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[littledreamer]

Hey guys, can someone check my answer for:
Explain how lower secondary rates among Indigenous Australians may contribute to a difference in health status compared to other Australians. (3 marks)

•   Indigenous Australians have a lower life expectancy than other Australians
Indigenous Australians are more likely to have a lower rate of secondary education than other Australians. Having lower secondary rates can lead to a higher rate of unemployment due to a lack of qualifications. Due to a lack of employment and nothing to do, Indigenous Australians may instead choose to engage in high risk taking behaviour, such as excessive alcohol consumption, sniffing of petrol or drug use.  This can result in a lower life expectancy as under the influence of drugs and alcohol violence and fatal accidents are increased. The increased use of alcohol can also lead to cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, thus accounting for a lower life expectancy in Indigenous Australians compared to other Australians.

Is this too much of an assumption to be correct?
thanks in advance

[Maya24]

Hey guys, can someone check my answer for:
Explain how lower secondary rates among Indigenous Australians may contribute to a difference in health status compared to other Australians. (3 marks)

•   Indigenous Australians have a lower life expectancy than other Australians
Indigenous Australians are more likely to have a lower rate of secondary education than other Australians. Having lower secondary rates can lead to a higher rate of unemployment due to a lack of qualifications. Due to a lack of employment and nothing to do, Indigenous Australians may instead choose to engage in high risk taking behaviour, such as excessive alcohol consumption, sniffing of petrol or drug use.  This can result in a lower life expectancy as under the influence of drugs and alcohol violence and fatal accidents are increased. The increased use of alcohol can also lead to cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, thus accounting for a lower life expectancy in Indigenous Australians compared to other Australians.

Is this too much of an assumption to be correct?
thanks in advance

I'd say this is fine. Maybe you could explain why indigenous people have lower secondary rates.

[Joseph41]

Hey guys, can someone check my answer for:
Explain how lower secondary rates among Indigenous Australians may contribute to a difference in health status compared to other Australians. (3 marks)

•   Indigenous Australians have a lower life expectancy than other Australians
Indigenous Australians are more likely to have a lower rate of secondary education than other Australians. Having lower secondary rates can lead to a higher rate of unemployment due to a lack of qualifications. Due to a lack of employment and nothing to do, Indigenous Australians may instead choose to engage in high risk taking behaviour, such as excessive alcohol consumption, sniffing of petrol or drug use.  This can result in a lower life expectancy as under the influence of drugs and alcohol violence and fatal accidents are increased. The increased use of alcohol can also lead to cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, thus accounting for a lower life expectancy in Indigenous Australians compared to other Australians.

Is this too much of an assumption to be correct?
thanks in advance

Hey, littledreamer. I think you have the general template right, which is good! There are some assumptions in your response that I'd avoid (as they're strictly outside VCAA's scope), such as "nothing to do" and "sniffing of petrol". I'd also try to connect the dots slightly more - like, why can alcohol consumption lead to cardiovascular disease?

I always liked to use education in the following way, but that's just personal preference. Nice job!

Sample response

Indigenous Australians tend to have inferior rates of secondary education than non-Indigenous Australians, perhaps due to social/physical inaccessibility, amongst other factors. Relatively limited education may lead to a reduced likelihood of employment and, therefore, a steady income. As such, some Indigenous Australians may not have financial food security, for they cannot afford a wide range of nutritious foods. This may result in the consumption of cheaper foods high in saturated and trans fats, potentially leading to overweight/obesity due to greater energy intake than output. Overweight/obesity is a biological risk factor for multiple conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, which may impact health status through, for example, reduced life expectancy.

[Hamed Sarwari]

Hey, does anyone know where to find the answers for Jacaranda HHD 3/4 if there are any as having no answers is annoying!

Also how would you answer this question -  Discuss Variations in health status that may occur as a result of food insecurity?

Just a bit confused with answerinf questions that talk about "Variations in Health Status"
Thanks

[Joseph41]

Also how would you answer this question -  Discuss Variations in health status that may occur as a result of food insecurity?

Just a bit confused with answerinf questions that talk about "Variations in Health Status"
Thanks

Hey, Hamed Sarwari. Welcome to ATAR Notes!

So if you're talking about health status, you want to be linking your response to health status indicators (burden of disease, life expectancy, U5MR and so on). Those without food security are less likely to access a wide range of nutritious foods. As a result, they may have to resort to cheaper but less healthy alternatives, high in saturated and trans fats. This may lead to a range of conditions, such as overweight/obesity. Overweight/obesity may, in turn, result in lower life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy, and a higher burden of disease for the individual, thus negatively impacting health status.

Does that make sense?

[Butterflygirl]

For the NHPA's, how many health promotion programs should I know for each one? Also, how much information do I need know about each program?

Thankyou!

[Moist]

For the NHPA's, how many health promotion programs should I know for each one? Also, how much information do I need know about each program?

Thankyou!

Just know 1 program per NHPA, and for each learn its name, who runs it, and how it addresses the NHPA (around 4-5 different ways). Target population too if appropriate. My teacher advised against learning anything else (e.g aims) as they usually don't count as a mark on the exam, whereas the other stuff always does.

[Butterflygirl]

Just know 1 program per NHPA, and for each learn its name, who runs it, and how it addresses the NHPA (around 4-5 different ways). Target population too if appropriate. My teacher advised against learning anything else (e.g aims) as they usually don't count as a mark on the exam, whereas the other stuff always does.

Okay thanks!

[Joseph41]

For the NHPA's, how many health promotion programs should I know for each one? Also, how much information do I need know about each program?

Thankyou!

Yeah, as above, one per NHPA should suffice. The cool thing is that some of them apply to multiple NHPAs. So like, if a program addresses the NHPA of obesity, it almost inherently addresses cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, too (as overweight/obesity is a risk factor for these conditions). But having specific health promotion programs for each NHPA is definitely better if possible.

I usually went with name of the program, who or what runs/funds the program, what the program aims to do, and how the program actually acts on that aim.

Just know 1 program per NHPA, and for each learn its name, who runs it, and how it addresses the NHPA (around 4-5 different ways). Target population too if appropriate. My teacher advised against learning anything else (e.g aims) as they usually don't count as a mark on the exam, whereas the other stuff always does.

Thanks for answering this, Moist (I don't think that sentence has ever been uttered in the history of language hahaha). How have you found the NHPAs? Lots to remember?

[Moist]

Thanks for answering this, Moist (I don't think that sentence has ever been uttered in the history of language hahaha). How have you found the NHPAs? Lots to remember?

Oh, I've already finished HHD last year and I'm just lurking around to try and help wherever needed . The NHPAs wasn't that content heavy for me though, as I found that you could 'bullshit' (lol) most of the information on the spot.

[Joseph41]

Oh, I've already finished HHD last year and I'm just lurking around to try and help wherever needed . The NHPAs wasn't that content heavy for me though, as I found that you could 'bullshit' (lol) most of the information on the spot.

*Amazing* - you're my favourite sort of person haha. Thank you so much for lurking! Did you finish HHD in Year 11, or are you done with VCE entirely now?

[Moist]

*Amazing* - you're my favourite sort of person haha. Thank you so much for lurking! Did you finish HHD in Year 11, or are you done with VCE entirely now?

Year 11 last year!

[Joseph41]

Year 11 last year!

How are you finding Year 12? What's your best advice for HHD?

[Moist]

How are you finding Year 12? What's your best advice for HHD?

So far it's been a cruise, but I can already sense that the struggle and stress is coming LOL. Anyways, best advice for HHD? Learn how to make stuff up on the spot (this is actually one of the most crucial skills you need to do well in HHD) and know what is actually testable/needed on the SAC or exam. This way you'll reduce the amount of content you need to learn (which is arguably one of the hard aspects of the subject; it's massive content-load) as you've cut out most of the unnecessary stuff. Seriously, this is one piece of advice I wish I had gotten at the beginning of last year and not nearing the end of term 2. I learnt and stressed over sooooo much unnecessary information, only to learn that it was textbook waffle which was totally irrelevant to the study design. For example, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, don't ever memorise data in HHD, you don't need to know them! (words from the Chief Examiner)

[Joseph41]

So far it's been a cruise, but I can already sense that the struggle and stress is coming LOL. Anyways, best advice for HHD? Learn how to make stuff up on the spot (this is actually one of the most crucial skills you need to do well in HHD) and know what is actually testable/ needed on the SAC or exam. This way, you'll reduce the amount of content you need to learn (which is arguably one of the hard aspects of the subject; it's massive content-load) as you've cut out most of the unnecessary stuff. Seriously, this is one piece of advice I wished I have gotten at the beginning of last year and not nearing the end of term 2. I learnt and stressed over sooooo much unnecesary information, only to learn that it was textbook waffle which was totally irrelevant to the study design. For example, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, don't memorise data ever in HHD, you don't need to know them! (words from the Chief Examiner)

Fantastic advice!

This is so true, too. Learning the formulas of answering questions goes a looooong way to HHD success. Great post.