NSG 3123 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Primary Healthcare, Health Promotion, Health Canada

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Health: who, 1946: the state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The change in the conceptualization of health shifted the understanding of health away from disease control to include more comprehensive aspects of being human. First nations perspective on health and wellness model: represents a holistic understanding of health and wellness. What determines health: have to look at bigger picture. Health is more than just hospitals, doctors and medicine. Health and wellbeing is shaped by our daily lives. Everything in our lives is connected to our health. Health promotion: cna believes that promoting health is the foundation of nursing practice. Who believes that health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. This led to the ottawa charter for health promotion. First international conference on health promotion was held in.