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    “It is health that is real

    wealth and not pieces of


    gold and silver”
    “Health is a state of complete physical,
    mental, and social well being, not merely
    the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO,
    1947)
     Is a disease or period of sickness affecting the
    body or mind.
    1. Clinical Model
    2. Health – illness continuum
    3. Agent – Host- Environment Model
    4. Health belief model
    5. Health Promotion model
     Health is interpreted as the absence of signs
    and symptoms of disease or injury; thus the
    opposite of health is disease.

     Dunn defined this model as “ health a a


    relatively passive state of freedom from illness,
    and a condition of relative homeostasis”.
     Health and illness are seen as relative concept
    and not separate absolutes.
     Health and illness as a graduated scale has two
    ends
     Health is a dynamic state that fluctuates as a
    person adapts to change in the internal and
    external environments to maintain a state well-
    being.
     This model is used primarily in describing
    causes if illness rather than in promoting
    wellness.

     It helps in identifying risk factors that result


    from interaction of agent-host-environment.
     Primary preventative
    care

     Secondary preventive
    care

     Tertiary preventative
    care
     Physical Dimension
     Emotional Dimension
     Intellectual Dimension
     Environmental Dimension
     Sociocultural Dimension
     Spiritual Dimension
     Basic Human Needs

     Self-Concept: incorporates how the person


    feels about self AND the way he/she perceives
    his/her physical self (self-esteem and body
    image)
     Has both physical & emotional aspects
     Risk Factors:
    • Age
    • Genetics
    • Physiologic
    • Health habits
    • Lifestyle
    • Environment
     Generally rapid onset of symptoms
     Last only relatively short time

    Illness Behaviors
    Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
    Stage 2: Assuming sick role
    Stage 3: Assuming dependent role
    Stage 4: achieving recovery & rehab
    Physical and mental alterations in health WITH
    one or more of the following:
     Permanent change
     Causes or is caused by, irreversible alterations
    in normal anatomy and physiology
     Requires special ed for rehab
     Requires long period of care or support
    The World Health Organization
    (WHO) defines health promotion as a
    process of enabling people to
    increase control over and to improve
    their health (WHO, 1986).
    1. Providing information in the form of
    health teaching

    1. able to use hands-on assessment skills.

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