HLSC 1F90- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 91 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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Textbook definition: health is the overall condition of the body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury. Alternate definition: an ever changing process of achieving one"s potential, in emotional, spiritual, physical, interpersonal, intellectual and environmental dimensions. Textbook definition: wellness is optimal health and vitality, encompassing all the dimensions (emotional, spiritual, intellectual etc. ) of well being. Alternate definition: wellness is the combination of health and happiness associated with achieving balance across all dimensions of health. *****the who defines health more like wellness; a state of complete well being (mental, physical, social), rather than simply the absence of disease. Social determinants of health are the factors which can influence the health of individuals or groups. The who identifies the social determinants of health as: The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age; conditions that are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at the global, national and local levels.
