Chapter 1 Flashcards
WHAT IS
HEALTH?
It comes from the word “heal”,
which connotes the totality or the
wholeness of a person such as his
physical, mental, social, emotional,
spiritual, and sexual aspects.
According to who,
Health refers to “a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.”
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
THE SIX ASPECTS OF HEALTH
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- Sexual HEALTH
The way our body functions.
This includes being free from disease or sickness and
being at your recommended body weight.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- Sexual HEALTH
1.PHYSICAL HEALTH
How do you take care of your Physical Body?
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- Sexual HEALTH
1.PHYSICAL HEALTH
A state of well-being in which
every individual realizes his or her own potential, can
cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a
contribution to his/her community.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- Sexual HEALTH
- Mental health
Emphasis on Social Relationships and having a strong
social support.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- Social health
Individuals with good emotional health must be able
to get along with others and express their emotions in a
positive and nondestructive way.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- Mental health
Individuals with good emotional health must be able
to get along with others and express their emotions in a negative and nondestructive way.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
The capability of an
individual to express his own feelings and develop
personal relationship with other people.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- Emotional health
The quality of your relationships with
friends, family, teachers, and others you are in contact
with.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- Social health
The capacity of
an individual to accept his or her
sexuality, including his or her gender
preferences.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
This includes living according to one’s ethics,
morals, and values.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
__________health is maintaining harmonious
relationships with other living things and
having spiritual direction and purpose.
1. PHYSICAL HEALTH
2. Mental health
3. Emotional health
4. Social health
5. SPIRITUAL HEALTH
6. SEXUAL HEALTH
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
An individual’s capacity and
ability to express his spiritual maturity and
moral integrity.
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- SEXUAL HEALTH
- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
Sexual health refers to the capacity of
an individual to not accept his or her
sexuality, including his or her gender
preferences.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
THE ASPECTS ARE INTERRELATED
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
The achievement of a person’s best
in all six aspects of health.
A. SPIRITUAL HEALTH
B. PHYSICAL HEALTH
C. WELLNESS
C. WELLNESS
This is the goal because it is impossible for everyone
to be ever completely healthy or unhealthy.
A. Social health
B. WELLNESS
C. Mental health
B. WELLNESS
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Dimensions of
health
- Biological aspects
- Environmental
foundation - Societal foundation
The society has a major role on how to
ensure the health of the people by means of
proposing and passing laws to protect the
environment.
- Biological foundation
- Environmental
foundation - Societal foundation
- Societal foundation
The natural and God-given gift to
his creatures.
- Biological foundation
- Environmental
foundation - Societal foundation
- Environmental
foundation
This concerns our individual responsibility in
keeping ourselves healthy.
- Biological foundation
- Environmental
foundation - Societal foundation
- Biological foundation
- Determinants
of health
- The role of gender
- Environment and health
- Income and
health - Occupation and health
- Private sector’s
participation
on
public health - Government expenditure on health
As seen in global statistics, poor
countries tend to have worse
health outcomes. This is because
poverty and ill-health are
intertwined, in fact, their
relationship is double-edged one.
A. Occupation and health
B. The role of gender
C. Government expenditure on health
C. Government expenditure on health
❑Gender refers to the sexual orientation of an individual.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
women are more responsible in taking care of their health but in some
areas, gender becomes the basis of the privileges of health care.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
In general, women are more responsible in taking care of their health but in some
areas, gender becomes the basis of the privileges of health care.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
❑MEN: They are more likely to be involved in road crashes or occupational accidents
as they are more likely to be outside of the home or in a workplace than women.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
the aggregate of all external and internal conditions affecting the
existence, growth, and welfare of organisms.
- The role of gender
- Environment and health
- Income and
health - Occupation and health
- Private sector’s
participation
on
public health - Government expenditure on health
- Environment and health or Environment
Life could originate and flourish on earth only because the environment of this planet
provides the necessary conditions that all living things would survive like microbes, plants,
animals including man.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Environment is the sum total of all the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living)
factors that surround and potentially influence an organism.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Health is the sum total of all the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living)
factors that surround and potentially influence an organism.
TRUE OR FALSE
False
❑WOMEN: They are more likely to be involved in road crashes or occupational accidents
as they are more likely to be outside of the home or in a workplace than women.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
3 components of
environment
- Physical component
- Chemical component
- Biological component
Biological component
This refers to the living things including man.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Biological
hazards can be divided into 3 broad categories
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE, WE HAVE 2 BROAD CATEGORIES
a. Biological components which produce adverse health
effects through infection.
Ex: Water contaminated with disease causing
organisms such as cholera and pathogens like “coliform
bacteria”.
A. Physical component
B. Chemical component
C. Biological component
Biological component
b. Biological components which produces adverse health
effects in non-infective or allergic ways.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Biological
hazards can be divided into 2 broad categories such as:
- adverse health
effects through infection - non-infective or allergic ways.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Biological
hazards can be divided into 2 broad categories such as:
- adverse health
effects through infection - non-infective or allergic ways.
It refers to anything that occupied space, that is,
matter.
A. Physical component
B. Chemical component
C. Biological component
B.
Chemical risks to health: For instance, in
order to produce electricity, combustion of coal and
other fossil fuels are necessary.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Physical risks to health: For instance, in
order to produce electricity, combustion of coal and
other fossil fuels are necessary.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
This refers to the energy of one form or another
A. Physical component
B. Chemical component
C. Biological component
A.
We could talk about physical hazards
like global warming, radioactivity, and electromagnetic
radiation which all have their adverse effects on our
health.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
For one, a person’s income can either increase or
lower his/her chance to access and afford health
services.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
This is why individuals belonging to the low
income bracket heavily rely on public health
services rendered by the government and other non-government organizations (NGOs)
(income&access)
A. Physical component
B. Chemical component
C. Biological component
D. Income and
health
D.
Occupation or employment provides not only income, but also a sense of purpose, a
daily schedule, physical activity, social contacts, and a social identity. While in
general, employment positively influences health, it may also cause harm to our body.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
4 Hazards in the workplace
- Physical Element
- Chemical Element
- Biological Element
- Psychological Element
It refers to organic elements like solvents,
resins, and fluxes, and Inorganic elements like lead and
arsenic silica.
- Physical Element
- Chemical Element
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It refers to ionizing radiations (i.e x-rays,
gamma rays, beta particles, etc.), Non-ionizing radiation (such
as microwaves, infrared, visible, and ultra-violet lights), and
Ergonomic (such as posture, movement, and load bearing).
- Physical Element
- Chemical Element
1
Non-ionizing radiation (such
as microwaves, infrared, visible, and ultra-violet lights), and
Ergonomic (such as posture, movement, and load bearing)
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
This refers to the different stressors
that may affect your health. Examples are the people you are
working with, and the type of your job.
- Physical Element
- Chemical Element
- Biological Element
- Psychological Element
4
It refers to allergens of Psychological origin
(insects, mites), infections (tuberculosis, brucella, leptospira),
and viruses (Hepatitis B).
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
It refers to allergens of biological origin
(insects, mites), infections (tuberculosis, brucella, leptospira),
and viruses (Hepatitis B).
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Public & private collaboration
The collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors could:
- Agree on a working definition of the neediest countries and on how to target resources and special attention to them;
- Since the public sector has the data while the private sector has the expertise, the private and public sector can collaborate to estimate the need and demand for new and existing products in the developing countries.
- Manage the challenges of concessionary supply to the poorer countries;
- Test and pilot new products earlier in developing countries to establish their potential benefits:
- Review partnerships engaged in donation, distribution, and strengthening of health services in poorer countries;
- Create additional partnerships, where necessary in order to develop the products most needed by poor countries.
As seen in global statistics, poor countries tend to have worse health outcomes. This is because poverty and ill-health are intertwined, in fact, their relationship is double-edged one.
- GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH
Cycle of Health and Poverty
Characteristics of poor people
Foor Health Outcomes
Diminished Income
Caused by
Characteristics of poor people
Inadequate service utilization, unhealthy sanitary, and dietary practices, etc.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Poor Health Outcomes
> III-health
malnutrition
high fertility
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Diminished Income
> lack of income knowledge,
> poverty in community social norms,
> weak institutions and infrastructure,
> bad environment,
> poor health provision,
> lack key inputs,
> irrelevant services,
> low quality
excluded from health finance system-limited insurance
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Caused by:
> lack of income knowledge,
poverty in community social norms,
weak institutions and infrastructure,
bad environment,
poor health provision,
lack key inputs,
irrelevant services,
low quality,
excluded from health finance system-limited insurance
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
