Ch 1. Health and Wellness Flashcards
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Health
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- Health is the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment.
- Health is seen as a resource for everyday living, not the object of living.
- Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capacities.
- new definition of health is Positive & Comprehensive
2
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Illness
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A subjective experience of loss of health
Illness and health on a continuum
3
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Disease
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Disease is an objective state of ill health.
The pathological processes of disease can be detected by medical science
4
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Determinants of Health
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- Income and social status
- Social support networks
- Education and literacy
- Employment and working conditions
- Physical environments
- Biological and genetic endowment
- Individual health practices and coping skills
- Healthy child development
- Health services
- Gender
- Culture
- Social environments
5
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Levels of Disease Prevention:
Primary
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Protection against a disease before signs and symptoms occur
immunizations
6
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Levels of Disease Prevention: Secondary
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Activities that promote early detection of disease
mammogram
7
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Levels of Disease Prevention: Tertiary
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Activities initiated in the convalescence stage to prevent progression
minimize disibilies (teach how to use a walker or minimize falls)
8
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Population Health Promotion Model
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- Stakeholders must collaborate to address health determinants.
- Society is responsible for its members’ health status.
- Health status is a result of health practices and social and physical environments.
- Opportunities for healthy living are based on social justice, equity, and relationships of mutual trust and caring.
- Health care, health protection, and disease prevention complement health promotion.
- Active participation in policies and programs is essential.
