HEALTH PROMOTION & DISEASE PREVENTION Flashcards
- is a highly individual perception.
- is traditionally defined in terms of the presence or absence of disease.
⎯ is a state of being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent.
Health
is a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being, and
not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity.
Health
is an integrated method of functioning, which is oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable.
It requires that the individual maintains a continuum of balance and purposeful direction within the environment where he is functioning.
Wellness
It is a state in which someone’s needs are not sufficiently met to allow that individual to have a sense of physical and psychosocial well-being.
is an alteration in body functions
resulting in a reduction of capacities
or a shortening of the normal life
span.
Illness
involves the leadership, governance, and management of the society which affect the well-being and welfare of the community in general and the individuals in particular.
Political factor
relates to the nonphysical traits, such as values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs shared by a group of people and passed from one generation to
the next
Cultural factor
– includes attitudes and customs. . . a
customary action usually done to maintain or
promote health.
practices
also embrace values . . . a state or
habit of mind wherein a group people place a trust into something or a person.
beliefs
refers to the genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring. . some individuals are genetically determined.
Hereditary factor
is the sum total of all the conditions,
circumstances, and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of an individual.
Environmental factor
refers to the production activities,
distribution, and consumption of goods of an individual.
Socio-economic factor
This provides specific protection
against disease to prevent its
occurrence in the most desirable form of prevention.
Preventive measures consist of
counseling, education, and adoption
of specific health practices or changes
in lifestyle
Primary prevention
This focuses on
(a) health promotion and
(b) protection
against specific health problems.
Primary prevention
This consists of organized, direct screening efforts on education of the public to promote early case finding of an individual with disease so that prompt intervention can be instituted to halt pathologic processes and limit disability.
Secondary prevention
This begins early in the period of
recovery from illness and consists of
such activities as consistent and
appropriate administration of
medications to optimize therapeutic
effects, moving and positioning to
prevent complications of immobility and passive and active exercises to prevent disability.
Tertiary prevention