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How is Physical Activity Related to Health?
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- Prevention & Treatment of illness, injury, and disease
- Related to emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental
- Applies to everyone (youth, adults, seniors)
- Related to emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental
- Applies to everyone (youth, adults, seniors)
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The 5 Determinants of Health as Barriers to PA
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Time
Money
Knowledge
Transportation
Priorities
Money
Knowledge
Transportation
Priorities
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WHO's definition of health
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a state of complete physical, mental and social- wellbeing (not just absence of disease or illness)
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Canadian Public Health Association adding on to WHO
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- In order to be in a complete physical, mental and social well-being state, one must realize their ASPIRATIONS, SATISFY NEEDS, and to CHANGE & COPE with ENVIRONMENT
- Health is a positive concept emphasizing SOCIAL & PERSONAL RESOURCES, as well as PHYSICAL CAPACITIES
- Health is a positive concept emphasizing SOCIAL & PERSONAL RESOURCES, as well as PHYSICAL CAPACITIES
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Issue/Critique of these health definitions:
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Words like "complete" are overly inclusive and unattainable.
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In summary, Health is......
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- NOT just the absence of disease
- physical, mental, and social well-being
- Must have physical and social resources and the ability to cope with changes in the environment
- physical, mental, and social well-being
- Must have physical and social resources and the ability to cope with changes in the environment
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Wellness is....
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- Global Wellness Institute says: Wellness is the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health
- Wellness is an ACTIVE pursuit of better lifestyle. NOT a passive/static one
- Wellness is linked to HOLISTIC HEALTH (ie. extends beyond physical health & incorporates many different dimensions)
- Wellness is an INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT, we have self-responsibility for the choices we make
- Wellness is an ACTIVE pursuit of better lifestyle. NOT a passive/static one
- Wellness is linked to HOLISTIC HEALTH (ie. extends beyond physical health & incorporates many different dimensions)
- Wellness is an INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT, we have self-responsibility for the choices we make
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Difference between Health & Wellness
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- They have commonalities
- Wellness is distinguished by NOT referring to a STATIC state of being (ie. being happy, in good health etc)
- Rather, wellness is ACTIVE pursuit of changes that will improve HOLISTIC HEALTH
- Wellness is distinguished by NOT referring to a STATIC state of being (ie. being happy, in good health etc)
- Rather, wellness is ACTIVE pursuit of changes that will improve HOLISTIC HEALTH
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Morbidity vs Mortality
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- Morbidity: illness or disease
- Mortality: Death
- Mortality: Death
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Brief History of Health
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- Early societies thought spirits and gods were responsible for health and that they were reflective of their own personal doings
- Industrial Revolution: rural transition to urbanization, occurred during 1700-1800s, there was overcrowding, disease, lack of clean water, poor food supply
- Industrial Revolution: rural transition to urbanization, occurred during 1700-1800s, there was overcrowding, disease, lack of clean water, poor food supply
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Brief History of Health - Mid 1800's Germ Theory
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- Proposed that diseases are caused by the invasion of microorganisms in our body (bacteria, virus's)
- Broad Street Pump Cholera outbreak
- Dr. John Snow
- 1st modern epidemiologist
- 1854 Cholera outbreak in London
- Others thought it was the air
- John thought it was based on water from his mapping and of outbreaks of water sources
- Broad Street Pump Cholera outbreak
- Dr. John Snow
- 1st modern epidemiologist
- 1854 Cholera outbreak in London
- Others thought it was the air
- John thought it was based on water from his mapping and of outbreaks of water sources
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Brief History of Health - 18th and 19th Century Engineering Advances
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- Sewage Control
- Food Preservation
- Vaccinations and Antibiotics
- Could finally control tuberculosis, diphtheria, pneumonia, syphilis, tetanus
- Simple prevention measures were implemented like handwashing
- Food Preservation
- Vaccinations and Antibiotics
- Could finally control tuberculosis, diphtheria, pneumonia, syphilis, tetanus
- Simple prevention measures were implemented like handwashing
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Brief History of Health - Late 20th century Chronic Diseases
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- Ex/ cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer
- Multiple causes but mainly lifestyle
- Lessened occurrence of infectious disease
- Smallpox eraticated, vaccine for yellow fever, cholera and typhus
- Problems nowadays are a combination of chronic disease and infectious disease
- Multiple causes but mainly lifestyle
- Lessened occurrence of infectious disease
- Smallpox eraticated, vaccine for yellow fever, cholera and typhus
- Problems nowadays are a combination of chronic disease and infectious disease
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