Found Health Edu - Ch 1 Vocab

Cognitive

having to do with the mind

Affective

having to do with emotions

Psychomotor

having to do with the mind and body

Biopsychosocial

having to do with the biological, psychological, and social factors

Health Promotion

any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conductive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities

Health Educaion

any combination of planned learning exp3reiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions

Personal Health

individualized health specific to each individual

Community Health

health status specific to a group of people

Public Health

health status which extends to various communities

Global Health

health status which breaks international barriers

Mortality

related to death

Multidimensionality

made of many components

Wellness

the level of ones positive health status

Illness

a negative health state

Fitness

the level of physical ability resulting from exercise and proper nutrition

WHO Original Definition of Health

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

Healthy People Initiatives

national effort that sets goals/objectives to improve the health in the U.S. by the next decade

Credible

accurate and based on well-founded material

Epidemiology

the study of our health, what determines our health and applying that to make us healthier

Rate

a measure of some event, disease, or condition in relation to a segment of a population for a specific amount of time

Death Rates

# of deaths per 100,000 resident population

Crude Rate

rate for a total population

Morbidity

related to illness

Adjusted rate

rate for a total population limited to a specific characteristic (like a rate specific to youth)

Specific rate

rate for a specific subgroup for a specific reason (2 or more specifications)

Positive Correlation

2 factors move in the same direction

Negative Correlation

2 factors move in opposing direction

Epidemic

an unexpectedly large number of cases of an illness or specific health-related event/behavior

Pandemic

outbreak of a health illness or condition over a large geographical area, such as a continent

Life Expectancy

average number of years of life left

Years of potential life lost (YPLL)

years of life which are reduced due to premature mortality

Spirituality

having a sense of meaning and purpose in one’s life based that transcends the physical dimension of health