BPK 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Health Promotion, Reinforcement, Food Security
30 Jan 2016
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Holism: health is achieved through a balanced life. There are 4 aspects of self in this view: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. 4 fundamental values: kindness, honesty, sharing, strength. The complete state of physical, mental, & social well-being not just the absence of disease/infirmity . Health is a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. It"s a positive concept emphasizing social & personal resources & physical capacities. Goal: prevent morbidity & mortality through the intervention of physicians. 3 natural challenges: reducing inequities, increase prevention effort, enhancing people"s capacity to cope. 3 mechanisms to health promotion: self care, mutual aid, healthy environment. We have to the choice to be healthy b/c we decide what kind of food, how much exercise we have. However, there are some things out of our control that affect our health, like our genetic make up (ex.
