HE Set2 Flashcards
HEALTH EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE
Issues and trends in health education
. Emerging Trends in Health Care in USA
● The patients are being discharged “quicker and earlier” due to:
→ New “healthcare economics”
→ Advances in medical technology
Today, nurses are required to have greater involvement in:
. Emerging Trends in Health Care in USA
Is a word that was derived from the old English for heal which is HAEL. It means whole because health concerns the whole
Is holistic and it includes the different dimensions of health taking into account the separate influences and interaction of these dimensions
HEALTH
Defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”.
WHO, 1946 definition:
8 Individual dimensions of health:
Physical health
Mental health
Emotional health
Social health
Spiritual health
Sexual health
Environmental health –
Occupational
the state of one’s body like its fitness and not being ill.
Physical health
the positive sense of purpose and underlying belief in one’s own worth (self-esteem) like feeling good and feeling able
to cope.
Mental health
the ability to express one’s feelings appropriately and to develop and
sustain relationships. Example: the feeling of
being loved.
Emotional help
involves the support system that is available from family members and
friends. Having friends to talk to and being
involved with activities in the community or
school contributes to social health.
Social health
refers to the acceptance of and the ability to achieve a satisfactory
expression of one’s sexuality.
Sexual health
refers to the physical environment where people live; it involves housing, transport, sanitation, pollution and pure water facilities.
Environmental health
Is the biological integrity of an individual where there is optimum functioning of his physical and physiological abilities and freedom from any disease or disability.
Physical health
(psychological health and emotional health) Is subjective sense of well-being, may also refer to intellectual capabilities.
Mental health
Is the ability to interact effectively with other people and the social environment, development and sustenance of satisfying interpersonal relationships, and, effective and efficient role fulfillment.
Social health –
–It may be concerned with one’s belief in a transcending, unifying force (whether its basis is in nature, scientific law, or a godlike source. It has also been associated with concept of self-actualization and concern for issues which
affect one’s value system.
Spiritual health or personal health