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    CS01 WhatIsHealth Bio5-2

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    The document discusses definitions of health and wellness, with health being a state of physical and mental well-being while wellness refers to lifestyle choices that promote health. It notes dimensions of wellness include physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal and spiritual health. Factors like genetics, sex, income and location can influence health outcomes in a population. Policy changes are needed to promote public health through improving areas like water quality, food safety, and access to healthcare.

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    Health and Wellness

    But first, some definitions


    • What is health?
    • Level of functional or metabolic efficiency of an
    organism
    • Or, lack of disease
    • In humans, the condition of a person’s mind
    and body, usually free from illness, injury, or
    pain
    • Partially controllable by life choices
    • What is wellness?
    • An active process through which people
    become aware of, and make choices toward, a
    more successful existence
    • So how do health and wellness differ?
    Wellness
    • Health is the goal, wellness is the lifestyle you lead that
    contributes to your overall health
    • Largely controlled by lifestyle choices
    • Dimensions of Wellness
    • Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Interpersonal, Spiritual,
    Environmental
    How do you be healthy?
    Is that all?

    Is everything about our health completely under our control?


    Models of Health
    • Medical – individual centric, status depends on the function of a person’s
    organs and tissues
    • Public Health – considers everyone, not just the individual
    • Status depends on the interaction of a person with their social and
    physical environment
    • Allows policy to be built to account for external health factors
    • COVID-19; Flint water crisis; Erin Brockovich, PG&E, and chromium VI;
    etc.
    • Under the Public Health model, it’s not just “a lack of diseases”
    • There are many other dimensions that contribute to your overall health.
    Dimensions of Health
    Ability to think clearly,
    reason objectively
    Ability to have a
    broad social Feel & express
    network and emotions
    maintain satisfying appropriately. Self-
    personal esteem, self-
    relationships confidence, trust,
    and love

    Creating and Understanding how


    expressing the health of the
    meaning and environment
    purpose in your affects you;
    working to improve
    life environmental
    conditions
    Ability to perform
    activities of daily
    living Looks suspiciously like exam material!
    Wellness Continuum
    Why be healthy?
    • Short term?
    • Feel better
    • More energy
    • Happier
    • Long term?
    • Infectious disease
    • Life expectancy
    • Chronic disease
    Health today
    • Generally, health is up. Generally.
    • Infectious disease vs. chronic disease
    • Chronic disease begins slowly, progresses,
    persists
    • Paradigm shift in ~1930s?
    • Leading causes of death
    overall are chronic diseases
    • Leading cause of death ages
    15 – 44 is accidents
    • The top 4 CoDs are ~60% of total deaths in the survey
    • The things you can control
    • Diet/weight
    • Exercise
    • Activity level
    • Sleep
    • Reduce stress
    • Vaccinate / wear a mask!
    Contributing Factors
    Healthy People Initiative
    • 10-year agendas and census reports for American
    health
    • Increase adults with healthy weight, health insurance,
    sufficient sleep
    • Increase treatment of adults with mental health
    disorders
    • Reduce hypertension, excessive drinking, smoking,
    sedentary lifestyle
    Health Factors in a Diverse
    Population
    • Genetics -- ?
    • Sex
    • Sexual orientation
    • Ethnicity – Sickle cell anemia; blood pressure
    • Income
    • Education
    • Disability
    • Geographic location
    Men vs. Women
    • Life Expectancy
    • Men die earlier – heart disease, homicide, suicide
    • Disabling health problems in women (Arthritis, Alzheimer’s,
    osteoporosis, etc.)
    • Height and Weight
    • Alcohol consumption?
    • Heart Attacks
    • Women later, poorer prognosis
    • Smoking
    • Women = lower rate, but higher cancer risk
    What can we do to promote good
    health?
    • Policymaking

    • Water Quality
    • Air Quality
    • Workplace Protections/Job Programs
    • Healthcare
    • Mental Healthcare
    • Protections against discrimination?
    • Food Regulations/Programs
    • Housing Regulations/Programs
    Transtheoretical model of behavior
    change
    1. Precontemplation – I have no problem
    2. Contemplation – I have a problem
    3. Preparation – Let’s fix this
    4. Action – Fixing it
    5. Maintenance – Fixed for ~6 months
    6. Termination – no more temptation

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