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Welcome to Seminar HW215 Models of Health and Wellness

Unit 1: History & Sociology of Medicine. Welcome to Seminar HW215 Models of Health and Wellness. Shawnte’ McMillan Elbert, MA, CHES. Instructor Contact Information. Shawnte McMillan Elbert, MA, CHES Email: Smcmillan@kaplan.edu AIM: McMillanelbert *Seminar Day & Time: Monday, 7:00 pm

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Welcome to Seminar HW215 Models of Health and Wellness

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  1. Unit 1: History & Sociology of Medicine Welcome to Seminar HW215 Models of Health and Wellness Shawnte’ McMillan Elbert, MA, CHES

  2. Instructor Contact Information Shawnte McMillan Elbert, MA, CHESEmail: Smcmillan@kaplan.eduAIM: McMillanelbert *Seminar Day & Time: Monday, 7:00 pm *Eastern Time

  3. 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.

  4. Agenda Housekeeping Word Association Discussion Questions Q and A

  5. WELCOME • Syllabus • Announcements • Texts • Discussion • Seminars • Assignments • Plagiarism • Grading • Office Hours • Email • Questions

  6. Course Textbook • Our text is Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care: Issues and Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers • There is no “physical” textbook for this course. There are two(2)  ways to access the Book • All of the required chapters are in the docshare section of the course.  When you go onto the course, look across the top of the page to the right.  Click on the tab that says "docshare". Scroll down the list of documents to the one you want, click on that, and the chapter will appear on your screen. • You can also access the course textbook by clicking the Direct Digital Bookshelf link on the left hand side of the course (Under Course Home).  User guides documents are in your doc sharing session – you may use this to help you go through the book.   

  7. 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

  8. Seminars • Refer to the grading rubrics for seminar option 1 and 2, 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?...You can do option 2

  9. Assignments • 2 papers (units 3 and 4), 6 projects (units 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) and final project (unit 9) • You must have Microsoft Word—you will submit your work to the dropbox

  10. Course Deliverables/Grading Total: 1000 points

  11. Late Submission of Assignments Late Work Policy: • Late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuatingcircumstances. • 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.  

  12. Other Items… • Plagiarism • Grading • Office Hours • Email • Questions

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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’?

  16. Word Association: ‘Health’ ’Wellness’

  17. Word Association • What object or picture do you think of when you hear the word ‘sick’

  18. Word Association: ‘Sick’

  19. Health and Wellness • Is there a difference between “Health” & “Wellness”? • If so, in your opinion what is the difference?

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. What are Some Dimensions of Wellness? • Social Wellness • Physical Wellness • Emotional Wellness • Career Wellness • Intellectual Wellness • Environmental Wellness • Spiritual 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

  23. 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?

  24. Seminar Question 1 • What is the anatomical concept of disease? • Timeframe? • Attribution? • Benefit of using in medical practice?

  25. Seminar Question 2 What is the humoral theory of disease?

  26. Seminar Question 3 What is the historical significance of the germ theory?

  27. Leading Causes of Death (U.S)1900 and 1998 • Heart Disease • Cancer • Stroke • COPD • Accidents • Pneumonia • Tuberculosis • Diarrhea Leading Causes of Death, 1900-1998, Retrieved on 2/22/10 from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdf

  28. 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

  29. ANY QUESTIONS?

  30. References Kaplan University. (2007). HW215 course materials. Retrieved November 30, 2008 from www.kaplan.edu Microsoft Corporation. (2007). Clipart. Retrieved December 05, 2007 from www.microsoft.com Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care: Issues and Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

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