Chapter 1 Flashcards
Is health unchanging?
No
What is a broad scope definition of health?
Free of sickness, good physical shape and wellness
What are the 7 dimensions of health?
1) physical
2) social
3) emotional
4) occupational
5) environmental
6) spiritual
7) financial
How did people define health in the late 1800’s?
Absence of disease
How did people define health in the late 1900’s?
Hygiene
When did the focus shift from treatment to prevention?
1940’s
How is health defined today?
It is a process, transient, and in order to thrive in later years you have to prioritize health in early years
What is health as wellness?
Increasing the quality of your life
Who discovered health as social, mental, occupational, spiritual, and biological?
Dubos
What is a dynamic, multi dimensional process, characterized by adaptability to life situations?
Health
What is defined as achieving higher levels of each dimension of health/wellness?
Wellness
Who defined health as the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity?
WHO
Who defined wellness as “a quality of life involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and biological fitness on the part of the individual which results from adaptations to the environment“?
Dubos
What are the optimal conditions for successful behaviour change?
1) Educational supports
2) organizational supports
3) environmental supports
4) financial supports
What were some aspects of health promotion in the integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy implemented in 2005?
Supports Canadian healthcare system
Population Health Approach (living and working conditions are addressed)
emphasizes “healthy living targets” (physical activity, nutrition, healthy weight)
sees overall approach is greater than any one element
What type of prevention stops health problems before they start and does the key for public health promotion?
Primary prevention
What type of prevention is early on to reduce symptoms and halt progression?
Secondary prevention
What type of prevention comes last, consisting of treatment and rehabilitation to limit the effects of disease?
Tertiary prevention