Health and Movement Science: should I choose it?

What will I learn?

How will I be assessed?

Progression and companion subjects

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Will I find it hard?

Difficulty depends on your experience, interests, teaching and assessment. These are our reflection prompts, not an official difficulty rating.

• Look at how much data, calculation and graph interpretation appear in the sample for this particular science.
• Can you explain the ideas in your own words as well as recall the terminology?
• Do investigations and evaluating evidence interest you? Check the course’s practical requirements.

Does it scale up or down?

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Try a little of the subject

Understanding and measuring Australia's health

Health has no single meaning. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined it in 1948 as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This is a holistic definition because it looks beyond illness. The biomedical view is narrower: a person is healthy when no disease or injury can be diagnosed. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people describe health as the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community, including connection to Country, kin and culture, so health belongs to the group as well as the individual. A young person might simply say that health means sleeping well, playing sport and feeling accepted by friends. People hold different meanings because of age, culture, beliefs and values, life experience and socioeconomic circumstances , and because of the sources they trust, such as family, school, social media and health professionals. Someone recovering from a serious illness may value being able to manage daily tasks, while an elite athlete may define health as peak physical function. Worked example. Ava says, 'I am healthy because my blood tests are normal.' Ben says, 'I am healthy when I feel connected to my friends and family and can handle stress.' Ava's meaning is biomedical because it depends on no disease being detected. Ben's meaning is closer to the WHO definition because it includes social and mental wellbeing. The difference can be explained by experience: Ava has just had a medical check-up, while Ben has recently changed schools and values belonging. Health is also dynamic , meaning it is never fixed. The dimensions of health (physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual) interact, so a change in one usually affects the others. A sports injury (physical)

Original practice question: Which statement best compares the WHO definition of health with the biomedical view?

This is ATARMAxxing’s original sample learning material. It is not an official assessment task or a prediction of your school’s workload.

Explore the resources

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• Health & Movement Science — HSC Year 12 (opens in a new tab)

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