Yr 11 PDHPE Resources Core 1 Related Podcasts on issues facing young people Who s fault is obesity? Mum or dad s? http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/media/podcasts/pod09/_files/obesity_melissa_wake_(10min23sec). mp3 NHMRC s new alcohol guidelines what do they really mean http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/media/podcasts/pod09/_files/jon_currie_alcohol_guidelines_(8min1 5sec).mp3 Mental Health http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2009/05/hrt_20090518.mp3 Health of Young People Summary Report on Adult Health http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/surveys/hsa/07area/nsw/index.asp Young Australians: Their health and well being 07 http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10451 Details for National Survey of Young Australians 2008 http://www.missionaustralia.com.au/document downloads/doc_details/92 national survey ofyoung australians 2008 Various articles o Parents get sext message o Three drink binge a risk to your health o Girls quit elite city school over bullying o Turning up heat on web harassment o Big ask: crack team to lift teen esteem Articles and activities o Young and Reckless fail to heed booze, obesity health messages o Youth Bingeing our dirty little secrets o Healthy debate on cigarette tax hike
Youtube Videos on Health Promotion Health Promotion Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mevq2mqzlp0 Health Promotion Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jck1zawaeoy&feature=related Swine Flu International Organisation (WHO) http://www.who.int/en/ Australian Government Responsibility for health promotion Linking the organisations http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/content/health swine_influenza index.htm NSW Government http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/swine_flu.asp ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/04/2560004.htm
Read the article Young and reckless fail to heed booze, obesity health message (Sun Herald 17/5/09) and complete the following questions 1. Identify the key trends of health issues relating to young people 2. Identify examples of graphic public health campaigns that have assisted in the reduction of smoking rates 3. Propose reasons why diabetes have increased within this age group 4. Discuss the various health promotion initiatives implemented by the NSW government to combat obesity. Assess how effective these strategies have been in reducing the fight against obesity levels 5. The article suggests that risky drinking levels have decreased. However there has been sufficient evidence through higher admissions to hospitals for young people and alcohol. Explore the various campaigns governments have undertaken to reduce binge drinking for young people. 6. The article states that the entire community needs to work together to change the binge drinking culture among younger people. Identify services in the community that currently exist to change the binge drinking culture and propose services that can assist communities to change the binge drinking culture 7. Assess why current health promotion initiatives such as alcohol campaigns targeting long term effects of alcohol have proven ineffective to young people 8. Using the areas of the Ottawa Charter, identify the various health promotion strategies mentioned to improve the health of young people. 9. If physical activity rates and servings of vegetables have increased over time, explain why obesity levels have continued to increase 10. You have been asked as part of the NSW Youth Advisory Council to predict the future health trends for young people and propose strategies to combat issues that impact on the health of young people. Create a 5 min speech / podcast with your advice to the council.
Youth Bingeing our dirty little secret (The Australian 12/4/09) Complete the following questions 1. Create a mind map of how the determinants of health can impact on a young persons alcohol consumption 2. Discuss how Australia s relaxed attitude towards underage drinking is impacting on alcohol consumption 3. Listen to the podcast and assess the impact these new guidelines for young people NHMRC s new alcohol guidelines what do they really mean http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/media/podcasts/pod09/_files/jon_currie_alcohol_guidelines_(8min1 5sec).mp3 4. You have been asked by the Australian Government to assess the effect increasing taxes on alcopops will have on underage binge drinking. 5. Justify why general campaigns on alcohol target young people aged 12 24years are not effective 6. For young people over 18 years, drinking alcohol is legal, explain why there are more complex issues when trying to target their binge drinking attitudes and behaviours 7. Propose strategies young people can undertake to reduce alcohol related injuries 8. Create a poster that can be displayed on the back of a toilet door to educate young people about the dangers of binge drinking 9. Outline first aid procedures that a young person can give should a friend fall ill from alcohol 10. Critically analyse why Australian s have no problem taking a stronger, even more moralistic attitude to smoking and smokers than to people consuming alcohol
Read the articles relating to the debate on increasing the taxes on cigarettes and answer the following questions 1. Discuss why the opposite is proposing the increased tax on cigarettes 2. Assess the effectiveness of increasing the cigarette tax would have on the health of young people 3. Considering the principles of social justice, is it fair to increase the cost of cigarettes to keep the private health insurance 30% rebate? 4. Imagine you are the Prime Minister of Australia. Critically analyse the role increasing cigarette taxes would have not only on young people, but society in general
Read the article Bonus works for couch potatoes (Sydney Morning Herald 1/4/09) and answer the following questions 1. Discuss how strategies such as paying people to go to the gym assists people to change their behaviour 2. Propose why individuals, who after the incentives to go to the gym stopped, continued to go to the gym 3. Discuss why this strategy to encourage people to be active may not be successful for all individuals 4. Assess other options that could be implemented to encourage individuals to be active
Core 2 Anatomy and Physiology websites http://www.bioanim.com/celltissuehumanbody6/index.html http://www.ehc.com/vbody.asp http://library.thinkquest.org/j001614f/ Anatomical positions, planes and movements http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/teaching/fabinfo/basic_anatomy.htm http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/teaching/fabinfo/basic_anatomy_p2.htm http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/teaching/fabinfo/basic_anatomy_p3.htm Heart http://www.smm.org/studio3d/julie/hearthome.htm http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/index.html http://www.biologyinmotion.com/cardio/ Biomechanics websites Newton s Laws, Forces, Forces and motion, gravity, acceleration http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/intro.htm Levers http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/machines/sciber/machine5.htm
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