Health and Wellness

USDHHS Healthy People Goals2010

To increase quality and years of healthy life Promote healthy behaviors Promote healthy and safe communities

To eliminate health disparities Improve systems for personal and

public health Prevent and reduce diseases and

disorders

Health is:

”a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being,

not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO, 1947)

Models of Health and Illness Health-illness continuum Health belief model Health promotion model Basic human needs model Holistic health model

Variables Influencing Beliefs & Practices: INTERNAL: Developmental stage Intellectual

background Concept of

functioning Emotional factors Spiritual factors

EXTERNAL: Family practices Socioeconomic

influence Cultural background Accessibility to care

Levels of Preventive Care Primary Prevention

Precedes disease; aimed at health promotion

Secondary Prevention Directed at early diagnosis and intervention

Tertiary Prevention Goal is minimizing effects of disease or disability

Health Promotion Methods: Exercise regularly Put it in perspective Get in touch with yourself Relaxation Time Management Communication Prayer & Meditation

USA citizens’ approach to health:

Leading causes of death: 1st: Heart disease 2nd: Cancer 3rd: Stroke 4th: Respiratory disease 5th: Accidents 6th: Diabetes

USA Health Risks: Obesity

USA Health Risks: Diabetes

USA Health Risks: Cancer: Breast; Prostate; Lung; Colon; etc.

USA Health Risks: Asthma/COPD

USA Health Risks: Heart disease Hypertension Stroke

Violence: homicide, battering, auto accidents