Course Objectives Exam 1 Chapter 1 Taking Charge of Your Health Define the following terms health wellness risk factors morbidity mortality life expectancy chronic disease functional impairment attitude belief value Health overall condition of body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury Wellness optimal health and vitality encompassing all the dimensions of wellbeing Morbidity the relative incidence of disease among a population Mortality the number of deaths in a population in a given period of time usually expressed Risk factors a condition that increases one s chances of disease or injury as a ratio such as 75 deaths per 1000 members of the population Life expectancy The period of time a member of a given population is expected to live Chronic disease a disease that develops and continues over a long period of time such as heart disease or cancer Functional impairment Functional impairment is a health condition in which the normal function of a part of the body is less than full capacity The types of impairments that may be sustained range from mild situations that involve only a slight loss in function to total impairment that is often considered a full disability The signs of a functional impairment typically include manifestations of some sort of decrease in ability that is noticeable to others Attitude feelings predispositions Belief emotionally or intellectually accepted as true Value a preference Identify define describe and provide examples of the dimensions of wellness Physical i Ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get through our ADL without fatigue or physical stress 1 PA exercise responsibility for own health healthy eating know signs and symptoms 2 There is a relationship between physical wellness and self esteem i The ability to understand ourselves and cope with challenges life can bring ii Ability to manage your life in personally rewarding ways and take responsibility for Emotional your actions Intellectual i Ability to open ones mind to new ideas and experiences that can be applied to personal decisions group interaction and community betterment 1 Mental growth and stimulations a Desire to learn new concepts b c Improve skills and seek challenges Lifelong learning Interpersonal i Ability to interact with people ii Good communication skills iii Meaningful relationships iv Support system 1 Live in harmony with environment and self Spiritual Environmental Occupational i Ability to establish peace and harmony i Ability to recognize quality of air water earth 1 UV air noise i Ability to get personal fulfillment from a job or chosen career field while still maintaining balance in your life 1 Do you enjoy work 2 Do what you love and love what you do i Ability to understand financial situation and taking care of it in such a way that youre prepared for financial changes 1 Saving spending and investing Identify define and provide examples of the two approaches to prevention i Referred to as public health or community population based approach 1 Tends to be expensive and non invasive 2 Ought to be inexpensive i Referred to as clinical high risk or one on one individual approach 1 Tends to be expensive invasive inconvenient Identify define and provide examples of the three levels of prevention i Preventing the development of disease in a susceptible population Financial Population Personal Primary Secondary Tertiary i Early detection and prompt treatment of disease ii Screening 1 Medicines or programs i Limitation of disability and rehabilitation where disease has already occurred and left residual damage 1 Also includes secondary prevention Define health promotion Provide examples of health promotion initiatives Health promotion process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants and thereby improving their health i Empower people to make healthy lifestyle choices and become better self managers In the US the NIH and CDC are federal agencies in in charge of HE Prom Dis Prev ii 6 Define disease prevention Provide examples of disease prevention initiatives Disease prevention secondary 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 o Health risk profiling and use of screening and surveillance tests for early detection of disease Immunization screening well visits o Health promotion and disease prevention and control 7 What are the leading causes of death combined age racial etc groups in the USA Tobacco obesity alcohol microbial toxic agents 8 What are the leading causes of death in relatively young people teenagers to young adulthood in the USA Accidents transport and non transport homicide suicide and cancer 9 What are the leading lifestyle and environmental causes of death in the USA Tobacco obesity alcohol 10 Discuss the role of sex ethnicity income education disability environment and geographic location in determinants of health and on individual health issues Males are more likely to die from reckless incidence SES socioeconomic status is directly related to health status most of the time being able to buy healthy food clean water nice neighborhoods exercise education and health care options 11 What are the 5 broad categories of determinants of health Provide examples under each one Physical environment urban rural housing Health care access primary secondary tertiary Individual characteristics bio genetics sex race Individual behave smoking nutrition PA drugs unprotected sex seat belts Social economic environment discrimination education job opportunity 12 What is the aim of Healthy People 2020 Prevent disease and improve American s quality of life 13 What are the four broad Healthy People 2020 national health objectives Eliminate preventable disease disability injury and premature death Achieve health equity eliminate disparities and improve 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 14 What is meant by health disparities and why is it an important area of study and intervention All this means is people in different living situations tend to have different levels of health This is important because there needs to be ways to help specific groups of people and encourage those more at risk to take caution 15 What