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Health and wellness

Health and wellness. Health and Wellness. Instructor – Cindy Quisenberry. Instructor – Cindy Quisenberry. Health. The general condition of the body or mind, especially in terms of the presence of absence of illnesses, injuries, or impairments

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Health and wellness

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  1. Health and wellness • Health and Wellness Instructor – Cindy Quisenberry Instructor – Cindy Quisenberry

  2. Health • The general condition of the body or mind, especially in terms of the presence of absence of illnesses, injuries, or impairments • A condition in which all functions of the body and mind are normally active.

  3. Wellness • The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort • A state of being in good health

  4. Disease • Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any body part, organ, or system that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs and whose etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.

  5. Illness • An abnormal process in which aspects of the social, physical, emotional, or intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired compared with that person's previous condition.

  6. Holistic Care • A system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the person; his or her response to illness; and the effect of the illness on the ability to meet self-care needs. Also called comprehensive care.

  7. Holistic Care • A holistic health approach doesn’t view the body, mind and spirit as separate entities and promotes drugs and surgery only when absolutely essential and after other solutions have been sought. • It looks for the underlying causes of symptoms, rather than just covering up the symptoms with a drug.

  8. Preventive Care • A pattern of care that focuses on disease prevention and health maintenance. It includes early diagnosis of disease, discovery and identification of people at risk of development of specific problems, counseling, and other necessary intervention to avert a health problem. Screening tests, health education, and immunization programs are common examples of preventive care.

  9. 5 Aspects of Wellness

  10. Physical Health Your physical characteristics and the way your body functions. • Weight • Strength • Function • Absence of disease

  11. Social Health • Interactions with people to build satisfying relationships. • Starting as early as an infant, learning how to interact with your parents. • Influenced by: • Family • Social group (yo peeps) • Close Friends (BFF) • Environment (ex: rain & sun)

  12. Mental Health • The state of mind that enables you to cope with the emotional demand of your everyday life. • Ability to: • Accept new ideas: • Changing class schedule • Recognize the reality of a situation • Have a sense of self-worth • Tolerate things that are different: • Race, Sexuality, Opinion

  13. Emotional Health • Express anger without violence. • Express sadness without serious depression. • Expressing feelings in an appropriate way. • Being able to enjoy life at all times even when being emotional and physically challenged.

  14. Spiritual Health Maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual directions and purpose. • Religion • Understanding your individual purpose in life. • Having faith, hope, love, and a reverence for living.

  15. Health Promotion • Disease Prevention • Exercise and Rest • Nutrition and Fitness • Weight Management • Hygiene

  16. Health & Society • Consumer Health • Being a wise consumer • Seeking health care • Accessing the health care system • Public Health • Public health issues • Prevention methods • Environmental Health • Air pollution • Water pollution • Protective measures and behaviors

  17. Prevention and Controlling Diseases & Disorders • Causes of Diseases • Changes in homeostasis • Trauma • Disease transmission • Failure in immune system • Injury • Risky behaviors

  18. Prevention and Controlling Diseases & Disorders • Prevention & Safety Promotion • Reducing risks at home and on the road • Preventing violence • Resolving conflicts • Avoiding harmful substances • Alcohol • Tobacco • Drugs • Addictive substances • Consequences for risky behaviors

  19. Teen Health • 1 in 5 teens in the United States has at least one serious health problem. • Each year 3 million teens are infected with a sexually transmitted disease.

  20. Why are “You” most risk? • Young adults take risks everyday it’s a part of growing up and learning how to take the right risks. • Example: • Mr. Dosser will not take drugs too much risk: • Family • Cost • Side effects • Too scared • Health • You might have take drugs:

  21. Growth & Development • Growth and development begins at conception and ends at maturation.

  22. Growth & Development • Developmental Stages • Physical Development – the actual bodily changes • Intellectual-cognitive Development –the changes in thinking skills • Psycho-emotional Development – the changes in feelings a person experiences during a particular period • Social Development – the way a person relates to others

  23. Growth & Development • Embryo – a human being growing in the uterus from conception to about the eighth week • Fetus – a human being growing in the uterus from the eighth week until birth

  24. Human Needs • Five levels of needs • First four are called Deficit Needs • Not met, there is a deficit • If met, there is balance or homeostasis • Fifth level is Being Needs • When met individuals meet their highest potential

  25. Human Needs Maslow’s Hierarchy

  26. Stages • Neonate – birth to one month • Infant – one month to one year • Toddler – one to three years • Preschooler – three to five years • Elementary School Child – six to ten years • Middle School Child – eleven to thirteen years • Adolescent – fourteen to nineteen years • Young Adult – 20-40 years • Middle-Aged Adult – 40-65 years • Mature Adult – 65 years and older

  27. Principles of Growth & Development • Growth is an orderly process, occurring in a systematic fashion • Wide individual differences exist in growth rates • Growth and development are influenced by multiple factors

  28. Factors that Influence Growth & Development • Genetics • Nutrition • Socio-economics • Environment and Culture • Emotional • Chronic Disease • Intrauterine Growth Retardation

  29. Health & Wellness • Health • State of well-being that comes from a good balance of the five aspects of health. • Wellness • Optimal health in each of the five aspects of health • Self-esteem • Feeling good about yourself and your abilities • Social support • Deriving positive feelings from sharing life situations with others • Physical fitness • A state in which your body can meet daily life demands

  30. Measuring Wt., Ht, and Head • Important indicators of physical growth and development (especially in infants and children) • Can also be used to evaluate health problems (edema) • 2.2 lbs (pounds) = 1 kg (kilogram)

  31. Measuring Wt., Ht, and Head • Plot growth chart using the following information for a female. • Calculate the weight in kilograms.

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