2018-12-11 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 11 - Draft Noosa Community Health & Wellbeing Plan 2019-2024

2. Introduction
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines Health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and
social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity' (WHO, 1948).

Wellbeing is defined as ‘not just the absence of disease or illness. It is a complex combination of a
person's physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing is strongly linked to
happiness and life satisfaction. In short, wellbeing could be described as how you feel about
yourself and your life.’

The social determinants of health are defined as the conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of wealth, power and
resources at global, national and local levels.

The social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and
avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.

The diagram below shows the linkages between people, community, and the socio-economic,
cultural and environmental factors that can influence health and wellbeing.




An individual’s health and wellbeing is dependent upon ever-widening influences. This is illustrated
below where we see how all of the Shire’s activities can contribute to improving outcomes against
the social determinants of health and therefore have a positive impact on the health of the
community.




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