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Disease
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The objective state of ill health
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Health
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The objective state of health
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Illness
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a subjective experience of loss of health
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Wellness
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A subjective state of health
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Disease and Health
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are objective states of health
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Illness and wellness
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Are subjective states of health (ness/ness)
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What are the three layers to prevention?
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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
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Primary prevention definition
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Methods that help to prevent a disease from occurring
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Primary prevention examples
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Immunization, vaccination, exercise
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Secondary Prevention
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Early detection and treatment of disease
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Secondary Prevention examples
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Mammograms, cancer screenings, pap smears
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Tertiary prevention
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Actions taken to minimize the disability with an illness
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Tertiary prevention examples
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Physical rehab, support groups, Specialist clinics (asthma,orthopedic,cardiac)
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What is health promotion?
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Methods and behaviors taken by individuals to increase their wellbeing and actualization. Changing their current conditions to improve their own health
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What is disease prevention?
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Action taken by individuals to avoid illness and disease
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Three approaches to health
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Medical, Behavioral, Socioenvironmental
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Medical
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-Focus on keeping stability
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-treating diseases only
-less emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention
-belief that "Medical intervention restores health"
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-treating diseases only
-less emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention
-belief that "Medical intervention restores health"
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Behavioral
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-Recognizes that the individual is responsible for their health care
-Focuses on positive lifestyle factors that help to increase quality of life
-Emphasizes health promotion
-Introduced determinants like lifestyle, environment, human biology, and health care organization
-Focuses on positive lifestyle factors that help to increase quality of life
-Emphasizes health promotion
-Introduced determinants like lifestyle, environment, human biology, and health care organization
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What report helped to form the behavioral model?
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Lalonde Report
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Socioenvironmental Approach
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Health is closely tied to social structures
Recognizes the limitations of health with poverty
Recognizes that the environment Canadians live in affect their access to proper healthcare
Recognizes the limitations of health with poverty
Recognizes that the environment Canadians live in affect their access to proper healthcare
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What report helped to form the Socioenvironmental model?
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Ottawa Charter
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Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
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identifies that there are certain prerequisites that have to be improved in society that are required to advance the level of health. These are: peace, shelter, education, food and income.
-incorporates social, environmental, and political aspects in the context of health
-focuses on social justice and equity
-incorporates social, environmental, and political aspects in the context of health
-focuses on social justice and equity
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Population Health
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Taking the health statistics of a group of people and using it to improve the health of an entire population and reduce the health inequalities between population groups
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Determinants of Health
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Factors in an individual's life that affect their level of health
Responsible for health inequities between groups of people
Responsible for health inequities between groups of people
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health inequities/disparities
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the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries
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Twelve determinants of health
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-Income
-Social Support
-Education and Literacy
-Employment, working conditions and Job Security
-Child Development
-Social Environments
-Physical Environment
-Personal Health Practices
-Biology and Genetic Endowment
-Health Services
-Gender
-Social Support
-Education and Literacy
-Employment, working conditions and Job Security
-Child Development
-Social Environments
-Physical Environment
-Personal Health Practices
-Biology and Genetic Endowment
-Health Services
-Gender
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Income
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-Most influential determinant of health
-Health increases as income increases
Those with low income
-Risk of illness and early death
-Higher levels of depression
-Lower self esteem
-Chronic health problems
-Health increases as income increases
Those with low income
-Risk of illness and early death
-Higher levels of depression
-Lower self esteem
-Chronic health problems
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social support system
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-Those with social supports have better health
-Affects physical and emotional health, and how people manage their health and illness
-Affects physical and emotional health, and how people manage their health and illness
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Education
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-Higher education is correlated with better health
-Also associated with income levels and the ability to problem solve
Low literacy..
-Greater unemployment and lower wages
-Affects ability to read medicine labels and reading at work
-Also associated with income levels and the ability to problem solve
Low literacy..
-Greater unemployment and lower wages
-Affects ability to read medicine labels and reading at work
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Employment, working conditions and job security
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-Affects an individual physically, mentally and socially
-Allows for a person to gain money, realize purpose and identity, grow their social life, and opportunities for social growth
-Working environment can affect the health of an individual
-lower stress is associated with a healthier work environment
-Allows for a person to gain money, realize purpose and identity, grow their social life, and opportunities for social growth
-Working environment can affect the health of an individual
-lower stress is associated with a healthier work environment
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Child development
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- Experiences during fetal development-6yo may influence health through entire life
-Examples such as low birth weight, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Poverty, Education, Relationship with parents
-Examples such as low birth weight, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Poverty, Education, Relationship with parents
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Social Environments
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-Establishes norms that impact health
-Family, friends, peers, community
-Free of discrimination, violence and social exclusion
-Family, friends, peers, community
-Free of discrimination, violence and social exclusion
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Physical Environment
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-Quality of air, water, food, soil
-Tobacco Exposure
-Quality of own housing
-Asbestos, lead, mold, dust
-Climate Change
-Tobacco Exposure
-Quality of own housing
-Asbestos, lead, mold, dust
-Climate Change
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Personal Health Practices
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-how people deal with challenges, and take care of themselves
-influenced by society and socioeconomic environment
Risk factors
-Tobacco use
-poor nutrition
-sedentary lifestyle
-influenced by society and socioeconomic environment
Risk factors
-Tobacco use
-poor nutrition
-sedentary lifestyle
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Biology and Genetic Endowment
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Inherited genes can predispose people to a number of health conditions
Improved preconception and prenatal care can decrease the number of congenital defects
Improved preconception and prenatal care can decrease the number of congenital defects
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Health services
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-Health promotion, disease prevention, and the maintenance of health care
-low income Canadians have limited access to prescription drugs, eye care and dentistry
-low income Canadians have limited access to prescription drugs, eye care and dentistry
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Health Services: Principles of the Canada health act are
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-Universality
-Portability
-Accessibility
-Comprehensiveness
-Public Administration
-Portability
-Accessibility
-Comprehensiveness
-Public Administration
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Gender
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-the array of socially determined roles, personality traits, attitudes, behaviors, values, relative power and influence that society ascribes to the two sexes
- roles influence the healthcare that one receives
-influences diseases or injuries that a person will receive
-life expectancy differs between the two genders
- roles influence the healthcare that one receives
-influences diseases or injuries that a person will receive
-life expectancy differs between the two genders