Health and Wellness

USDHHS Healthy People Goals 2010 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: 1 st : Heart disease 2 nd : Cancer 3 rd : Stroke 4 th : Respiratory disease 5 th : Accidents 6 th : 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