Health and Healing Community Final Test Questions With
Complete Solutions
Illness
- An individuals personal experience of, perception of, and
reaction to a disease whereby he or she is unable to function at
the desired usual level
Illness Trajectory
- Expected short and long term courses overtime that requires
the client and support teams to adjust to associated changes
Disease Prevention
- Activities undertaken by the health sector to prevent the
occurrence of disease, to detect and stop disease development,
and to reduce negative effects of a disease
Health Protection
- Focuses on health maintenance by dealing with immediate
health risks
Risk Avoidance
- A strategy used to avoid health problems and remain at a low
risk level
Risk Reduction
- A Strategy used to reduce health concerns so that disease is
detected and treated early
Health Enhancement
,- A health promotion strategy to increase health and resiliency,
to promote optimal health and well-being
Biomedical Approach
- Physiological Health
- Treatment of disease and restoring of health through medical
interventions
- Health care system paramount
- Dominated western thinking for most of the 20th century
Behavioral Approach
- Lifestyle, Biology, and Environment influence health
- Aim is to decrease smoking, lack of exercise, and unhealthy
diets
Socioenvironmental Approach
- Health is tied to social structure
- Lifestyle improvements were made by well-educated, well-
employed, and higher income Canadians
- Environment (poverty, poor housing, unsafe working
conditions, air pollution, poor water)
Social Detriments of Health
1. Income and Income Distribution
2. Education
3. Unemployment and Job Security
4. Employment and Working Conditions
5. Early Childhood Development
6. Food Insecurity
7. Housing
, 8. Social Exclusion
9. Social Safety Network
10. Health Services
11. Aboriginal Status
12. Gender
13. Race
14. Disability
Balance is needed between
- Personal Responsibility
- Social Responsibility
- Governmental Responsibility
Ottawa Charter: Building Healthy Public Policy
- No tobacco or alcohol use
- Serving healthy foods
Ottawa Charter: Creating Supportive Environments
- Bike paths
- Shae Structures
- Playgrounds
- Benches on walking paths
Ottawa Charter: Strengthen Community Action
- Bring people together
Ottawa Charter: Developing Personal Skills
- Safe Sex
- Healthy Eating
- Exercise Education
Complete Solutions
Illness
- An individuals personal experience of, perception of, and
reaction to a disease whereby he or she is unable to function at
the desired usual level
Illness Trajectory
- Expected short and long term courses overtime that requires
the client and support teams to adjust to associated changes
Disease Prevention
- Activities undertaken by the health sector to prevent the
occurrence of disease, to detect and stop disease development,
and to reduce negative effects of a disease
Health Protection
- Focuses on health maintenance by dealing with immediate
health risks
Risk Avoidance
- A strategy used to avoid health problems and remain at a low
risk level
Risk Reduction
- A Strategy used to reduce health concerns so that disease is
detected and treated early
Health Enhancement
,- A health promotion strategy to increase health and resiliency,
to promote optimal health and well-being
Biomedical Approach
- Physiological Health
- Treatment of disease and restoring of health through medical
interventions
- Health care system paramount
- Dominated western thinking for most of the 20th century
Behavioral Approach
- Lifestyle, Biology, and Environment influence health
- Aim is to decrease smoking, lack of exercise, and unhealthy
diets
Socioenvironmental Approach
- Health is tied to social structure
- Lifestyle improvements were made by well-educated, well-
employed, and higher income Canadians
- Environment (poverty, poor housing, unsafe working
conditions, air pollution, poor water)
Social Detriments of Health
1. Income and Income Distribution
2. Education
3. Unemployment and Job Security
4. Employment and Working Conditions
5. Early Childhood Development
6. Food Insecurity
7. Housing
, 8. Social Exclusion
9. Social Safety Network
10. Health Services
11. Aboriginal Status
12. Gender
13. Race
14. Disability
Balance is needed between
- Personal Responsibility
- Social Responsibility
- Governmental Responsibility
Ottawa Charter: Building Healthy Public Policy
- No tobacco or alcohol use
- Serving healthy foods
Ottawa Charter: Creating Supportive Environments
- Bike paths
- Shae Structures
- Playgrounds
- Benches on walking paths
Ottawa Charter: Strengthen Community Action
- Bring people together
Ottawa Charter: Developing Personal Skills
- Safe Sex
- Healthy Eating
- Exercise Education
