key health and wellness concepts Flashcards
Useful evidenced-based websites include
CDC
Healthy People 2020
American college of lifestyle medicine
health and wellness is (5)
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
Founding brotherhood of wellness (4)
Hettler, Travis, Ardell, Allen
What is the National Wellness Institute
aims to inform and shape the wellness initiatives for the nation, communities and workplaces, annual conference
Betty Neilson
“mother of wellness”- founded journal health values, established health promotion as a respected field
Anne Abbot and John Munson
architects of the 7 dimensions of wellness
Halbert Dunn
championed public health, coined the term wellness
Elaine Sullivan with Joe Sullivan
feminine and spiritual softening of health promotion
Environment and Lifestyle determine what % of health
74% combined
21% environment
53% lifestyle
How do industry leaders define wellness?
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
conscious awareness is (3)
cornerstone of living a high-level wellness life
realizing people have choices
clients discover and raise awareness
What is the “currency” of wellness?
connection
Wellness is simply defined as…
judging life positively and feeling good
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
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
How do you measure HRQOL and well-being?
self-rated physical and mental health
overall well-being
participation in society
The strongest predictor for well-being is?
relationships
Individual well-being factors
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
Health promotion activities that strenghten individual, environmental and social resources may ultimately __________ ___________.
improve well-being.
Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment (Doosey), is used for?
engaging clients and coaches helps explore categories are interrelated integrates strengths, plans, affirmations deepen exploration of self
Formula to improve physical well-being that starts with 0
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
Increase positive emotions by
exercise cultivate positive emotions positivity ratio 3:1 social share personal experience improve financial well-being
Wellness is a __________, never a _________ state.
-John Travis
process
static
Illness-Wellness continuum
engage the whole person
body-mind-spirit
