VCE Health and Human Development2014–2017
Written examination – End of year
Examination specifications
Overall conditionsThe examination will be sat at a time and date to be set annually by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).There will be 15 minutes reading time and 2 hours writing time.VCAA examination rules will apply. Details of these rules are published annually in the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook.The examination will be marked by a panel appointed by the VCAA.The examination will contribute 50 per cent to the study score.
ContentThe VCE Health and Human Development Study Design 2014–2017 is the document for the development of the examination. All outcomes in Units 3 and 4 will be examined.All of the key knowledge and skills that underpin the outcomes in Units 3 and 4 are examinable.
FormatThe examination will be presented in a question and answer book. The examination will consist of an appropriate balance of short-answer, multiple-part and extended-response questions. All of the questions in the examination will be compulsory. The examination will be worth a total of 100 marks.
AdviceDuring the 2014–2017 accreditation period for VCE Health and Human Development, examinations will be prepared according to the examination specifications above. Each examination will conform to these specifications and will test a representative sample of the key knowledge and skills.A sample examination has been supplied as there have been changes in the content and format of the study design and the examination.Teachers and students, in preparation for the examination, should use the sample examination as a guide.The marks allocated to individual questions may vary from year to year. Each question will be followed by lined spaces that will provide a guide to the length of the written response anticipated. Further guidance will be provided by the number of marks allocated to each question, which will be clearly stated next to each question.The VCAA does not publish answers to sample examinations. The following documents should be referred to in relation to the VCE Health and Human Development examination.• VCE Health and Human Development Study Design 2014–2017• VCE Health and Human Development Assessment Handbook 2014• VCAABulletinVCE,VCALandVET
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HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENTWritten examination
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QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
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• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orwhiteoutliquid/tape.
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Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof16pages.• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.
• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
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Question 1 (1mark)Define‘healthstatus’.
Question 2 (2marks)Describethephysicaldimensionofhealth.
Question 3 (4marks)Brieflyoutlinetwoindicatorsthatareusedtomeasurethehealthstatusofpopulations.
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InstructionsAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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Question 4 (5marks)a. IdentifythelevelofgovernmentresponsibleforadministeringMedicare. 1mark
b. ExplaintwowaysinwhichMedicareisfunded. 2marks
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c. ListtwoservicesthatcanbeclaimedthroughMedicare. 2marks
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Question 5 (2marks)Nutritionisadeterminantofhealthandplaysaroleinaddressingosteoporosis,aNationalHealthPriorityArea(NHPA).Selectoneofthefollowingnutrients.• calcium• vitaminD
Fortheselectednutrient,completethetablebelowtoshowonemajorfunctionofthisnutrientasadeterminantofhealthinaddressingosteoporosisandonemajorfoodsource.
Selected nutrient Major function as a determinant of health
Major food source
Question 6 (2marks)Outlinetwocharacteristicsofdevelopingcountries.
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Question 7 (7marks)HealthstatusvarieswithinpopulationgroupsinAustralia.Thegraphbelowshowsprematuredeathratesforthe15–64agegroupaccordingtosocio-economicstatus(SES).
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Premature deaths at ages 15–64 years, by SES
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Source:AustralianInstituteofHealthandWelfare,Australia’s health 2010,Australia’shealthseriesno.12,cat.no.AUS122,Canberra,p.254
a. Identifytwofactorsthatcontributetosocio-economicstatus. 2marks
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b. Fromthedatainthegraph,drawaconclusionabouttherelationshipbetweensocio-economicstatusandtheratesofprematuredeath. 2marks
c. i. Identifyoneexampleofabiologicaldeterminantofhealth. 1mark
ii. Explainhowthisdeterminantmayimpactontheratesofprematuredeathforthelowestsocio-economicpopulationgroupinAustralia. 2marks
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Question 8 (14marks)a. IdentifytwoindicatorsoftheHumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)andoutlinehowtheyleadto
variationsintheHDIbetweenAustraliaandadevelopingcountry. 4marks
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b. Indevelopingregions,mostoftheburdenofcollectingdrinkingwaterfallsonwomenandgirls.
Describeaprogramthatfocusesonsafedrinkingwater. 4marks
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c. Usingexamplesfromtheprogramdescribedinpart b.,discusstheinterrelationshipbetweenhealth,humandevelopmentandsustainability. 6marks
Question 9 (10marks)
VicHealth’sFoodforAllprogramisdesignedtoincreaseregularaccessto,andconsumptionof,avarietyoffood(particularlyfruitandvegetables)bypeoplelivingindisadvantagedcommunities.VicHealthbelievesthatlocalgovernmentsarebestplacedtodeveloprelevant,integratedandlong-standingstrategiestotacklefoodinsecurity.Fundingisprovidedtolocalgovernmentswith20percentormoreofitspopulationlivingindisadvantagedneighbourhoods.Localgovernmentsareencouragedtoworkwithlocalcharitiesandcommunity-basedhealthworkerstoimproveplanningforthosethingsthatinfluenceaccesstofood,suchaseaseofshoppingclosetowherepeopleliveandeasyabilitytotransportfoodtohousingareas,andtoprovideculturallyrelevanteducationtohelpnewlyarrivedfamiliesrecognisehealthyfood,teachthemhowtopreparefoodthatisunfamiliartothemandprovidehelpwithbudgeting.
Source:VicHealth,FoodforAll2005–2010ProgramEvaluationReport,www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
a. ExplaintwowaysinwhichtheFoodforAllprogrammeetsVicHealth’smission. 4marks
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b. i. IdentifytwoprinciplesofthesocialmodelofhealththatarerelevanttotheFoodforAllprogram. 2marks
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ii. UseexamplesfromtheFoodforAllprogramdescriptiontodemonstratehowthesetwoprinciplesarereflectedintheVicHealth-fundedprogram. 4marks
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Question 10 (10marks)The2007AustralianNationalChildren’sNutritionandPhysicalActivitySurvey’skeyfindingswerethatonly1percentof14–16-year-oldboysandgirlsconsumedsufficientfruitand5percentof14–16-year-oldboysandgirlsmetthedietaryguidelineforvegetableintake.
Source:adaptedfromwww.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-nutrition-childrens-survey-keyfindings
a. IdentifytwowaysinwhichtheAustralianGovernmentcouldusenutritioninformationfromsurveyssuchasthisone. 2marks
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b. i. IdentifytwoNHPAswhereaninsufficientfruitandvegetableintakeisariskfactor. 2marks
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ii. SelectoneoftheseNHPAsanddescribehowaninsufficientfruitandvegetableintakeactsasariskfactor. 2marks
iii. StateonedirectcostofthisNHPAtothecommunity. 1mark
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c. Describe one way in which a non-government agency could use this data to increase fruit and vegetable consumption by 14–16-year-old boys and girls. 3 marks
Question 11 (4 marks)Educating girls yields some of the highest returns of all development investments.Explain how the education of girls can contribute to improved health.
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Question 12 (15marks)TheDepartmentofForeignAffairsandTrade(DFAT)isresponsibleformanagingtheAustralianGovernment’soverseasaidprogram.
a. ListtwoprioritiesofAustralia’saidprogram. 2marks
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b. ExplainonereasonwhyDFATprovidesfundingtonon-governmentorganisations(NGOs). 2marks
c. i. IdentifyoneNGOwithwhichDFATworks. 1mark
ii. DescribeaprogramthattheNGO,withDFAT,hasimplementedtopromoteglobalhealthandsustainablehumandevelopment. 4marks
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d. Completethetablebelowbyidentifyingtwodifferenttypesofaid(otherthanfundingNGOs)thatDFATprovides.Describeeachtypeofaidandgiveoneexamplethatrepresentseachtype. 6marks
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Question 13 (9marks)ThefollowinginformationisaboutEthiopia–anAfricancountry.• Ethiopiaranks36thintheworldinunder-fivemortalityrates,witharateof77per1000,and
hasaninfantmortalityrateof52per1000.• Ethiopianshavealifeexpectancyof59years.• Thirty-ninepercentofthepopulationsurvivesonlessthantheinternationalpovertylineof
$US1.25perday.• ChildreninEthiopiaareorphanedasaresultofHIV/AIDS.Thishasincreasedthenumberof
child-only-householdfamiliesandtheburdenontheelderly,particularlythegrandparentsandthecommunity.EthiopiahasasignificantHIV/AIDS-infectedpopulation,contributingtoveryhighadultmortality.
• AccesstobasicandqualityeducationandeducationalmaterialsinEthiopiaisgenerallyinadequate.Femaleenrolment/attendancecomparedtomalesislow.
• Thetotaladultliteracyrateis39percent.• ChildreninEthiopiadiefromchildhooddiseasesthatcouldeasilybepreventedthrough
immunisationandbasichealthservices.• Accesstocleanwaterandsanitationfacilitiesisinadequate.• Malnutritionaffectsalargeproportionofthepopulation.Children,inparticular,arehighly
affectedbymalnutrition.Source:adaptedfromwww.unicef.org/infobycountry/ethiopia_statistics.html
a. IdentifythemortalitystratathatEthiopiabelongsto,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)classification,andjustifyyourchoice. 3marks
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b. ExplainthelikelyinfluenceofincomeandgenderequalityonhealthstatusinEthiopia. 6marks
Income
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Question 14 (6marks)Asthmaisarespiratorydiseaseinwhichtherespiratorytractnarrows,makingitdifficulttobreathe.
a. ProvidetworeasonswhyasthmaisidentifiedasanNHPA. 2marks
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b. TheOttawaCharterofHealthPromotionhasfivepriorityareasforaction. Selecttwoofthefivepriorityareasanddescribehowtheycouldbeusedtoreducemorbidity
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Question 15 (9marks)a. OutlinethepurposeofMillenniumDevelopmentGoal5:Improvematernalhealth. 2marks
b. DescribeaprogramthatcouldbeimplementedbyanNGOtoimprovethematernalhealthofwomeninadevelopingcountry. 3marks
c. Explainhowtheprogramdescribedinpart b.couldpromotesustainablehumandevelopment. 4marks
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