key health and wellness concepts

Question 1

Useful evidenced-based websites include

Answer 1

CDC
Healthy People 2020
American college of lifestyle medicine

Question 2

health and wellness is (5)

Answer 2

more than just the absence of disease
includes all aspects of: physical, psych, spriritual, social well-being
multi-dimensional
holistic
involves self-directed and evolving process

Question 3

Founding brotherhood of wellness (4)

Answer 3

Hettler, Travis, Ardell, Allen

Question 4

What is the National Wellness Institute

Answer 4

aims to inform and shape the wellness initiatives for the nation, communities and workplaces, annual conference

Question 5

Betty Neilson

Answer 5

“mother of wellness”- founded journal health values, established health promotion as a respected field

Question 6

Anne Abbot and John Munson

Answer 6

architects of the 7 dimensions of wellness

Question 7

Halbert Dunn

Answer 7

championed public health, coined the term wellness

Question 8

Elaine Sullivan with Joe Sullivan

Answer 8

feminine and spiritual softening of health promotion

Question 9

Environment and Lifestyle determine what % of health

Answer 9

74% combined
21% environment
53% lifestyle

Question 10

How do industry leaders define wellness?

Answer 10

wellness is a dynamic process…an ongoing choice to adopt the behaviors, attitudes, and inner passion to embrace wellness as a day by day journey, not just a destination

Question 11

conscious awareness is (3)

Answer 11

cornerstone of living a high-level wellness life
realizing people have choices
clients discover and raise awareness

Question 12

What is the “currency” of wellness?

Answer 12

connection

Question 13

Wellness is simply defined as…

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judging life positively and feeling good

Question 14

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)

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multi-dimensional concept: physical, mental, emotional and social functioning domains
beyond direct measures of population health, life expectancy, causes of death
focuses on health status impact on quality of life

Question 15

How do you measure HRQOL and well-being?

Answer 15

self-rated physical and mental health
overall well-being
participation in society

Question 16

The strongest predictor for well-being is?

Answer 16

relationships

Question 17

Individual well-being factors

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good health
positive social relationships
access to basic resources
genes 
personality
age- changes with, younger and older adults have more well-being that middle age
gender-    men/women similar
income- correlates only modestly, stronger at lower economic levels

Question 18

Health promotion activities that strenghten individual, environmental and social resources may ultimately __________ ___________.

Answer 18

improve well-being.

Question 19

Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment (Doosey), is used for?

Answer 19

engaging clients and coaches
helps explore
categories are interrelated
integrates strengths, plans, affirmations
deepen exploration of self

Question 20

Formula to improve physical well-being that starts with 0

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0, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20
smoke 0 a day and drink 0 a day if recovering from addiction
Max 1 alcoholic beverage a day for women and men over 60 yo, 2 a day for men under 60yo
eat 5 cups a day of fruits and veggies
walk at least 10 thousand steps
relax 20 min a day

Question 21

Increase positive emotions by

Answer 21

exercise
cultivate positive emotions
positivity ratio 3:1
social
share personal experience
improve financial well-being

Question 22

Wellness is a __________, never a _________ state.

-John Travis

Answer 22

process

static

Question 23

Illness-Wellness continuum

Answer 23

engage the whole person

body-mind-spirit