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Exam 1 Flashcards

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Definition of Health:

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State of complete physical, mental, social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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What are the 6 Dimensions of Health?

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Physical, Social, Mental, Spiritual, Environmental, and Emotional

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List an Example of Physical Health

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Mobility, being able to walk/run

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List an Example of Social Health

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Relationships, ability to be successful in meaningful connections

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List an Example of Mental Health

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List an Example of Mental Health: Think clearly, driving a car

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List an Example of Spiritual Health

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Feeling connected to a greater purpose, being on a sports team

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List an Example of Environmental Health:

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External factors, living in a safe neighborhood

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List an Example of Emotional Health

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Self-efficacy, ability to believe in oneself

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How are the 6 Dimensions of Health Connected?

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If even one factor is impaired it impacts the overall health

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What are some demographic characteristics that are barriers to optimal health?

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Genetic predisposition, chronic stress, race, sex, age, income, education

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What is disease, and provide an example?

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An interruption, cessation, or disorder of body functions, systems, or organs.

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What is acute disease, and provide an example?

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: Disorder with sudden onset, relatively severe, short duration of symptoms, usually infectious agents (Strep)

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What is chronic disease, and provide an example?

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Less severe but of long and continuous duration, lasting over long periods, if not a lifetime, usually from environment (arthritis)

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What is communicable disease, and provide an example?

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Can be spread from pathogen to susceptible host THEN person to person (COVID)

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What is Infectious disease, and provide an example?

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Can be spread from pathogen to susceptible host (tetanus)

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List the stages of disease

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  1. Stage of susceptibility
  2. Stage of pre-symptomatic disease
  3. Stage of clinical disease
  4. Stage of recovery, disability, or death
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What happens in the susceptibility stage of disease?

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Before you are infected

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What happens in the pre-symptomatic stage of disease?

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you have contracted the disease but have not shown symptoms yet

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What happens in the clinical disease stage of disease?

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Symptoms are showing, you are identifiable as having the disease

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What happens in the recovery, disability, or death stage of disease?

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how the disease ends

21
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What are the 5 Main categories of chronic disease?

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Congenital/hereditary, Allergies/inflammatory, Degenerative, Metabolic, Cancer

22
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Provide an example of Congenital/hereditary

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Down Syndrome

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Provide an example of Allergies/inflammatory

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Peanut allergy

24
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Provide an example of Degenerative

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Dementia

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Provide an example of Metabolic

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Type 2 diabetes

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Provide an example of Cancer

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Breast cancer

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What is prevention?

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The plans for, and the measures taken, to prevent the onset of a disease or other health problems before the occurrence of an undesirable health event.

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What are the three levels of prevention?

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Primary, Secondary, and tertiary

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What is primary prevention? Give an example

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Those measures that prevent the onset of illness or injury before the disease process begins (Vaccines)

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What is secondary prevention? Give an example

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Those preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness, or injury (Mammogram)

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What is tertiary prevention? Give an example

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Those preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant illness / Surgery (PT)

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What is Chronic Disease?

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A disease that takes a longer amount of time to develop and persists for a long time

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What are the defining characteristics of chronic disease?

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usually preventable, cannot be cured by vaccine/medicine, last a long time

34
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What are the top 6 chronic diseases in the US?

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Cancer
Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes
Arthritis
Heart Disease
Obesity

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What are the 3 symptoms/outcomes of chronic disease?

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Lack of Mobility
Bodily function issues
Loss of production

36
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What are the 4 key risk factors for developing a chronic disease?

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Physical Activity Behaviors
Nutrition Behaviors
Tobacco Use
Alcohol

37
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What are physical activity guidelines?

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Children: 60 min a day
Adults: 150 min a week

38
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What are daily fruit guidelines?

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Women Through age 30: 2 cups
Women After 30: 1 ½ cups
Men All ages: 2 cups

39
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What are daily vegetable guidelines?

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Up to age 50
Men: 3 cups
Women: 2 ½ cups
Over age 50
Each gender should reduce daily intake by ½ cup

40
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What are sugar guidelines?

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Men: 9 Teaspoons (36 grams)
Women: 6 Teaspoons (24 grams)

41
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What is evidence-based health promotion?

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The development, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs and policies in public health

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When is evidence based health promotion used?

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When it’s important to have scientific reasoning backing an idea

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Why is evidence based health promotion needed?

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Provides assurance that decision making is based on scientific evidence and effective practices

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What is evidence?

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The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

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