Week 1 - Introduction to Health Promotion Flashcards
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Optimal Health
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a balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual health.
2
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Health
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a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
3
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Positive Health
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associated with a capacity to enjoy life and to withstand challenges; it is not merely the absence of disease.
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Negative Health
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associated with morbidity and, in the extreme, with premature mortality
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Chronic disease
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caused by a complex interaction of factors, have long latent period where disease is not manifested.
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