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ChaptergOne
Definitions:
● Healthgisgthegmerginggandgbalancinggofgphysical,gandgpsychologicgdimension
sgofghealth:gphysical,gintellectual,gemotional,gsocial,gspiritualgandgenvironme
ntal.
a. Physicalg health:g Thegefficiencygofgthegbodygtogfunctiongappropriately,
gtogmaintaingimmunitygtogdisease,gandgtogmeetgdailygenergygrequire
ments
b. Intellectualghealth:gThegusegofgintellectualgabilitiesgtoglearngandgtogad
aptgtogchangesgingone’sgenvironment
c. Emotionalghealth:gThegcapacitygtogeasilygexpressgorgsuppressgemo
tionsgappropriately
d. Socialg health:gThegabilitygtoginteractgwithgpeoplegingangacceptablegma
nnergandgsustaingrelationshipsgwithgfamilygmembers,gfriends,gandgcolle
agues
e. Spiritualg health:gThegculturalgbeliefsgthatggivegpurposegtoghumangexisten
ce,g foundgthroughgfaithgingthegteachingsgofgorganizedgreligions,gingangu
nderstandinggofgnaturegorgscience,gorgingangacceptancegofgtheghumanisti
cgviewgofglife
f. Environmentalg health:gThegexternalgfactorsgthatgaffectgourghealthgandgwe
ll-
g being,gincludinggthegphysicalgcontextgwithingwhichgoneglivesgandgworksg
asgaffectedg byg determinantsg ofg ethnicity,g education,g income,g andg occu
pation,gandgextendinggtogtheglargergenvironmentgofgsafeguardinggnaturalg
resourcesgtogreducegexposuregtogpreventableghazards
● Nutritiongstudygofgessentialgnutrientsg>hegprocessesgbygwhichgnutrientsgareg
usedg bygthegbody.
a. Nutrientsgaregsubstancesgingfoodsgrequiredgbygthegbodygforgenergy,ggro
wth,gmaintenance,gandgrepair.
● Wellnessgisgaglifestylegthatgenhancesgourglevelgofghealth.
a. “Wellnessgnutrition”gapproachesgfoodgconsumptiongasgagpositivegwa
ygtognourishgthegbody.
● Healthg Promotiong consistsgofg strategiesgusedgtogincreasegtheglevelgofghealt
hgofgindividuals,gfamilies,ggroups,gandgcommunities
a. Knowledge:gLearninggnewginformationgaboutgthegbenefitsgorgrisksgofghea
lth-grelatedgbehaviors
b. Techniques:gApplyinggnewgknowledgegtogeverydaygactivities;gdevelopi
nggwaysgtogmodifygcurrentglifestyles
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c. Communityg supports:g Availabilityg ofg environmentalg org regulatoryg meas
uresgtogsupportgnewghealth-promotinggbehaviorsgwithingagsocialgcontext.
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● HealthygPeopleg2020:gAgsocietygingwhichgallgpeoplegliveglong,ghealthyglives
■ Mission
▫g g Identifygnationwideghealth-improvementgpriorities.
▫g Increasegpublicgawarenessgandgunderstandinggofgthegdet
erminantsgofghealth,gdisease,gandgdisabilitygandgthegopport
unitiesgforgprogress.
▫gProvidegmeasurablegobjectivesgandggoalsgthatgaregapplica
blegatgthegnational,gstate,gandglocalglevels.
▫gEngagegmultiplegsectorsgtogtakegactionsgtogstrengthengpo
liciesgandgimprovegpracticesgthatgaregdrivengbygthegbes
tgavailablegevidencegandgknowledge.
▫g Identifygcriticalgresearch,gevaluation,gandgdata-collectiongneeds.
■ Overarchingggoals:
▫g Attainghighgquality,glongerglives,gfreegofgpreventablegdiseas
es,gdisability,ginjurygandgprematuregdeath
▫g g Achieveghighgequity,geliminategdisparities,gandgimprovegthe
healthgofgallggroups
▫g Creategsocialgandgphysicalgenvironmentsgthatgpromoteggoodg
healthgforgall
▫g Promotegqualitygofglife,ghealthygdevelopmentgandghealthy
behaviorsgacrossgallglifegstages
■ Nutritiongmonitoring
▫g g Nationalghealthgandgnutritiongexaminationgsurvey
▫g WhatgwegeatgingAmerica
● Self-
efficacygisgthegperceptiongofgpeople’sgabilitygtoghavegpowergovergtheirgliv
esgandgbehaviors.
● Diseasegpreventiongthroughgnutrition:
a. Diseasegpreventiongisgthegrecognitiongofgagdangergtoghealthgthatgco
uldgbegreducedgorgalleviatedgthroughgspecificgactionsgorgchangesgin
glifestylegbehaviors
■ Primary,gsecondary,gandgtertiarygpreventions
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▫g Primarygpreventiongconsistsgofgactivitiesgtogavertgtheginitia
lgdevelopmentgofgagdiseasegorgpoorghealth.gAgprimarygdise
asegpreventiongapproachgisgtogeatgagvarietygofgfoodsgtogaver
tgnutrientgdeficiencies.
▫g Secondarygpreventionginvolvesgearlygdetectiongtoghaltgorgre
ducegthegeffectsgofgagdiseasegorgillness.
▫gTertiarygpreventiongoccursgaftergagdisordergdevelops.gThe
gpurposegisgtogminimizegfurthergcomplicationsgorgtogassistgin
gthegrestorationgofghealth.
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ChaptergOne
Definitions:
● Healthgisgthegmerginggandgbalancinggofgphysical,gandgpsychologicgdimension
sgofghealth:gphysical,gintellectual,gemotional,gsocial,gspiritualgandgenvironme
ntal.
a. Physicalg health:g Thegefficiencygofgthegbodygtogfunctiongappropriately,
gtogmaintaingimmunitygtogdisease,gandgtogmeetgdailygenergygrequire
ments
b. Intellectualghealth:gThegusegofgintellectualgabilitiesgtoglearngandgtogad
aptgtogchangesgingone’sgenvironment
c. Emotionalghealth:gThegcapacitygtogeasilygexpressgorgsuppressgemo
tionsgappropriately
d. Socialg health:gThegabilitygtoginteractgwithgpeoplegingangacceptablegma
nnergandgsustaingrelationshipsgwithgfamilygmembers,gfriends,gandgcolle
agues
e. Spiritualg health:gThegculturalgbeliefsgthatggivegpurposegtoghumangexisten
ce,g foundgthroughgfaithgingthegteachingsgofgorganizedgreligions,gingangu
nderstandinggofgnaturegorgscience,gorgingangacceptancegofgtheghumanisti
cgviewgofglife
f. Environmentalg health:gThegexternalgfactorsgthatgaffectgourghealthgandgwe
ll-
g being,gincludinggthegphysicalgcontextgwithingwhichgoneglivesgandgworksg
asgaffectedg byg determinantsg ofg ethnicity,g education,g income,g andg occu
pation,gandgextendinggtogtheglargergenvironmentgofgsafeguardinggnaturalg
resourcesgtogreducegexposuregtogpreventableghazards
● Nutritiongstudygofgessentialgnutrientsg>hegprocessesgbygwhichgnutrientsgareg
usedg bygthegbody.
a. Nutrientsgaregsubstancesgingfoodsgrequiredgbygthegbodygforgenergy,ggro
wth,gmaintenance,gandgrepair.
● Wellnessgisgaglifestylegthatgenhancesgourglevelgofghealth.
a. “Wellnessgnutrition”gapproachesgfoodgconsumptiongasgagpositivegwa
ygtognourishgthegbody.
● Healthg Promotiong consistsgofg strategiesgusedgtogincreasegtheglevelgofghealt
hgofgindividuals,gfamilies,ggroups,gandgcommunities
a. Knowledge:gLearninggnewginformationgaboutgthegbenefitsgorgrisksgofghea
lth-grelatedgbehaviors
b. Techniques:gApplyinggnewgknowledgegtogeverydaygactivities;gdevelopi
nggwaysgtogmodifygcurrentglifestyles
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c. Communityg supports:g Availabilityg ofg environmentalg org regulatoryg meas
uresgtogsupportgnewghealth-promotinggbehaviorsgwithingagsocialgcontext.
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● HealthygPeopleg2020:gAgsocietygingwhichgallgpeoplegliveglong,ghealthyglives
■ Mission
▫g g Identifygnationwideghealth-improvementgpriorities.
▫g Increasegpublicgawarenessgandgunderstandinggofgthegdet
erminantsgofghealth,gdisease,gandgdisabilitygandgthegopport
unitiesgforgprogress.
▫gProvidegmeasurablegobjectivesgandggoalsgthatgaregapplica
blegatgthegnational,gstate,gandglocalglevels.
▫gEngagegmultiplegsectorsgtogtakegactionsgtogstrengthengpo
liciesgandgimprovegpracticesgthatgaregdrivengbygthegbes
tgavailablegevidencegandgknowledge.
▫g Identifygcriticalgresearch,gevaluation,gandgdata-collectiongneeds.
■ Overarchingggoals:
▫g Attainghighgquality,glongerglives,gfreegofgpreventablegdiseas
es,gdisability,ginjurygandgprematuregdeath
▫g g Achieveghighgequity,geliminategdisparities,gandgimprovegthe
healthgofgallggroups
▫g Creategsocialgandgphysicalgenvironmentsgthatgpromoteggoodg
healthgforgall
▫g Promotegqualitygofglife,ghealthygdevelopmentgandghealthy
behaviorsgacrossgallglifegstages
■ Nutritiongmonitoring
▫g g Nationalghealthgandgnutritiongexaminationgsurvey
▫g WhatgwegeatgingAmerica
● Self-
efficacygisgthegperceptiongofgpeople’sgabilitygtoghavegpowergovergtheirgliv
esgandgbehaviors.
● Diseasegpreventiongthroughgnutrition:
a. Diseasegpreventiongisgthegrecognitiongofgagdangergtoghealthgthatgco
uldgbegreducedgorgalleviatedgthroughgspecificgactionsgorgchangesgin
glifestylegbehaviors
■ Primary,gsecondary,gandgtertiarygpreventions
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M gStudygguidegforgfinal.
▫g Primarygpreventiongconsistsgofgactivitiesgtogavertgtheginitia
lgdevelopmentgofgagdiseasegorgpoorghealth.gAgprimarygdise
asegpreventiongapproachgisgtogeatgagvarietygofgfoodsgtogaver
tgnutrientgdeficiencies.
▫g Secondarygpreventionginvolvesgearlygdetectiongtoghaltgorgre
ducegthegeffectsgofgagdiseasegorgillness.
▫gTertiarygpreventiongoccursgaftergagdisordergdevelops.gThe
gpurposegisgtogminimizegfurthergcomplicationsgorgtogassistgin
gthegrestorationgofghealth.
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