Modules 2 Flashcards
Health, Health Disparities, and Behavior Change (38 cards)
What are the immediate benefits of choosing good health?
Reducing the risk of injury and illnesses and improving academic performance
Immediate benefits also include long-term rewards like disease prevention and societal benefits such as reduced public costs of disability and disease.
What is the average life expectancy at birth in the United States?
78.8 years
This figure has increased significantly over the past century.
What chronic diseases are among the leading causes of death for Americans?
Heart disease and stroke
What is health expectancy?
Making choices to enjoy a full health life without any disability and chronic disease unless born with it.
What does health-related quality of life focus on?
The impact of health on physical, mental, social, and emotional function.
How is personal health linked to societal health?
Choices made by individuals, such as overeating, can affect both personal and community health.
What was the focus of the medical model of health?
Physical aspects of health and treatment of disease.
What does the ecological or public health model emphasize?
Social, environmental, economic, and other factors contributing to health and disease prevention.
What are the dimensions of health?
- Physical health
- Environmental health
- Social health
- Intellectual health
- Emotional health
- Spiritual health
What is included in physical health?
Body shape and size, sensory responsiveness, ability to function optimally, and managing injury/illness.
What does environmental health entail?
Understanding how the health of environments affects individuals and working to improve those conditions.
What is social health?
The ability to maintain satisfying interpersonal relationships and successfully interact with others.
What is intellectual health?
The ability to think clearly, reason, analyze critically, and effectively meet life’s challenges.
What does emotional health involve?
Expressing and controlling emotions, including self-esteem and self-confidence.
What is spiritual health?
Creating and expressing meaning and purpose in life.
What are determinants of health?
Personal, social, economic, and environmental factors influencing health status.
What classification does the Surgeon General’s health promotion plan use for determinants?
- Individual behavior
- Biology and genetics
- Social factors
- Policymaking
- Health services
What contributes to health disparities among different groups?
Factors like gender, race, and ethnic background.
What is mindfulness?
Giving nonjudgmental attention to the present moment.
How does mindfulness influence health?
Enhances health in all dimensions.
What are some models of behavior change?
- Health belief model
- Social cognitive model
- Transtheoretical model
What is the health belief model?
A model explaining factors related to a belief to take action or change a behavior.
What is the social cognitive model?
A model that explains how people learn and change behaviors by observing others.
What is the transtheoretical model?
A model describing stages of change to develop a new behavior.
