Wellness
What is Wellness?
What is health literacy?
What is a disease?
Aspects of a person's life that increase the chances they will develop a disease or disorder or experience an injury
What are risk factors?
Average estimate of how long a person will live
What is life expectancy?
A state of excellent health and wellness in all areas of your life
What is optimal health?
Theories and health claims that are described as being based in science.
What is pseudoscience?
An abnormal mental or physical condition with no single identifiable cause
What is a disorder?
Unintended injuries, sun exposure, tobacco use, drug use, alcohol use, sleep amounts, nutrition, physical activity, media and technology are examples of a type of risk factor.
What is a behavioral risk factor?
Actual number of years a person will live
What is life span?
Physical health, emotional health, intellectual health, social health
What is dimension of health?
A doctor who provides checkups, screenings, treatments, and prescriptions
What is a primary care physician?
Diseases that occur and resolve quickly
What is an acute disease?
You cannot change your genes, but you can learn about them.
What is family history?
Describes the presence of a disease, disorder, injury, or other condition that affects the health of a population.
What is morbidity?
Your ability to interact positively with those around you
What are interpersonal skills?
A healthcare establishment where patients reside overnight while receiving diagnosis and treatment
What is an inpatient facility?
Diseases that occur for many years
What is a chronic disease?
Loud noise, power tools, computer usage, and asbestos are examples of a risk factor.
What are environmental risk factors?
Describes the number of deaths caused by a disease, disorder, injury or other condition in a population.
What is mortality?
A state of health and wellness in which one feels safe, fulfilled, productive, and looks forward to enjoying a long life.
What is well-being?
A healthcare establishment where patients receive diagnosis and treatment but do not stay overnight.
What is inpatient facility?
Your body's mechanism for fighting infections and diseases.
What is an immune system?
A person's level of education, type of work, income level, and access to health care.
What are socioeconomic risk factors?
A person's satisfaction with their life
What is quality of life?