Health, Wellness, and Holism Concepts

Flashcards covering definitions of health, legal frameworks in the Philippines, various health models, social determinants, and traditional Filipino healing practices.

Health ($WHO$ definition)

A state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Nursing (Donaldson and Crowley, $1978$)

A discipline and profession with a distinctive knowledge base, shared values, and a societal contract aimed at the betterment of human lives.

Health (S.C. Roy, $2009$)

The individual’s total well-being, the regular patterns of people and their environments that result in maintaining wholeness and human integrity.

Health (Pender, Murdaugh, and Parsons, $2011$)

The realization of human potential through goal-directed behavior, competent self-care, and satisfying relationships with others.

Health (Greiner, $2014$)

The state of physical, mental, spiritual and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is experienced within a developmental context.

Health (M. Newman, $1997$)

The expansion of consciousness.

Dunn's Classic Concept of Wellness ($1961$)

A concept illustrating that health is influenced by family, community, society, and the environment.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights ($UDHR$)

A $1948$ United Nations document stating that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family.

Acceptability

A component of the Right to Health requiring respect for healthcare ethics, as well as cultural and gender sensitivity.

National Health Insurance Act of $1995$

Republic Act No. $7875$ in the Philippines.

Universal Health Care Act

Republic Act No. $11223$ in the Philippines.

Universal Health Coverage ($UHC$)

Ensuring all individuals and communities receive needed health services (promotion, prevention, treatment, palliative) without suffering financial hardship.

Clinical Model

A health model where health is the absence of signs and symptoms of disease, and illness is their presence.

Role Performance Model

A model where health is defined by the individual's ability to perform societal roles, such as work or family duties.

Adaptive Model

A health model viewing health as a dynamic state where the individual adjusts positively to social, mental, and physiological changes.

Eudaimonistic Model

A model emphasizing quality of life, finding meaning and purpose, and the inherent ability of the person to self-regulate as a holistic and unitary person.

Eudaimonia

An Aristotelian concept translated as 'flourishing' or 'success,' involving living with Arete (virtue) and focusing on what one can control.

Kaginhawahan Model

A Filipino model of health characterized by relational harmony and being at profound peace with oneself, community, society, environment, Cosmos, and Divinity.

Social Determinants of Health ($SDH$)

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources.

One Health Concept

A framework involving collaborative efforts between human health, veterinary medicine, and environmental health professionals to address global health issues.

Traditional Alternative Medicine Act of $1997$ ($TAMA$)

The law regulating the use of traditional and alternative medicine in the Philippines, including the recognized medicinal plants.

SANTALUBBY

Acronym for the $10$ medicinal plants: Sambong, Akapulko, Niyog-niyogan, Tsaang Gubat, Ampalaya, Lagundi, Ulasimang Bato, Bayabas, Bawang, and Yerbabuena.