NR222: Edapt- Health Promotion
Defining Health and Wellness
State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence
of disease or illness – Health
Positive state of health that is continually changing – Wellness
Functional or structural disturbance – Illness
Physical indicators and subjective experience – Disease
An individual can have wellness in the presence of illness.
Many internal and external variables influence a person’s health beliefs and health
practices. Identify which variables are internal and which are external.
Internal External
Growth and development ✓
Family health practices ✓
Cultural background ✓
Intellectual background ✓
Emotional factors ✓
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Review the factors below and select whether they apply or do not apply to health.
Applies to Health Does not apply to health
Lifestyle choices ✓
Genetic make-up ✓
Environment in which ✓
you live
Disease or disability ✓
Psychological or mental ✓
health issues
There are many factors that determine wellness. Identify the factors below which
contribute to wellness. Select all that apply.
,Mental state
Social state
Financial state
Physical state
Environmental state
A 34-year-old male client has been laid off from his job and has many unpaid bills.
The client has been having thoughts of suicide but denies needing medical help
and has reached out to his pastor for emotional support. The client does not have a
primary healthcare provider because he has never been very sick. As a child, his
caregivers did not have money to pay for healthcare provider visits, so this has
never been a priority. The client is married and has a close network of friends
through his church
Which external variables influence the client’s current health practices? Select all
that apply.
Support from social networks
Denies needing help for suicidal thoughts
Family practice of not routinely seeing a healthcare provider
Age of client
Difficulty paying bills
While seeking to understand the relationship between eh concepts of health,
wellness, and illness, healthcare professionals are in a unique position to assist
clients in achieving and maintaining optimal levels of health. What are some ways
that healthcare professionals assist clients to achieve optimal health? Select all that
apply.
Encourage healthy behaviors
Understand the dimensions of wellness
Provide health education
Provide preventative care
Identify actual and potential risk factors
Jonathan (preferred pronouns he, him) is a student in a healthcare profession
program. To help pay for school, Jonathan works full-time in a family practice
, clinic caring for clients of all ages. Sometimes, Jonathan feels that there are not
enough hours in the day to get schoolwork completed, study for exams, and work
enough hours to pay the bills.
Growing up, Jonathan’s caregivers taught him how to choose and prepare healthy
foods and he is active every day, either running or biking. Though he was taught
healthy lifestyle behaviors during childhood, his caregiver was against
vaccinations. Therefore, Jonathan currently remains unvaccinated. Despite
learning the importance of vaccinations, Jonathan feels good about his state of
health, admitting that he is never sick.
Which variables are affecting Johnathan’s Health? Select all that apply.
Feelings about health
Career choice
Cultural background
Financial struggles
Gender
Childhood experiences
Degree of stress
For each variable affecting Johnathan’s health, identify if the variable is internal or
external.
Internal External
Career choice ✓
Childhood experiences ✓
Degree of stress ✓
Feelings about health ✓
Financial struggles ✓
Based on your understanding of the Illness-Wellness Continuum, Johnathan is
facing towards high-level wellness.
What recommendations could be made to assist Johnathan in improving his health?
Select which recommendations are essential versus nonessential.
Essential Nonessential
Defining Health and Wellness
State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence
of disease or illness – Health
Positive state of health that is continually changing – Wellness
Functional or structural disturbance – Illness
Physical indicators and subjective experience – Disease
An individual can have wellness in the presence of illness.
Many internal and external variables influence a person’s health beliefs and health
practices. Identify which variables are internal and which are external.
Internal External
Growth and development ✓
Family health practices ✓
Cultural background ✓
Intellectual background ✓
Emotional factors ✓
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Review the factors below and select whether they apply or do not apply to health.
Applies to Health Does not apply to health
Lifestyle choices ✓
Genetic make-up ✓
Environment in which ✓
you live
Disease or disability ✓
Psychological or mental ✓
health issues
There are many factors that determine wellness. Identify the factors below which
contribute to wellness. Select all that apply.
,Mental state
Social state
Financial state
Physical state
Environmental state
A 34-year-old male client has been laid off from his job and has many unpaid bills.
The client has been having thoughts of suicide but denies needing medical help
and has reached out to his pastor for emotional support. The client does not have a
primary healthcare provider because he has never been very sick. As a child, his
caregivers did not have money to pay for healthcare provider visits, so this has
never been a priority. The client is married and has a close network of friends
through his church
Which external variables influence the client’s current health practices? Select all
that apply.
Support from social networks
Denies needing help for suicidal thoughts
Family practice of not routinely seeing a healthcare provider
Age of client
Difficulty paying bills
While seeking to understand the relationship between eh concepts of health,
wellness, and illness, healthcare professionals are in a unique position to assist
clients in achieving and maintaining optimal levels of health. What are some ways
that healthcare professionals assist clients to achieve optimal health? Select all that
apply.
Encourage healthy behaviors
Understand the dimensions of wellness
Provide health education
Provide preventative care
Identify actual and potential risk factors
Jonathan (preferred pronouns he, him) is a student in a healthcare profession
program. To help pay for school, Jonathan works full-time in a family practice
, clinic caring for clients of all ages. Sometimes, Jonathan feels that there are not
enough hours in the day to get schoolwork completed, study for exams, and work
enough hours to pay the bills.
Growing up, Jonathan’s caregivers taught him how to choose and prepare healthy
foods and he is active every day, either running or biking. Though he was taught
healthy lifestyle behaviors during childhood, his caregiver was against
vaccinations. Therefore, Jonathan currently remains unvaccinated. Despite
learning the importance of vaccinations, Jonathan feels good about his state of
health, admitting that he is never sick.
Which variables are affecting Johnathan’s Health? Select all that apply.
Feelings about health
Career choice
Cultural background
Financial struggles
Gender
Childhood experiences
Degree of stress
For each variable affecting Johnathan’s health, identify if the variable is internal or
external.
Internal External
Career choice ✓
Childhood experiences ✓
Degree of stress ✓
Feelings about health ✓
Financial struggles ✓
Based on your understanding of the Illness-Wellness Continuum, Johnathan is
facing towards high-level wellness.
What recommendations could be made to assist Johnathan in improving his health?
Select which recommendations are essential versus nonessential.
Essential Nonessential
