Health and Wellness

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1. acute an illness that is sudden and severe; sudden 10. Illness Health education programs or activities directed
illness illness from which a person is expected to prevention toward protecting patients from threats or
recover potential threats to health and minimizing risk
factors.
2. chronic irreversible illness that causes permanent
illness physical impairment and requires long-term 11. Risk factor anything that increases the likelihood of injury,
health care disease, or other health problems
12. Primary Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
Persists longer than 6 months
prevention occurring.
3. illness state in which a person's physical, emotional,
13. Secondary Focuses on those who have health problems or
intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual
prevention illnesses and are at risk for developing
functioning is diminished or impaired
complications or worsening conditions
4. health a state of complete physical, mental, and social
14. Tertiary Occurs when a defect or disability is permanent
well-being - not merely the absence of disease or
Prevention or irreversible; actions taken to contain damage
infirmity
once disease/disability has progressed beyond
5. Health its early stages.
Belief
Model

A theory of health behaviors

the model predicts that whether a person

practices a particular health habit can be
understood by knowing the degree to which the
person perceives a personal health threat -- and
the perception that a particular health practice
will be effective in reducing that threat.
6. Health the providing of accurate health information to
education help people make healthy choices
7. Health any planned combination of educational,
promotion political, environmental, regulatory, or
organizational mechanisms that support actions
and conditions of living conducive to the health
of individuals, groups, and communities
8. Holistic Assesses the whole person because it views the
Health mind, body, and spirit as interdependent
Model (dependent on each other)

Health depends on all these factors working

together!
9. Illness Ways in which people monitor their bodies,
behavior define and interpret their symptoms, take
remedial actions, and use the health care system.