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HCA Heal 100 Midterm #1
Questions & Answers
1. Identify a few reasons of why we are offering this course
Answer to gain skills andknowledge which leads to being healthy and gives you
academic success
• gives students the tools and techniques to thrive in a uni environment
• Course for developing health competencies
• Well-being is key to academic success
2. Recognize the areas of focus for the UBC wellbeing initiative
Answer Identified 5areas for wellbeing promotion
-Mental health and resilience
- food and nutrition
-physical activity and sedentary behavior
-built and natural environment
-inclusion and connectivity
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3. What are some of the common student health issues (no numbers re-
quired)
Answer •Anxiety
• Sleep difficulties
• Stress
• Overweight
• Not meeting fruit/veg or exercise guidelines
• Loneliness
4. What does the Okanagan Charter state for health
Answer •International charter forhealth promoting Universities and colleges to
create environments that support health and personal development and to become
communities with a culture of wellbeing
• Three-fold purpose
1. Guide and inspire action by providing a framework
that reflects the latest thinking an evidence
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2. Generate dialogue and research that expands
network and accelerates action on and off campuses
3. Mobilize international cross sector action for the
integration of health
5. Some of the links shown by research between student wellbeing and class-
room environments
Answer Well-being is positively correlated with academic success and learning
• Negative stress is linked with physical and psychological impairment
• Wellbeing-promoting learning environments positively impact self-esteem
• Academic achievement is impacted by social connectedness
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6. Definition of mindfulness, resiliency, academic tenacity, wellness:
Answer Mindful-ness
• Moment to moment awareness of one's experiences w/o judgement
• paying attention in a particular way, one purpose, in the present moment, non-judg-
mental
Resiliency
• capacity to prepare for disruptions, recover from shocks and stresses and adapt
and grow from disruptive experiences
• not a single skill, many skills and coping mechanisms to bounce back from bumpson
the road and failures
Academic Tenacity
• a set of skills and attributes contributing to academic success
Wellness
• state of well-being in which all the components of health -physical, environmental,
mental/emotional, social, intellectual, occupational, financial and spiritual -are in
balance
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HCA Heal 100 Midterm #1
Questions & Answers
1. Identify a few reasons of why we are offering this course
Answer to gain skills andknowledge which leads to being healthy and gives you
academic success
• gives students the tools and techniques to thrive in a uni environment
• Course for developing health competencies
• Well-being is key to academic success
2. Recognize the areas of focus for the UBC wellbeing initiative
Answer Identified 5areas for wellbeing promotion
-Mental health and resilience
- food and nutrition
-physical activity and sedentary behavior
-built and natural environment
-inclusion and connectivity
1 of 33 12/10/2024, 7:54
,1.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder%20(3)/HCA%20Heal%
3. What are some of the common student health issues (no numbers re-
quired)
Answer •Anxiety
• Sleep difficulties
• Stress
• Overweight
• Not meeting fruit/veg or exercise guidelines
• Loneliness
4. What does the Okanagan Charter state for health
Answer •International charter forhealth promoting Universities and colleges to
create environments that support health and personal development and to become
communities with a culture of wellbeing
• Three-fold purpose
1. Guide and inspire action by providing a framework
that reflects the latest thinking an evidence
2 of 33 12/10/2024, 7:54
,1.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder%20(3)/HCA%20Heal%
2. Generate dialogue and research that expands
network and accelerates action on and off campuses
3. Mobilize international cross sector action for the
integration of health
5. Some of the links shown by research between student wellbeing and class-
room environments
Answer Well-being is positively correlated with academic success and learning
• Negative stress is linked with physical and psychological impairment
• Wellbeing-promoting learning environments positively impact self-esteem
• Academic achievement is impacted by social connectedness
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,1.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder%20(3)/HCA%20Heal%
6. Definition of mindfulness, resiliency, academic tenacity, wellness:
Answer Mindful-ness
• Moment to moment awareness of one's experiences w/o judgement
• paying attention in a particular way, one purpose, in the present moment, non-judg-
mental
Resiliency
• capacity to prepare for disruptions, recover from shocks and stresses and adapt
and grow from disruptive experiences
• not a single skill, many skills and coping mechanisms to bounce back from bumpson
the road and failures
Academic Tenacity
• a set of skills and attributes contributing to academic success
Wellness
• state of well-being in which all the components of health -physical, environmental,
mental/emotional, social, intellectual, occupational, financial and spiritual -are in
balance
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