FRHD 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: World Health Organization, Health Promotion, Health Canada

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

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Discuss the evolution of the definition of health: first nations. Dis(cid:272)uss ho(cid:449) the world health orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)"s defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) of health has e(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed. Evolution of the definition of health: absence of disease, longevity: medical model, wellness: holistic model. Discuss what the world health organization definition is, what factors it incorporates, and why this definition is holistic. Definition of health: (cid:862)(cid:374)ot (cid:373)erely the a(cid:271)se(cid:374)(cid:272)e of disease or i(cid:374)fir(cid:373)ity,(cid:863) (cid:271)ut (cid:862)a state of (cid:272)o(cid:373)plete physi(cid:272)al, (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal a(cid:374)d social well-(cid:271)ei(cid:374)g(cid:863) Living conditions (food, shelter, clean air and water: environmental influences, social environment (family, friends, society, mental and body states, this definition of health is holistic. It recognizes the interrelatedness of physical, emotional, social, spiritual and environmental factors that affect life. Discuss the importance of the lalonde report (1974), the health field concept, and the 4 elements of contribute to this concept. Lalonde report presented a conceptual framework called the health field concept, which included 4 main elements: human biology, environment, lifestyle and healthcare organizations.