Lecture 2 Flashcards
Health means being sound in _____, ______, and _____
body,mind,spirit
_______ can be defined as purposeful, enjoyable living or, more specifically, a deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Wellness
______ you don’t have to work on, it just happens to you . _______ you have to work on it.
Health, Wellness
___% of the volume of an iceberg is under water
90
The first hidden level of an iceberg is called _______/________ level
lifestyle, behavioral
________/__________: consists of what you eat, how active you are, how you manage stress, and how you protect yourself from hazards.
Lifestyle, behavioral
________/_______: smoking, drinking, bad diet, interactions that you have with others, abusing substances, not managing your stress well, exercise.
lifestyle,behavioral
The second hidden level of an iceberg is called ________/____________/___________ level.
Cultural, psychological, motivational
_______/_________/___________: the often invisible influences that lead us to choose a certain lifestyle.
Cultural, psychological, motivational
________/_________/__________: Diet is influenced by culture, women wearing rings around their neck -> cultural, in some countries women have to completely cover themselves-> cultural-> lack of vitamin D. Behavioral-> stress eating or not eating when stressed.
cultural, psychological, motivational
The third hidden level of an iceberg is called the _______/_______/_______ realm
spiritual, being, meaning
_______/_______/_______ realm encompasses issues such as your reason for being, the meaning of your life, and your place in the universe.
spiritual, being, meaning
States of ______ _______ are like points on a continuum, one end is early death, the other end is optimal wellness.
physical health
______ health
- taking positive steps away from illness and toward well-being, avoiding harm.
- farms such as gender, behavioural factors can affect ______ health.
physical, physical
___________ health: refers to both our emotional and mental states-that is, to our feelings, and our thoughts .
Psychological
__________ health: involves awareness and acceptance of a wide range of feelings in oneself and others, the ability to express emotions, to function independently, and to cope with the challenges of daily stressors.
psychological
______health: Individuals that have this kind of health can identify their own basic purpose in life; learn how to experience love, joy, peace, and fulfillment; and help themselves and others achieve their full potential.
spiritual
Not necessarily religion-based, although studies show those who ____ have less negative health outcomes.
pray
______ health: refers to the ability to interact effectively with other people and social environment, to develop satisfying interpersonal relationships, and to fulfill social roles.
social
______ health: can provide support both in crisis and in calmer times.
social
Health ________ aims to maintain not only the health of the individual but also the health of the community at large, as well as the environment.
promotion
_______ ________: which educators define as “any planned combinational supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, or communities.
health promotion
__________ health: refers to your ability to learn from life experience, your openness to new ideas, and your capacity to question and evaluate information. Throughout your life, you’ll use your critical thinking skills, including your ability to evaluate health information, to safeguard your well-being.
intellectual
__________ health refers to the impact your world has on your well-being. It means protecting yourself from dangers in the air, water, and soil and in products, you use-and also working to preserve the environment itself.
environmental
___ ________ is affected (positively or negatively) by nutrition, access to safe drinking water, immunizations, health care. This figure is 82.7 years for women, 78.0 for men for those born in 2005.
Life Expectancy.
Canada has long ___ ________ compared to other OECD countries, but poorer Canadians and Inuit communities show lower ___ ________ compared to the general population.
life expectancies, life expectancy
______ _________ (death of a live-born infant before the age of one) has declined dramatically in the last century
Infant mortality
In Canada in 2007, the ____ ______ _____ (IMR) was 5.1/1000 live births; (in 1901, the rate was 130/1000 live births)
Canada’s IMR ranks second highest in rank order or second lowest of G7 countries
infant mortality rate
What lowered infant mortality rate?
________ which usually leads to higher income levels
education
Why do some places have high infant mortality rates?
- ______ level is low
- lack of _______
- _______
income
education
remoteness
_____ disease and ______ become important causes of death in mid-age and up.
heart, cancer
_____ have higher mortality from heart disease, stroke, colorectal and lung cancer.
males
problems in Canada now are mostly related to _______ diseases such as heart attacks, stroke, cancer.
chronic
Single parents, recent immigrants, disabled persons and Aboriginal people were at greater risk of low _______ compared to Canadians in general
Someone at a low ______ has greater challenges in providing food, shelter and basic necessities
income,income
Student health
Incidence of life-threatening illness is lowest in this age group
The most common disabilities in students can affect _____ and/or ______
College-aged students worry less about health than older adults, sometimes unrealistically
learning, health
Primary _________ seeks to stop problems before they start
prevention
_________ can also target individuals with certain risk factors and help them with information and support to avoid potential problems
Prevention
Six main preventable risk factors underline a large percentage of death and hospitalizations:
- )_______ use
- ) _______ abuse
- ) _________
- ) ______ ______ _______
- ) ______
- ) lack of ______ ________
- ) tobacco
- ) alcohol
- ) accidents
- ) high blood pressure
- ) obesity
- ) health screening
__________ is a way to decrease the risks of our actions
Protection
