culture - ANSWER-as an element of ethnicity, refers to integrated patterns of
human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications,
actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious,
or social groups.
cultural values - ANSWER-guide actions and decision-making that facilitates
self-worth and self-esteem. They shape human behaviors and determine
what individuals will do to maintain their health status, how they will care for
themselves, and others who become ill, and where and from whom they will
seek health care.
ethnicity - ANSWER-focuses on differences in meanings, values, and ways of
living.
race - ANSWER-is associated with power and indexes the history or ongoing
imposition of one's group's authority above another.
,disease prevention - ANSWER-is the recognition of a danger to health that
could be reduced or alleviated through specific actions or changes in lifestyle
behaviors.
** Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
** Role of nutrition
health literacy - ANSWER-is the ability to understand basic health concepts
and apply them to one's own health decisions.
** Formal education
** Non-formal education
** Informal education
values - ANSWER-are beliefs about the worth of something and serve as
standards that influence behavior and thinking.
Value orientations - ANSWER-reflect the personality type of a particular
society.
,health - ANSWER-is the merging and balancing of six physical and
psychologic dimensions of health: physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
spiritual, and environmental.
nutrition - ANSWER-is the study of essential nutrients and the processes by
which nutrients are used by the body.
wellness - ANSWER-is a lifestyle that enhance our level of health
health promotion - ANSWER-consists of strategies used to increase the level
of health of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
* Knowledge
* Techniques
* Community supports
Learning Objectives:
define health and wellness. - ANSWER-○ Health: is the merging and balancing
of six physical and psychologic dimensions of health: physical, intellectual,
emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental.
, ○ Wellness: is a lifestyle that enhance our level of health
Learning Objectives:
define health promotion. - ANSWER--- it is very important in nursing. --
○ Health Promotion: consists of strategies used to increase the level of
health of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
* Knowledge
* Techniques
* Community supports
Learning Objectives:
state the purpose of Healthy People 2020 (HP2020). - ANSWER-It is a
program of the US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). ○ It
is based on the vision of a society in which all people live long and healthy
lives (based on ecological model of health).
- Its mission is to improve health through strengthening policy and practice.
○ (watch slide 8) & (box 1-1 from the book)
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