The health of young people
The definition of health as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), is said to be a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease. Gathered by the survey conducted, the public’s perceptions of the health of young people differ between each individual according to their lifestyle, education and age, and have many similarities and differences in comparison to the 2011 report of young Australians and their health and wellbeing.
The idea generated of young people’s health in Australia , collected by statements and opinions of the people surveyed, was seen to have improved greatly over the years due to things such as influences in the media promoting healthy and active lifestyles, as well as more education on health and being more physically conscious. Another source seemed to disagree with the idea of young people having good health, and generalized teenagers as being big drinkers and users of various drugs, because they are becoming more exposed to drugs and want to experiment. Although these are all valid opinions, overall statistically there are large declines in smoking and drug use of young people, as well as the majority of young people in australia rating their health highly. So even though there are young people that are involved in drinking and taking drugs, rates are lowering, and the majority of the young australian population is leading a healthier lifestyle.
Are young males as healthy as young females? From the results of the survey, some believed that males are healthier, for reasons such as girls being more likely to be involved in yo-yo dieting and abuse their bodies with their nutritional intake. It was also said that females are more likely to over exercise due to distorted body image, and have a higher rate of eating disorders. On the other hand, another source believed that females were healthier, because they are more concerned with body image and being healthy, while males tend to drink
The idea generated of young people’s health in Australia , collected by statements and opinions of the people surveyed, was seen to have improved greatly over the years due to things such as influences in the media promoting healthy and active lifestyles, as well as more education on health and being more physically conscious. Another source seemed to disagree with the idea of young people having good health, and generalized teenagers as being big drinkers and users of various drugs, because they are becoming more exposed to drugs and want to experiment. Although these are all valid opinions, overall statistically there are large declines in smoking and drug use of young people, as well as the majority of young people in australia rating their health highly. So even though there are young people that are involved in drinking and taking drugs, rates are lowering, and the majority of the young australian population is leading a healthier lifestyle.
Are young males as healthy as young females? From the results of the survey, some believed that males are healthier, for reasons such as girls being more likely to be involved in yo-yo dieting and abuse their bodies with their nutritional intake. It was also said that females are more likely to over exercise due to distorted body image, and have a higher rate of eating disorders. On the other hand, another source believed that females were healthier, because they are more concerned with body image and being healthy, while males tend to drink