Health And Wellness

Question 0

What is the definition of health?

Answer 0

World Health Organization: health is a state of wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Includes emotional, spiritual. Doesn’t contain environment and hard to achieve complete health.

Question 1

What are the four parts of Smith’s model of health?

Answer 1

Clinical, adaptive, role performance and eudaiministic model (good spiritedness)

Question 2

What is the clinical model of health?

Answer 2

Smith model. Absence of illness. Medical orientated, narrowest definition.

Question 3

What is role performance model of health?

Answer 3

Ability to perform/fulfill societal roles. Involves sick role when not well.

Question 4

What is the adaptive model of health?

Answer 4

Most popular model. Ability to adapt to environment/situations. Illness is the inability to adapt.

Question 5

What is the eudaiministic model of health?

Answer 5

Most comprehensive, ability to become self-actualized. Connection with all aspects of wellbeing. Having all aspects in place and doing what you feel your role is.

Question 6

What is primary prevention?

Answer 6

Mechanisms that prevent illness before it happens. For example: education, vaccine, dental checks.

Question 7

What is secondary prevention?

Answer 7

Interventions to restore health and limit consequences In someone sick. For example: medication, rehab and self-help.

Question 8

What is tertiary prevention?

Answer 8

Helping people manage with an ongoing disease and limiting progression where possible. Maintaining health while coping with disease.

Question 9

What are naturopaths?

Answer 9

ND’s. Intense training. Natural methods of healing ( nutrition, manual and herbal therapy).

Question 10

What are homeopaths?

Answer 10

DR’s. Extensive training. Treats like with like. Long first appointment. Used very diluted medications ( immeasurable).

Question 11

What are psychologists?

Answer 11

Doctors but not of medicine. Psycho therapy/counselling.

Question 12

What are social workers?

Answer 12

Involves social and environmental concerns. Problem solvers and serve social justice.

Question 13

What are occupational therapists?

Answer 13

Help to fulfill patients occupation. Cognitive and emotional tests. Therapies to improve function.

Question 14

What are physiotherapists?

Answer 14

Get a masters. Exercise and heat treatments. Physical rehab (pre and post surgery).

Question 15

What are chiropractors and osteopathic?

Answer 15

Neuromusculoskeletal (NMS) disorders. Manual therapy and acupuncture.

Question 16

What are massage therapists?

Answer 16

3 years intense training. Must become registered massage therapist (RMT).

Question 17

Describe health wellness of immigrants in Canada?

Answer 17

Overall health declines in Canada. When comes to Canada is healthier, health will decline to regular health of Canadians over time.

Question 18

What is epidemiology?

Answer 18

The study of how often a disease occurs and why.

Question 19

What is incidence?

Answer 19

Rate of new illnesses in a certain population at a certain time.

Question 20

What is prevalence?

Answer 20

How many people at a certain time already have the illness.

Question 21

What is the ecological model of health?

Answer 21

Different levels of systems that affect our health beyond ourselves.

Question 22

What is intrapersonal?

Answer 22

Factors of the individual. For example: knowledge, habits, attitudes, behaviours.

Question 23

What is interpersonal relationships?

Answer 23

Ecological model. Relationship influence our decisions. Formal and informal social network and support group.

Question 24

What is community?

Answer 24

Social institutions and organization characteristics and formal rules. Religion, play ground, extra curricular and occupational safety.

Question 25

What is society?

Answer 25

Ecological model. Laws that protect health, power relations and global warming. Safety of public water, income stability and gender equality.

Question 26

What is the lalonde report?

Answer 26

Produced in 1974. Health relies in more that good medical infrastructure. Health depend on four factors.
1.human biology. 2. Environment
3.lifestyle 4. Healthcare
1st document that looked at health beyond medical care.

Question 27

What is the Ottawa charter?

Answer 27

Developed from international conference in 1986. Offers first clear outline of social determinants of health. For example: peace, food, income, shelter, sustainable resources etc.