KP231 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Tuberculosis, Socioeconomic Status
KP231
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Sunday, September 9, 2018
KP231
Lecture 1!
Why Health, Why Now?
-Choosing healthy behaviours now will provide immediate benefits!
-Choosing health now will help bring long-term rewards !
-Health problems can create impediments in life but if you improve your health, it
can lead to improving academic performance, career success, better relationships
and more joy in living !
What is health?
-Is health just the absence of disease?!
-Is health being in good physical shape and being able to resist illness !
-The medical model views health status as focused on the individual and a biological
or disease organ perspective !
-The individual issues !
-The public health model views health as a result of the individuals interactions with
the social and physical environment !
-Society, country, community or cross country !
-Canada didn’t have public health until 2004!
Health, Wellness and Illness
-Health: positive concept emphasizing social and peronal resources, as well as
physical capabilities—World Health Organization!
-1948 definition changed in 1986 !
-The difference was that in 1986 was community based whereas the 1948 one was
individualized !
-In 1986 they added socioeconomic status being higher means better health !
-Wellness: the way a person feels about his or her health and quality of life !
-Someones perception of how they feel !
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-Initial wellness was defined by social, physical , emotional and spiritual (ONLY 4)!
-Illness: presence of a disease affecting the body or the mind, or the state of feeling
unhealthy, even if no disease is present !
Wellness: The New Health Goal
-health is the overall condition o the body or mind and the presence or absence of
illness or injury !
-Social determinants of health are the factors which can influence the health of
individuals or groups !
-Risk factors increase ones chances of disease or injury !
-Health promotion enables people to increase control over and improve their health!
Dimensions of Wellness
-1. Physical !
-2. Emotional !
-3. Intellectual !
-4. Interpersonal!
-5. Spiritual!
-6. Environmental!
Dimensions of Health
-physical health: body size and functioning !
-Social health: interpersonal network and successful interaction with others !
-Intellectual health: ability to think clearly and make responsible decisions !
-Emotional health: ability to express emotions and maintain a level of self-confidence !
-Environmental: appreciation of ones external environment !
-Spiritual health: having a sense of meaning and purpose in one's life !
Ten signs of wellness
-Persistent presence !
-Positive expectations !
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Document Summary
Choosing healthy behaviours now will provide immediate bene ts. Choosing health now will help bring long-term rewards. Health problems can create impediments in life but if you improve your health, it can lead to improving academic performance, career success, better relationships and more joy in living. Is health being in good physical shape and being able to resist illness. The medical model views health status as focused on the individual and a biological or disease organ perspective. The public health model views health as a result of the individuals interactions with the social and physical environment. Canada didn"t have public health until 2004. Health: positive concept emphasizing social and peronal resources, as well as physical capabilities world health organization. The di erence was that in 1986 was community based whereas the 1948 one was individualized. In 1986 they added socioeconomic status being higher means better health.
