Health and Human Development

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1 Sample examination material 22 Health and Human Development Written examination November Introduction The following advice is part of the implementation of the Health and Human Development examination in Sample questions have been supplied where there has been a significant change in the content or format of the study design and/or the examination. Teachers and students, in their preparation for the examination, should use the sample questions as a guide. No answers have been supplied with the sample questions. The following documents should be referred to in relation to the 2004 Heath and Human Development examination. VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook 2004 VCE Heath and Human Development Study Design VCE Assessment Handbook, Health and Human Development 2004 VCE Bulletin Supplement 3 March The major intention of the new revised study design is to broaden and strengthen the study to ensure that it is more inclusive of males with particular reference to male health is more inclusive of the relationship between the community and the individual s health and development rather than solely within the family context provides more emphasis on the health of adolescents and adults rather than infancy increases reference to indigenous health and development and socio-economic status increases emphasis on health within the health/development relationship increases emphasis on the interrelationship between health and development is a study that moves from an individual, to community, to national and then global perspective on health. End-of-year examination Description All outcomes in Units 3 and 4 will be examined. All of the key knowledge and skills that underpin the outcomes in Units 3 and 4 are examinable. All outcomes from Units 3 and 4 will contribute approximately equally to the examination. All questions are compulsory. The main change to the Health and Human Development examination paper is that as of 2004 it is a question and answer book. The number of lines and the total marks for each question is an indication of how long students should take to complete each task. The sample provided should be used as a guide. Teachers and students should familiarise themselves with this new format. Teachers and students should check the relevant VCE study design and Assessment Handbook for this study.

2 23 Sample examination material Question 1 diabetes musculoskeletal chronic respiratory 7% nervous system 8% other 14% injuries 11% mental 12% cardiovascular 23 % cancer 19% diabetes musculoskeletal 5% chronic respiratory 7% other 15% nervous system injuries 11% 5% mental 14% cardiovascular 21% cancer 19% males females Figure Burden of disease (DALYs) by sex and main disease groups, Australia, 1996 Source: Mathers C, Vos T and Stevenson C, (1999) Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra P.68 a. Explain the meaning of burden of disease. b. Using one example of the burden of disease from Figure 1, outline how two determinants of health may contribute to the differences between male and female Australians. Example Determinant 1 Determinant = 6 marks

3 Sample examination material 24 c. What is sustainable primary health care? d. Choose two elements of sustainable primary health care and describe how they could be used to promote the health of males or females in Australia. Total 14 marks

4 25 Sample examination material Question 2 Globalisation is increasing interconnectedness of countries around the world by reducing the barriers of time, space and ideas through economic links, personal contact, importation of new technologies and political engagement between countries. One of the effects of globalisation has been the marketing of processed foods. This has brought about changes in the patterns of consumption of these products, which has had a particularly significant influence on health and development in developing countries. a. Outline two ways that changes in the consumption of processed foods may impact on the physical health or development of people living in developing countries. b. Describe one strategy relating to the consumption of processed foods that could be implemented in an effort to optimise the health and development of people living in developing countries. 6 marks Total 10 marks

5 Sample examination material 26 Question 3 A number of health concerns have been identified by the Commonwealth Government as National Health Priority Areas. Cardiovascular disease is one of these priority areas. a. Describe cardiovascular disease. b. Explain three reasons why cardiovascular disease is included as a National Health Priority Area = 6 marks c. One response by the Commonwealth Government to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease has been the Eat Well Australia strategy. i. Explain the Eat Well Australia strategy. 3 marks ii. Use two examples of the main health priorities of Eat Well Australia to predict the likely effect of this strategy in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Australia. Total 15 marks