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Taking Charge of Your Health Chapter One Wellness: The New Health Goal • Health – Usually refers to the condition of a person’s body (Absence of injury or illness) • Wellness – Not limited to the absence of physical disease – Multidimensional state of optimal well-being determined by the decisions you make • Six Dimensions of Wellness: – – – – – – Physical Emotional Intellectual Spiritual Social Environmental • . 2 Wellness: The New Health Goal The Wellness Continuum 3 Wellness: Then and Now • In the1900’s • Since the 1900’s – ~Lifespan = 47 yrs. – Most died from infectious disease – An Infectious disease is: easily spread from one person to another (bacteria & viruses) – After 1900’s vaccine & antibiotic development reduced # of infectious diseases – ~Life span has doubled – Currently, most die from chronic disease – A chronic disease: develops and continues over a long period of time – Lifestyle choices increase or decrease the risk of chronic disease 4 Leading Causes of Preventable Death in the United States The Healthy People Initiative • Healthy People 2020 has several objectives: – Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death – Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve health of all groups – Create social and physical environments that promote health – Promote healthy development & behaviors across all stages of life 6 Factors That Influence Wellness • Health habits • Heredity/Family history – Genome: entire amount of genetic material (DNA) in a persons cells – Favorable and unfavorable genes are inherited that decrease/increase risk of disease • Environment • Access to Health care 7 Getting Serious About Your Health • Examine current health habits • Choose a Target Behavior – Defined as: One behavior you want to change; start simple • Learn About Your Target Behavior • Find Help Changing Your Behavior • Setting Realistic Goals – What do I want? – Which change is the greatest priority at this time? – Why is this important to me? – What are the potential positive outcomes? – Are there family or friends whose help I can enlist? – Your behavior change goals should be SMART: SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, REALISTIC, TIME-FRAME SPECIFIC • Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change – Precontemplation • No current intention of changing – Contemplation • Recognize a problem and begin to contemplate the need to change – Preparation • Close to taking action, and may have a plan – Action • Begin to follow action plans or outwardly modify behavior – Maintenance • Have maintained a behavior for at least six months; Vigilance, attention to detail, and long-term commitment – Termination • New behavior has become an essential part of daily living Things to Know • What is health? wellness? What is the difference between the two? • What are the six dimensions of wellness? Read about the occupational and financial wellness • What is the wellness continuum? • How do the dimensions of wellness interact? • How has wellness changed from 1900’s until now? Why? • What is an infectious disease and examples of? What is a chronic disease and examples of? • What are two leading causes of preventable death in the U.S. • What is the Healthy People 2020 and the goals discussed in class? 11 Things to Know • What are factors that influence wellness? • What is a genome? • How can inheriting unfavorable/abnormal genes increase/decrease the risk of disease? • What is the process discussed in class for getting serious about your health? • Tips for changing a behavior • What is the transtheoretical model for change, what are the stages and their characteristics? 12