FRHD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Health Promotion, Health Canada, Self-Care

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

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Not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, but a state of complete physical, metal, and social well-being. Incorporates all factors that affect health: environmental influences, living conditions (food, shelter, clean air, water, social environment (family, friends, society, mental and body states. It recognizes the interrelatedness of physical, emotional, social, spiritual and environmental factors that affect life. Things that impact your health are out of our control. The amount of social support one has impacts health. Ca(cid:374)ada (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1011)(cid:1004)"s: rethinking treatment-focused medicine, saves money to focus on prevention. Ca(cid:374)ada (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)"s: moved towards building healthy policy through health promotion, being able to cope and adapt to your environment will help your overall health (stress) Health promotion framework: national health challenges. Being: who one is, physical, psychological, spiritual being. Belonging: connections with o(cid:374)e"s e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, physical, social, community belonging. Becoming: a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s perso(cid:374)al goals, hopes, a(cid:374)d aspiratio(cid:374)s, practical, leisure, growth becoming.