Is EVERYONE’S Responsibility!

The Health Of Our Australian Youths

Ellen Vine11538892

Wagga Wagga Campus

Health Issue: Mental Health

• In 1998, 14% of Australian youths aged 4 to 17 had a clinically significant mental health problem.

• Mental health illnesses can include but is not limited to, clinical depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder.

Pattern

• Mental health can be caused or influenced by many different triggers.

• Problems can include; socioeconomic status, different life crisis, their social standing and hereditary.

Cause • Mental health issues or difficulties affect

approximately 14 per cent of Australian children at any one time.

• Mental health illnesses in children can become on going and can even interfere with how they live their lives.

Effect

Mental health is a broad term that encompasses ones overall health.

Health Issue: Asthma

• 10% of Australia’s population have asthma. • Within the age group of 0-14 years, boys

are more likely to have asthma than girls are.

Pattern

• Asthma seems to be more prevalent in children whose parents have asthma, eczema or hay fever.

• Since before 2009, the mortality rate from asthma has decreased 45%, but there were still 411 deaths in 2009 .

Cause

• Asthma can cause a person to cough, wheeze, and have shortness of breath, and breathing problems during exercise or work.

• In serious cases asthma can also cause death.

Effect

Asthma is a condition that occurs when the airways leading to the lungs are sensitive.

Health Issue: Overweight and Obesity• Overweight and obesity is responsible for 5% of global

mortality. • In 2011 and 2012, in a survey conducted

on children aged five to fourteen, 19% were overweight and 7% were classed as being obese.

Pattern

• Lack of daily moderate to intense physical activity. • Imbalance of dietary requirements.

Cause

• Children who are overweight or obese can become the subject to major bullying and peer problems during school.

• The long term affects can be catastrophic and include cardiovascular diseases, depression, early signs or arthritis and can also go as far as death

Effect

The Benefits Of Physical Activity

Benefits

Leadership Qualities

Communication Skills

Positive Interpersonal Relationships

Friendships

Resilience

Mental Coping Strategies

Sense of Belonging

Fundamental Life Skills

Mental Health

Physical Activity and Sport Improves Health

Reduces: • Stroke• Diabetes• Depression• HypertensionImproves:• Bone and function development• Maintain a healthy body weight• Muscular systems

Children aged between five to seventeen years should be participating in at least sixty minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.

AND MANY MORE!

The Roles Of Schools In Health Improvement: Strategies

There are many different strategies that schools are able to adopt in order to create a healthy environment for their students. They can include,• Education• Crunch and Sip• Fitness• PE Practical • Resources• Healthy Eating Programs

The Roles Of Schools In Health Improvement: The Community

Conducting development opportunities for professionals to come in and talk to teachers and parents, will give children the best opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyle choices.

The Roles Of Schools In Health Improvement: Physical Activity

The importance of children participating in physical activity has Been highlighted through out this power point. There are many strategies that schools can adopt to promote physical activity including;

• Sports Carnivals• Representative Sports• Walk-a-thons• Aus Kick• PE Practical on carnival

preparation

The Health, Sport and Physical Activity in Australia

It is vital that Australia works together to educate and encourage our youths to live

healthy and happy lives through there dietary decisions and physical activity.

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