A H EALTHY F OUNDATION HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 ILLNESS-WELLNESS CONTINUUM

H EALTHY P EOPLE 2010 NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION PLAN DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. REVISED EVERY 10 YEARS

H EALTHY P EOPLE 2010 AIMED TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND EARLY DEATH GOALSGOALS – –INCREASE QUALITY AND HEALTHY LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS – –REMOVE HEALTH DIFFERENCES THAT RESULTS FROM FACTORS (ex. GENDER, RACE, EDUCATION, DISABILITY, AND LOCATION)

H EALTHY P EOPLE 2010 TO REACH THESE GOALS, INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES MUST WORK TOGETHERTO REACH THESE GOALS, INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES MUST WORK TOGETHER –INDIVIDUALS – TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR OWN HEALTH –FAMILIES – SHAPE ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS THAT RESULT IN HEALTHFUL BEHAVIORS –COMMUNITIES – PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES, OFFER BEHAVIOR-CHANGING CLASSES AND ENSURE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

I LLNESS – W ELLNESS C ONTINUUM THE CONTINUUM SHOWS THAT YOUR HEALTH CAN BE MEASURED ON A SLIDING SCALETHE CONTINUUM SHOWS THAT YOUR HEALTH CAN BE MEASURED ON A SLIDING SCALE –SPANS THE COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF HEALTH FROM CHRONIC DISEASE TO PREMATURE DEATH TO HIGH LEVEL OF HEALTH YOU POINT OF HEALTH CAN CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAYYOU POINT OF HEALTH CAN CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY –MAY OCCUR SUDDENLY

I LLNESS – W ELLNESS C ONTINUUM