Learning Outcomes for Study Session 3

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

3.1  Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold. (SAQ 3.1)

3.2  List some of the different types of health behaviours. (SAQ 3.1)

3.3  Understand the Health Field Concept and the determinants of health. (SAQ 3.2)

3.4  Describe some health risk factors and explain their association with human health. (SAQ 3.3)

3.5  Identify the different health risk reduction Models for communicable diseases and for non-communicable diseases, and describe the role of health education in reducing risks for both types of disease. (SAQ 3.4)

Study Session 3  Factors Affecting Human Health

3.1  Health and human behaviour