Health And Wellness

Question 1

Culture is to an organization what ________ is to a person

Answer 1

Memory

Question 2

What is shiftwork? Approx. how many Canadians work shiftwork? What percentage of workers are unable to tolerate shiftwork?

Answer 2

Shiftwork is any work conducted outside of normal daytime work hours (7 a.m.-6 p.m.), and which is done on a regular or rotating-shift basis. Almost 25% of Canadian workers work non-standard work hours. Unfortunately, up to about 20% of workers are unable to tolerate shiftwork.

Question 3

5 types of stress management programs

Answer 3

1. Education/awareness building;
2. Assessment-focused;
3. Skill-building;
4. Therapeutic/counselling; or
5. Organizational/environmental change.

Question 4

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Answer 4

Weight in kilograms divided by the square of the individual’s height in meters and is highly correlated with the total body fat.

Question 5

Primary Prevention and 3 examples

Answer 5

Primary prevention which consists of activities directed toward decreasing the probability of specific illnesses, injuries, or dysfunctions in individuals, families, and communities, including active protection against unnecessary stressors. Some examples of primary prevention activities include general health education, routine immunization, routine medical examinations, annual eye examinations, general fitness awareness, psychological health awareness programs, provision of specific-pathogen vaccines (e.g., tetanus, rabies, flu, and H1N1 vaccination), etc.

Question 6

Types of shifts and the health effects associated with them

Answer 6

Fixed shifts – always working the same shift – low birth weights

Rotating shifts – moving regularly between day, evening, and night shifts– associated with pre-term births, and low birth weights;

Oscillating shifts – alternating between two shifts on a weekly basis –undetermined effects;

Split shifts – a shift that is broken up by a period of off work time; and

Alternate shifts – a 4-day workweek comprised of 10-hour days, nights, or evening and weekends off; or an 8-day workweek of 4 10-hour shifts followed by 4 days off.

Question 7

Circadian rhythms

Answer 7

Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle, responding primarily to light and darkness in an organism’s environment.

Question 8

Obesity

Answer 8

Medical condition characterized by an excess of body fat and usually, but not always, as an excess of body weight.41 Clinically, it is defined as having a body mass index rating of 30 and above.

Question 9

Tertiary prevention and 3 examples

Answer 9

Tertiary prevention occurs once a health condition or disability becomes stable or is irreversible. The goal is to assist the individual to regain an optimal level of functioning within the constraints of the condition or disability. Examples include Disability Case Management, Weight Management, EAP Counselling.

Question 10

What kinds of counselling services do EAPs provide? - 9 total

Answer 10

• crisis management;
• financial counselling;
• legal counselling;
• career/vocational counselling;
• stress management counselling/seminars;
• time management counselling/seminars;
• change management counselling/seminars;
• divorce counselling;
• childcare and eldercare support;

Question 11

Research has shown that work schedules that slowly rotate _________, that is, day to evening to night to day, are the least problematic.

Answer 11

Clockwise

Question 12

What is the key to a successful EAP?

Answer 12

Key to a successful EAP is respecting and upholding the confidentiality aspect of the service. The provision of confidential counselling services is the cornerstone of any EAP. If jeopardized, employees and family members will not use the EAP.

Question 13

What is normal blood pressure? High?

Answer 13

• 120 (systolic)/80 (diastolic) or lower indicates normal blood pressure;
• 140/90 or higher is high blood pressure (hypertension); and
• 120-139 for the top number, or 80-89 for the bottom number, is pre-hypertension.

Question 14

Secondary Prevention and 3 examples

Answer 14

Secondary prevention which emphasizes early diagnosis and treatment for health conditions thereby shortening their severity and duration, enabling individuals to regain normal functioning in a timely manner.7 Some examples of secondary prevention activities include blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, hearing testing, visual screening, weight loss programs, screening for specific illnesses (Mantoux testing for tuberculosis, AIDS testing, Pap Smears for cervical cancer, colonoscopy for colon disease, etc.)

Question 15

gerontophobic

Answer 15

Fear of the aging process, and as such, tends to be prejudiced against older workers

Question 16

Social Determinants of Health (SDOHs)

Answer 16

Non-medical factors that affect well-being. 
Examples:
• Environmental conditions;
• Income and social status;
• Social support networks;
• Lifestyle;
• Education;
• Employment and working conditions;
• Social environments
• Geography;
• Physical environments;
• Healthy child development;
• Health services;
• Gender; and
• Culture.

Question 17

Health Promotion

Answer 17

The science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health

Question 18

Optimal Health

Answer 18

Balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. It is more than a lifestyle change; it is about changing environments so that they are supportive of individuals and groups making healthy decisions

Question 19

Health Protection

Answer 19

Health protection, also termed illness/injury or disease prevention, is any behaviour performed by a person, regardless of his/her perceived or actual health status, in order to protect, promote or maintain his or her health, whether or not such behaviour is objectively effective toward that end. The focus is to prevent a specific disease or condition by avoiding the occurrence of pathogenic insults to health and well-being.

Question 20

What are 4 workplace wellness programs?

Answer 20

1. Stress management
2. Physical Fitness Programs
3. Smoking Cessation
4. Weight management programs