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| What is the World Health Organization's definition of health? |
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| The state of complete mental, physical, and social well being; not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
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| What are the Dimensions of Health? |
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| Physical, Emotional, Financial, Spiritual, Social |
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| What is the distinction between illness and disease? |
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| Illness you can see, disease is an internal issue with organs |
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| What is the National Wellness Institute's definition of wellness? |
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| Wellness is an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward a more successful existence |
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| What are the six dimensions of wellness? |
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| Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Social, Spiritual, Occupational |
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| What is the seventh dimension of wellness? |
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| What is health education? |
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| Any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions |
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| What is health promotion? |
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| Any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conductive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities |
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| A calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation |
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| One that is professional; especially one that engages in a pursuit or activity professionally |
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| The study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specific populations and the application of this study to control health problems |
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| What are the characteristics of a profession? |
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-Requires prolonged training
-Has rigorous requirements for entry to the training
-Has specialized body knowledge and expertise
-Has agreed upon standards of practice
-Is characterized by autonomy
-Has a commitment to serving a significant social value
-Has code of ethics |
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| Knowledge derived from a variety of disciplines |
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| Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Health Sciences, Education, Medicine |
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| What is the difference between Mortality and Morbidity? |
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Mortality - Death Rate
Morbidity- Rate of disease |
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| What is used to measure health or health status? |
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| Health surveys conducted by governmental agencies |
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| What is the goal or purpose of a profession? |
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| Improve the quality of life |
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| What are the four factors of the Health Field Concept? |
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-Human Biology
-Environment
-Lifestyle
-Health Care Organization |
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| What are the five determinants of health? |
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-Gestational endowment (Genetics)
-Social circumstances (education, crime)
-Environmental conditions
-Health Behaviors (diet, PA)
-Medical Care |
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| What are the three levels of prevention? |
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| Primary, Secondary, Tertiary |
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