Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nine Network, Ottawa Charter For Health Promotion, Common Cold
23 Oct 2018
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Chapter 1 - wellness: the new health goal. Health, according to the who, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (1948) The ottawa charter for health promotion, in 1986, declared that health is a resource for living, not the objective of living, and that it is a positive concept that emphasizes social and personal resources, and physical capabilities. Wellness is an expanded idea of health. Refers to optimal health and vitality, a dynamic process of change and growth, and is largely determined by the decisions you make about how you live (mental, physical, spiritual, etc. ) Social determinants of health are factors beyond one"s control that influence the health of individuals and groups. The dimensions of wellness are interrelated and consist of : physical, emotional, mental/intellectual, interpersonal/social, spiritual, environmental, occupational.
