HLTH 102 Lecture 2: HLTH102 Lecture 2: Week 1: Wednesday Jan 6: Wellness and Personal Health
16 Jun 2016
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1: taking charge of your health (pg 3-16) Health: overall condition of the body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury- affected by determinants of health (gene, age, health care system) Wellness: optimal health and vitality, all dimensions of well-being (living life to the fullest)- affected by decisions made on how to live (eating healthy, exercise, screen tests) Determinants of health: twelve factors that influence the health of individuals and groups (income, gender, culture etc. see pg 4 table) Risk factors: condition that increases a person"s chances of disease or injury- must be controlled for enhanced. Wellness, can have non modifiable such a age but modifiable factors such as smoking. Health promotion: allowing people to increase control over and improve their health, active role to making decisions for better wellness. Physical wellness: body"s overall condition, absence of disease, fitness level and ability to care for oneself- proportional.
