Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nicotine, Cold Turkey, Stationary Bicycle
17 Sep 2016
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Chapter 1 taking charge of your health. Health: the overall condition of a person"s body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury. Generations of people have viewed this as the absence of disease. Can be determined by factors outside your control, such as your genes, age, the health care system, and the care received as a young child. Wellness: optimal health and vitality; living life to the fullest. Largely determined by the decisions individuals make about how they live. Enhanced wellness involves making conscious decisions to control risk factors, a condition which increases a person"s chance of disease and injury. Health promotion is a vehicle for achieving wellness: individuals must play an active role in the decision related to each dimension of wellness rather than deciding simply that your health status happens to you. Includes body"s overall condition, absence of disease, fitness level, and one"s ability to care for oneself.
