UVIC EPHE 142 Health and Wellness
Midterm Exam
Definition of health – answer A connection between body, mind and spirit.
Panacea - answer A remedy for all ills.
Hygiene - answer Healthy
Health defined by WHO - answer A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health defined by Indigenous Peoples - answer Understanding that all things are
connected in relationship to one another.
Wellness defined by Indigenous Peoples - answer A whole and healthy person
expressed through balance of spirit, emotion, mind and body.
Important connections to wellness for Indigenous Peoples - answer Language, land,
beings of creation and ancestry.
Bimaadiziwir - answerThe way of good life.
5 Inner Circles - answer1st: Responsibility
2nd: Balance
3rd: Value
4th: Who we are/Where we come from
5th: Important influences
Outer: Relationships
Three mechanisms to health promotion - answer-self care
-mutual aid
-healthy environments
Health promotion - answerThe process of enabling people to increase control over, and
to improve, their health.
Health Belief Model - answerExplain and predict health behaviour.
Precede-Procede Model - answerProvide a guid to improving our health through a
socio-ecological approach.
, Quality of Life Model - answerBeing, belonging, becoming.
Being - answerEmphasizes an individual's physical, physiological and spiritual
functioning.
Belonging - answerThe connections with their environments.
Becoming - answerThe opportunities for maintaining and enhancing skills.
Canadian Institution for Health Information - answerProvides information about national
health indicators and standards, health spending and current health research.
Public Health Agency of Canada - answerSupports a sustainable healthcare system.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - answerProvides information on health
services, programs and products that can health to strengthen our healthcare system.
Epidemiology - answerStudy of how often diseases occur in different groups of people
and why.
Social Epidemiology - answerHow our social structures affect our health.
7 Dimensions of Wellness - answer1. Social
2. Occupational
3. Spiritual
4. Physical
5. Intellectual
6. Emotional
7. Environmental
Social Dimension - answer- collectivist view of the world: contributing to society
- active part in improving our world by enhancing all relationships
- social support influences health and wellbeing
Occupational Dimension - answer- attitude we hold about our work
- it is healthy to balance work and other life commitments
Spiritual Dimension - answer- identifying our basic purpose in life
- a connection to religion or faith
Physical Dimensions - answer- through participation in regular physical activity
- making healthy food choices and avoid harmful behaviours
Intellectual Dimension - answer- cognitive abilities
- intellectual growth and stimulation
Midterm Exam
Definition of health – answer A connection between body, mind and spirit.
Panacea - answer A remedy for all ills.
Hygiene - answer Healthy
Health defined by WHO - answer A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health defined by Indigenous Peoples - answer Understanding that all things are
connected in relationship to one another.
Wellness defined by Indigenous Peoples - answer A whole and healthy person
expressed through balance of spirit, emotion, mind and body.
Important connections to wellness for Indigenous Peoples - answer Language, land,
beings of creation and ancestry.
Bimaadiziwir - answerThe way of good life.
5 Inner Circles - answer1st: Responsibility
2nd: Balance
3rd: Value
4th: Who we are/Where we come from
5th: Important influences
Outer: Relationships
Three mechanisms to health promotion - answer-self care
-mutual aid
-healthy environments
Health promotion - answerThe process of enabling people to increase control over, and
to improve, their health.
Health Belief Model - answerExplain and predict health behaviour.
Precede-Procede Model - answerProvide a guid to improving our health through a
socio-ecological approach.
, Quality of Life Model - answerBeing, belonging, becoming.
Being - answerEmphasizes an individual's physical, physiological and spiritual
functioning.
Belonging - answerThe connections with their environments.
Becoming - answerThe opportunities for maintaining and enhancing skills.
Canadian Institution for Health Information - answerProvides information about national
health indicators and standards, health spending and current health research.
Public Health Agency of Canada - answerSupports a sustainable healthcare system.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - answerProvides information on health
services, programs and products that can health to strengthen our healthcare system.
Epidemiology - answerStudy of how often diseases occur in different groups of people
and why.
Social Epidemiology - answerHow our social structures affect our health.
7 Dimensions of Wellness - answer1. Social
2. Occupational
3. Spiritual
4. Physical
5. Intellectual
6. Emotional
7. Environmental
Social Dimension - answer- collectivist view of the world: contributing to society
- active part in improving our world by enhancing all relationships
- social support influences health and wellbeing
Occupational Dimension - answer- attitude we hold about our work
- it is healthy to balance work and other life commitments
Spiritual Dimension - answer- identifying our basic purpose in life
- a connection to religion or faith
Physical Dimensions - answer- through participation in regular physical activity
- making healthy food choices and avoid harmful behaviours
Intellectual Dimension - answer- cognitive abilities
- intellectual growth and stimulation
