to get 100% in every sac to get a 40+ or even 45+ score in HHD (or any subject) Just make sure you have a stable rank (try to be within the top 3 ranks in your HHD cohort)

As for Social Determinants for Australian Women, you could talk about anything in their social environment or social interactions that has an impact on their health. E.g. their socioeconomic status, whether or not they are employed, income, level of education, level of access to healthcare, whether they're socially stable or isolated, etc

Yeah but for a subject like Health, realistically I should be getting 100% if I want to get 40+, considering it's so simple that A+ cutoff is so high. 

The Health cut-off isn't actually that high! Generally in the past few years, it's been at an average of about 75/100 for the lowest possible A+ - i.e. if you get a B+ on your exam, that'll correspond to an A+ on your Graded Assessment report So just minimise mistakes and master your answering technique, and trust me, getting a high-A+ in your exam won't be difficult at all!

[Edward21]

I agree with Machi - there's no rule saying you have to get 100% in every sac to get a 40+ or even 45+ score in HHD (or any subject) Just make sure you have a stable rank (try to be within the top 3 ranks in your HHD cohort)

As for Social Determinants for Australian Women, you could talk about anything in their social environment or social interactions that has an impact on their health. E.g. their socioeconomic status, whether or not they are employed, income, level of education, level of access to healthcare, whether they're socially stable or isolated, etc
The Health cut-off isn't actually that high! Generally in the past few years, it's been at an average of about 75/100 for the lowest possible A+ - i.e. if you get a B+ on your exam, that'll correspond to an A+ on your Graded Assessment report So just minimise mistakes and master your answering technique, and trust me, getting a high-A+ in your exam won't be difficult at all!

I hope so, I really do; thanks guys

[Edward21]

I agree with Machi - there's no rule saying you have to get 100% in every sac to get a 40+ or even 45+ score in HHD (or any subject) Just make sure you have a stable rank (try to be within the top 3 ranks in your HHD cohort)

As for Social Determinants for Australian Women, you could talk about anything in their social environment or social interactions that has an impact on their health. E.g. their socioeconomic status, whether or not they are employed, income, level of education, level of access to healthcare, whether they're socially stable or isolated, etc
The Health cut-off isn't actually that high! Generally in the past few years, it's been at an average of about 75/100 for the lowest possible A+ - i.e. if you get a B+ on your exam, that'll correspond to an A+ on your Graded Assessment report So just minimise mistakes and master your answering technique, and trust me, getting a high-A+ in your exam won't be difficult at all!

Also with social health determinants, I should just think what is surrounding the individual, and visualise from there? and for http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/statistics/section2/vce_health_human_develop_ga11.pdf this, for sacs it's ridiculously high like 92-93/100 but the exam is only 147/200!? how could it be so low :O when the SACs are so high? 

[Jayward]

I hope so, I really do; thanks guys

my friend got C+s to As on all of her sacs throughout the year, decided to cram like crazy a week out from the exam, which she aced, and got a 44. dont worry about sac marks. moderation is present to ensure that strong student get strong grades.

[yearningforsimplicity]

Also with social health determinants, I should just think what is surrounding the individual, and visualise from there? and for http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/statistics/section2/vce_health_human_develop_ga11.pdf this, for sacs it's ridiculously high like 92-93/100 but the exam is only 147/200!? how could it be so low :O when the SACs are so high? 

Haha yeaah the sacs tend to be higher as different schools sit different sacs (there is a varying difficulty of sacs across the state) but everyone sits the same exam at the end of the year Also although the exam A+ cut off is 147/200, it's actually divided by 2 (because the exam is out of 100 marks, not 200) so eventually the A+ cut off becomes 73.5/100 - this mark may change slightly (like 1-2 marks) from year to year but usually it stays within the early-mid 70's range (it really all depends on the 'difficulty' of the exam and the relative performance of all students in Victoria on that exam)

Bottom line: Just work hard and don't worry too much about the statistics!

[Edward21]

Haha yeaah the sacs tend to be higher as different schools sit different sacs (there is a varying difficulty of sacs across the state) but everyone sits the same exam at the end of the year Also although the exam A+ cut off is 147/200, it's actually divided by 2 (because the exam is out of 100 marks, not 200) so eventually the A+ cut off becomes 73.5/100 - this mark may change slightly (like 1-2 marks) from year to year but usually it stays within the early-mid 70's range (it really all depends on the 'difficulty' of the exam and the relative performance of all students in Victoria on that exam)

Yeah, I know how the cross marking works, do you know what you actually got for your exam score? I'm just bummed out that I lost marks on a stupid questions, I thought I was limited to thinking that the social determinants for men and women were only things like men having (on average) more riskier jobs (male health status down) whereas females don't (female health status up/improved), I didn't realise I could be so basic and so general, so what first came to mind was what I now realise behavioural determinants, I really hope I didn't lose any other marks on this sac :| My mission is to get 100% on the next SAC!