Unit 3: Health, Determinants and Communities

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on behaviour change models. Covers the Health Belief Model constructs and the transtheoretical stages of change, and shows how to apply each to explain and influence a person's health behaviour.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 dot point on beliefs, attitudes and values and behaviour change. Covers how beliefs and values shape behaviour, the Health Belief Model and stages of change, and applying them to support healthier decisions.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on diversity and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Covers the determinants behind the health gap, culturally responsive and community-controlled approaches, and how cultural safety reduces inequity.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 dot point on the determinants of health. Covers social, environmental, economic and biomedical determinants, how they interact, and how they explain unequal health outcomes between population groups.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on empowerment and community capacity building. Covers what empowerment means, how capacity building works, and why empowered communities sustain better health outcomes and reduce inequity.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on health literacy. Covers functional, interactive and critical health literacy, how each level shapes health decisions, and why low health literacy widens inequities between population groups.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 dot point on health promotion and the Ottawa Charter. Covers the five action areas, the enable, mediate and advocate strategies, and how to apply them to plan health promotion that reduces inequities.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on approaches to health promotion. Compares the biomedical and social models, explains settings and population-based approaches, and shows how to choose an approach that fits the issue and group.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on measuring population health. Covers health status indicators such as life expectancy, mortality, morbidity and burden of disease, and how to interpret data to identify and explain inequities.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 content on who promotes health. Covers the roles of government, non-government organisations and communities, and explains how intersectoral partnerships improve outcomes and reduce inequities.

A focused answer to the WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3 dot point on social justice, equity and advocacy. Covers the social justice principles, the difference between equity and equality, and how advocacy is used to reduce health inequities for disadvantaged groups.