Community Health Continuum
Faith Sherman
Health
Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. What are the dimensions of health identified by the World Health Organization?
The dimensions of health identified by the World Health Organization is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being.
2. What is wellness? What are the dimensions of wellness? How is wellness conceptualized as a continuum?
Wellness is the process of adopting patterns of behavior that can lead to improved health and heightened life satisfaction. The dimensions of wellness are physical, emotional, intellectual, spirituals interpersonal or social, and environmental. Wellness is conceptualized as a continuum; one end of the continuum represents extreme illness and premature death, …show more content…
Explain the ecological model of health and wellness.
The ecological model of health and wellness focuses on the complex interactions among individual behaviors; environmental factors; and genetic, or hereditary factors.
6.Give some examples of actions that fall into the category of community health.
One example of community health is a community may decide to create bike lanes on public streets to protect cyclists, encourage people to be more physically active, and cut down on traffic and air pollution. Another example is a community may support the creation of health clinic within its boundaries, or it may require builders to include green space or parks in their construction plans.
7. How is public health defined? What are some examples of public health issues?
Public health is the study and practice of health promotion and disease prevention at the population level. Some examples off public health issues are preventing epidemics, promoting healthy behaviors, and preventing injuries.
8. What is the difference between disease prevention and health …show more content…
What are the three types of health literacy? What changes in our society have made health literacy more important?
The three types of health literacy are interactive literacy, functional literacy, and critical literacy. Some changes in our society that made health literacy more important are that consumers are faced with enormous amounts of health information, and many more consumers come from diverse cultural backgrounds that include ideas about health that maybe incompatible with Western models.
19. What is the difference between correlational studies and experimental studies?
The difference between correlational studies and experimental studies is the correlational studies suggest likely associations but do not establish cause and effect relationships, and experimental studies are considered to establish cause and effect relationships.
20. What questions should you ask when evaluating a health site on the Internet?
The questions you should ask when evaluating a health site on the internet are who maintains and pays for this site, how often is the site updated, does the site include a disclaimer, does the site promise miracle cures, and does the site subscribe to the principles of the health on the net
Health
Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. What are the dimensions of health identified by the World Health Organization?
The dimensions of health identified by the World Health Organization is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being.
2. What is wellness? What are the dimensions of wellness? How is wellness conceptualized as a continuum?
Wellness is the process of adopting patterns of behavior that can lead to improved health and heightened life satisfaction. The dimensions of wellness are physical, emotional, intellectual, spirituals interpersonal or social, and environmental. Wellness is conceptualized as a continuum; one end of the continuum represents extreme illness and premature death, …show more content…
Explain the ecological model of health and wellness.
The ecological model of health and wellness focuses on the complex interactions among individual behaviors; environmental factors; and genetic, or hereditary factors.
6.Give some examples of actions that fall into the category of community health.
One example of community health is a community may decide to create bike lanes on public streets to protect cyclists, encourage people to be more physically active, and cut down on traffic and air pollution. Another example is a community may support the creation of health clinic within its boundaries, or it may require builders to include green space or parks in their construction plans.
7. How is public health defined? What are some examples of public health issues?
Public health is the study and practice of health promotion and disease prevention at the population level. Some examples off public health issues are preventing epidemics, promoting healthy behaviors, and preventing injuries.
8. What is the difference between disease prevention and health …show more content…
What are the three types of health literacy? What changes in our society have made health literacy more important?
The three types of health literacy are interactive literacy, functional literacy, and critical literacy. Some changes in our society that made health literacy more important are that consumers are faced with enormous amounts of health information, and many more consumers come from diverse cultural backgrounds that include ideas about health that maybe incompatible with Western models.
19. What is the difference between correlational studies and experimental studies?
The difference between correlational studies and experimental studies is the correlational studies suggest likely associations but do not establish cause and effect relationships, and experimental studies are considered to establish cause and effect relationships.
20. What questions should you ask when evaluating a health site on the Internet?
The questions you should ask when evaluating a health site on the internet are who maintains and pays for this site, how often is the site updated, does the site include a disclaimer, does the site promise miracle cures, and does the site subscribe to the principles of the health on the net