215 health and wellness

• promote health
• prevent illness
• restore health
• promoting and facilitating coping

• More than the absence of disease
• active process in which a person moves toward wellness
• Each person has their own definition of health

• exercise
• coping mechanisms
• stress
• socioeconomic situation
• disease process

pathological change in the structure or function of the body or mind

the response of the person to their disease

self-perception, effects of change on role and relationships, culture, spiritual values, etc.

an active state, oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual, regardless of his or her state of health

• addresses the relaionship between a person's beliefs and behaviors
• provides a way of understanding a predicting how well clients will behave in relation to their health, how they will comply with health care therapies.

understand factors that influence a clients perceptions, beliefs and behavior

individuals perception of susceptibility of an illness

individuals perception of the seriousness of the illness

nidividuals perception of the benefits of and barrier to taking action

increasing a clients level of well-being

• true prevention = education
• precedes disease or dysfunction
• diet, exercise, safe sex practices, seat belts/car seats.
• Immunizations

• focus on individuals that have health problem or high risk 
• prevent complications
• **health screenings**
• diagnosis and prompt intervention

• occurs when a defect or disability is present and irreversible
• goal = minimize the effects of long term disease/diability

campaign to improve nation's health

• decreased infant mortality
• increased childhood vaccines