INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH KIN 123 Foundations of Health M W F 1 00 1 50pm Quinn Auditorium Shabnam Lateef Fall 2013 Today s Objectives Define health and wellness Objectives of Healthy People 2020 Discuss the determinants of health and health disparities Health care terminology The Wellness Continuum 3 OPINIONS Q What do the terms health and wellness mean to you Health majors vs non health majors 4 Definition of Health Wellness World Health Organization WHO defines health as Health is a state of complete physical mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity 5 The Healthy People Initiative Healthy People 2020 Improve American s Quality of Life Eliminate preventable disease disability injury and premature death Achieve health equity eliminate disparities and improve the health of all groups Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 5 6 The Healthy People Initiative cont Healthy Campus 2010 Guidelines of Healthy People 2010 but designed specifically for college students More than 200 health related objectives 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 6 7 DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Healthy People 2020 emphasizes the importance of determinants of health Determinants of health are those factors that affect the health of individuals demographic groups or entire populations 8 UNNATURAL CAUSES IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK Youtube Link http www youtube com watch v uE7v5cHlHDQ list TLsB67bWYnzAs Observe What are the determinants of health that they mention in this video 9 DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Social determinants of health Ethnicity Education level Economic status Environmental determinants of health Natural and human made environment 10 Health Disparities Sex and gender Ethnicity Income and Education Disability Geographic Location Sexual Orientation 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 10 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 12 HEALTH CARE TERMINOLOGY Morbidity rate The relative incidence of disease among a population Mortality Rate The number of deaths in population in a given period of time usually expressed as a ratio 75 deaths per 1000 people Infectious disease A disease that can spread from person to person Chronic disease A disease that develops and continues over a long period of time 13 HEALTH CARE TERMINOLOGY Life expectancy The period of time a person is expected to live Impaired life The period of a person s life when he or she may not be able to function due to disease or disability 14 QUALITY OF LIFE QOL WHO defines Quality of Life as An individual s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals expectations standards and concerns It is a very personalized score that is subjective It is affected by physical health emotional and mental state and a person s relationship to his her environment 15 Quantity of life versus quality of life Figure 1 2 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 15 16 7 Dimensions of Wellness PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL INTELLECTUAL INTERPERSONAL SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCIAL Figure 1 1 The wellness continuum 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 18 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 18 19 Factors That Influence Wellness Health Habits Heredity Family History Access to Health Care Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Wellness 2012 McGraw Hill Companies All Rights Reserved 19 20 Factors beyond our control Heredity Personal factors Age Sex Family History Type Quality of Health care and public health policy 20 21 Types of Preventative health care For the factors that we can control Health promotion The process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants and thereby improve their health Disease prevention The process of providing tools that people and communities need to protect their health by reducing risks promoting health preventing disease injury and disability and preparing for new health threats 22 QUESTIONS CONCERNS THANK YOU