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WELCOME TO SEMINAR HW215 MODELS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS Shawnte’ McMillan Elbert, MA, CHES Unit 1: History & Sociology of Medicine
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Instructor Contact Information Shawnte McMillan Elbert, MA, CHES Email: Smcmillan@kaplan.edu AIM: McMillanelbertSmcmillan@kaplan.edu *Seminar Day & Time: Monday, 7:00 pm *Eastern Time
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HW215 – Models of Health and Wellness A Few Reminders… This is an audio seminar, so you should be able to hear me. Make sure your speakers are on and turned up. If you cannot hear me, try logging out and logging in again. If this does not work, please call tech support immediately at (866) 522-7747. If you cannot see the entire box to type your response, press F11 on your computer.
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Agenda Housekeeping Word Association Discussion Questions Q and A
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WELCOME Syllabus Announcements Texts Discussion Seminars Assignments Plagiarism Grading Office Hours Email Questions
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Text Our text is Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care: Issues and Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers No textbook has been sent to you as we are now eBook. You will find the required chapter readings in the docshare..
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Discussion It’s important to post to the discussion question as early in the week as possible. You are required to have at least 3 posts: Your response to the question must be done by Saturday Two posts in response to two classmates by Tuesday Post on at least three separate days during the week
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Seminars Refer to grading rubric for seminar— which can be found in the syllabus PREPARATION IS KEY!! Try to reference reading material Goes by fast, so come ready to talk! Miss seminar?...option 2
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Assignments 2 papers (units 3 and 8), 5 projects (units 1, 4, 5, 6, 7), 1 Quiz (unit 2) and final project (unit 9) You must have Microsoft Word—you will submit your work to the dropbox
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Course Deliverables/Grading Seminars910 points90 points Discussions920180 Projects (Units 4, 6, 7) 360180 QuizProjects (Units 1, 3, 5 and 8) 1414 60 65 60 260 Final Project 1230 Total Points: 1000 points
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Late Submission of Assignments Late Work Policy: Late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing course assignments/exams you must contact your instructor immediately—prior to the assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented from doing so by emergency circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious personal and/or family illness/hospitalization, death in the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and issues related to active military assignment. Personal computer/software/internet connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered extenuating circumstances. Granting of late-work submission due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the instructor and will require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. If late work submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and requirements without loss of course points.
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Other Items… Plagiarism Grading Office Hours Email Questions
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Course Overview Unit 1: The History and Sociology of Medicine Unit 2: Multicultural Perspective to Understanding Health Unit 3: Paradigm Shifting: Health and Wellness Unit 4: Global Practice of Medicine Unit 5: Community-Based Models of Health and Wellness
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Course Overview (continued) Unit 6: Public and Private Models of health and Wellness Unit 7: Health and Wellness Model Geopolitical Factors Unit 8: Health and Wellness Model Design: Multi- cultural Factors Unit 9: Analysis of an Optimum Model of Health and Wellness Conclusion: Applying Models of Health and Wellness to Your Professional Life
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Word Association To get us started, let’s spend a few minutes on word association or how to define some of the terms used in our course. Please think about the following: What object or picture do you think of when you see or hear the word, ‘health’ or ‘wellness’?
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Word Association: ‘Health’ ’Wellness’
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Word Association What object or picture do you think of when you hear the word ‘sick’
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Word Association: ‘Sick’
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Health and Wellness Is there a difference between “Health” & “Wellness”? If so, in your opinion what is the difference?
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World Health Organization (WHO) “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948. http://www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html
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What Are the Characteristics of Health? Health is a function of one’s subjective feelings. Health implies an ability to function. Health implies an ability to adapt. All of the above
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What are Some Dimensions of Wellness? S ocial Wellness P hysical Wellness E motional Wellness C areer Wellness I ntellectual Wellness E nvironmental Wellness S piritual Wellness Caribbean Private Sector Response to Chronic Diseases (May 2008). Retrieved electronically on 2/22/10 from http://www.paho.org/english/ad/dpc/nc/7-dimensions-wellness.pdf
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How Did We Get Here? As you may be able to guess... Health and wellness can imply a great many things. What are the historical influences that have shaped our current understanding of health & wellness?
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Seminar Question 1 What is the anatomical concept of disease? Timeframe? Attribution? Benefit of using in medical practice?
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Seminar Question 2 What is the humoral theory of disease?
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Seminar Question 3 What is the historical significance of the germ theory?
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Leading Causes of Death (U.S) 1900 and 1998 Pneumonia Tuberculosis Diarrhea Heart Disease Cancer Stroke COPD Accidents Leading Causes of Death, 1900-1998, Retrieved on 2/22/10 from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdfhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdf
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What’s due this week? Write your slogan Lessons 1 and 2 Reading Key Concepts Discussion Seminar Unit 1 Project Web Resources Check your progress
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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References Kaplan University. (2007). HW215 course materials. Retrieved November 30, 2008 from www.kaplan.edu www.kaplan.edu Microsoft Corporation. (2007). Clipart. Retrieved December 05, 2007 from www.microsoft.comwww.microsoft.com Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care: Issues and Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
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