HLTH102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Binge Drinking, Body Mass Index, World Health Organization

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH102
• Professor: Scott Leatherdale

Document Summary

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely an absence of disease of infirmity: problems: Health is a capacity or resource rather than a state, a definition which corresponds more to the notion of being able to pursue one"s goals, acquire skills and education, and grow. Based on germ theory, disease is caused by etiological agents: normal healthy patient, mild systemic disease, severe systemic disease, severe systemic disease, constant threat to life, moribound patient, relies on operation, brain-dead patient. Presence of highest possible quality of life, in its full breadth of expression. From center to left worsening health. From center to right improving health. Center no disease, no wellness, neutral. Female higher than males, canada higher than world and usa due to socialized medicine. Canada has an aging population that may lead to a health crisis, as many people are getting sick after age 55. As communicable disease levels lower, non-communicable will increase.