chapter 6: health and wellness Flashcards
healthy people
- provides evidence-based 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease
- identifies leading health indicators, high priority issues
- promote holistic approach
health
- state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- state of being that people define in relation t their own values, personality, and lifestyle
models of health and illness
- models help explain complex concepts or ideas such as health and illness
- health beliefs
health behaviors
- positive
- negative
maslows hierarchy of needs
- used to understand the interrelationships of basic human needs
holistic health model
attempts to create conditions that promote optimal health
internal variables influencing health beliefs and practices
- developmental stage
- intellectual background
- perception of functioning
- emotional factors
- spiritual factors
external variables influencing health beliefs and practices
- family role and practices
- social determinants of health
health promotion
helps individuals maintain or enhance their present health
health education
helps people develop a greater understanding of their health and how to better manage their health risks
illness prevention
protects people from actual or potential threats to health
primary prevention
true prevention that lowers the chance that a disease will develop
secondary prevention
focuses on those who have health problems or illness and are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions
tertiary prevention
occurs when a defect or disability is a permanent or irreversible
risk factors
variables that increase the vulnerability of an individual or a group to an illness or accident
risk factors include
- non-modifiable risk factors
- modifiable risk factors
- environment
