HED 329K: Exam1 Questions and
Answers
What is health?
Know the different definitions of health (both from lecture slides and book). - Answer-Integrated
method of functioning that maximizes an individual's potential
Requires an individual maintain a continuum of balance and purposeful direction with the environment
where he is functioning
medical model - Answer-Medical Model
Focus: Individual and physical functioning
Goal: Treatment of disease
Healthis the absence of disease
public health model - Answer-Public Health (or Ecological) Model
Focus: Protecting and improving health of individuals, families and communities through education,
disease prevention, promotion of healthy lifestyles, policies, and health services.
Health is the result of the interaction between the individual and their environment.
Goal:
,) Promote health and prevent disease by reducing/eliminating factors that cause illness and disease
2) Protect the population.
Prevention: Actions and behaviors designed to keep people from getting sick.
Health Promotion: Policies and programs that promote health and maintain behaviors known to support
good health.
educational, organizational, procedural, environmental, social, and financial policies and programs.
Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or
infirmity (WHO, 1947).
List and describe the 6 dimensions that make up wellness.
Be able to identify and define each. - Answer-Spiritual: meaning/purpose in life, self-awareness,
connectedness with self, others, & a larger reality
Social: ability to interact successfully with people & one's personal environment, and to develop &
maintain intimacy with others and to respect others
Physical: ability to carry out daily tasks, develop cardiovascular & muscular fitness, maintain adequate
nutrition & healthy weight, avoid abusing drugs & alcohol, and avoid tobacco
Wellness
Environmental: maintain safe water, food, & air and have a safe emotional & physical environment in
which we can live
Emotional: ability to control stress & to express emotions appropriately & comfortably
Intellectual: ability to learn & use information effectively for personal, family, & career development
What is Healthy People 2020? Check the slides for Health Behavior Change, too. - Answer-
health education - Answer-Learning that enables people to make informed decisions, and modify and
change social conditions in ways that are health enhancing.
, Process of developing & providing planned experiences to:
Supply information
Change attitudes
Influence children's behavior
Develop the concept of wellness
Develop individual responsibility for health
Develop self-esteem, self-confidence, and decision-making skills
Continuum of learning which enables people, as individual members of social structures, to voluntarily
make decisions, modify and change social conditions in ways that are health-enhancing
)Any combination of learning experiences that promote voluntary actions and informed decisions
conducive to health and is concerned with the health behavior of individuals and with the living and
working conditions that influence their health (NCSOPHE, 2006)
health promotion - Answer-Any combination of health education, and related organizational, political,
and economic intervention designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental changes conducive to
health (National Center for Health Fitness, 2006)Health promotion is broader in scopeHealth education
is an intricate part of health promotion
How do health education and health promotion differ - Answer-
Why is health education important and why should it be taught? (see lecture slides & textbook)
What was the emphasis in the past? What is it today?o What is the argument for teaching health
education? (textbook) - Answer-Health behaviors are the most important determinant of health status
Health behaviors are learned at an early age
Health behaviors are changeable
Formal health education should begin early
Answers
What is health?
Know the different definitions of health (both from lecture slides and book). - Answer-Integrated
method of functioning that maximizes an individual's potential
Requires an individual maintain a continuum of balance and purposeful direction with the environment
where he is functioning
medical model - Answer-Medical Model
Focus: Individual and physical functioning
Goal: Treatment of disease
Healthis the absence of disease
public health model - Answer-Public Health (or Ecological) Model
Focus: Protecting and improving health of individuals, families and communities through education,
disease prevention, promotion of healthy lifestyles, policies, and health services.
Health is the result of the interaction between the individual and their environment.
Goal:
,) Promote health and prevent disease by reducing/eliminating factors that cause illness and disease
2) Protect the population.
Prevention: Actions and behaviors designed to keep people from getting sick.
Health Promotion: Policies and programs that promote health and maintain behaviors known to support
good health.
educational, organizational, procedural, environmental, social, and financial policies and programs.
Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or
infirmity (WHO, 1947).
List and describe the 6 dimensions that make up wellness.
Be able to identify and define each. - Answer-Spiritual: meaning/purpose in life, self-awareness,
connectedness with self, others, & a larger reality
Social: ability to interact successfully with people & one's personal environment, and to develop &
maintain intimacy with others and to respect others
Physical: ability to carry out daily tasks, develop cardiovascular & muscular fitness, maintain adequate
nutrition & healthy weight, avoid abusing drugs & alcohol, and avoid tobacco
Wellness
Environmental: maintain safe water, food, & air and have a safe emotional & physical environment in
which we can live
Emotional: ability to control stress & to express emotions appropriately & comfortably
Intellectual: ability to learn & use information effectively for personal, family, & career development
What is Healthy People 2020? Check the slides for Health Behavior Change, too. - Answer-
health education - Answer-Learning that enables people to make informed decisions, and modify and
change social conditions in ways that are health enhancing.
, Process of developing & providing planned experiences to:
Supply information
Change attitudes
Influence children's behavior
Develop the concept of wellness
Develop individual responsibility for health
Develop self-esteem, self-confidence, and decision-making skills
Continuum of learning which enables people, as individual members of social structures, to voluntarily
make decisions, modify and change social conditions in ways that are health-enhancing
)Any combination of learning experiences that promote voluntary actions and informed decisions
conducive to health and is concerned with the health behavior of individuals and with the living and
working conditions that influence their health (NCSOPHE, 2006)
health promotion - Answer-Any combination of health education, and related organizational, political,
and economic intervention designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental changes conducive to
health (National Center for Health Fitness, 2006)Health promotion is broader in scopeHealth education
is an intricate part of health promotion
How do health education and health promotion differ - Answer-
Why is health education important and why should it be taught? (see lecture slides & textbook)
What was the emphasis in the past? What is it today?o What is the argument for teaching health
education? (textbook) - Answer-Health behaviors are the most important determinant of health status
Health behaviors are learned at an early age
Health behaviors are changeable
Formal health education should begin early
