Analyse the determinants of health that influence the health behaviours of young Australians and the impact on their health. Determinants of health play an important role in influencing a young person’s health behaviours. These determinants can be separated into four categories individual, sociocultural, socioeconomic and environmental. Each of these categories contains subcategories that interact with each other and affect young people.
Individual factors can also be separated into four categories; Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Genetics. Knowledge refers to the level and depth that young people are able to recognise health problems and make decisions regarding health behaviours and health services. Knowledge affects young people because it influences their behaviours and choices. eg a young person with low-level of knowledge may not be aware of speed limits, or being able to recognise the circumstances and dangers of road trauma and may choose to partake in risky behaviour such as not wearing a seat belt.
Skills enables young people to identify health problems, and to be able to partake in
Individual factors can also be separated into four categories; Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Genetics. Knowledge refers to the level and depth that young people are able to recognise health problems and make decisions regarding health behaviours and health services. Knowledge affects young people because it influences their behaviours and choices. eg a young person with low-level of knowledge may not be aware of speed limits, or being able to recognise the circumstances and dangers of road trauma and may choose to partake in risky behaviour such as not wearing a seat belt.
Skills enables young people to identify health problems, and to be able to partake in