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How many adults in the US have at least 1 chronic health condition? - ✔✔1
in 2
How many adults in the US have 2 or more chronic health conditions? -
✔✔1 in 4
5 Leading causes of death, disability, and health care costs - ✔✔Heart
disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, stroke, alzheimer's disease, type 2
diabetes
NCDs - ✔✔Non-communicable diseases (aka chronic disease)
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, WHO definition of noncommunicable diseases - ✔✔Tend to be of long
duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological,
environmental, and behavioral factors
The majority of deaths from NCDs are the result of.... - ✔✔CVD, cancer,
diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases
Chronic diseases are responsible for approximately ____% of all deaths
globally - ✔✔70%
Key risk factors for chronic disease - ✔✔Tobacco use, poor nutrition, lack
of physical activity, excessive alcohol use
Illness-Wellness Continuum - ✔✔A model that illustrates the full range of
health between the extremes of illness and wellness. Left side is pre-mature
death, right side is high-level wellness.
The 6 Dimensions of Wellness - ✔✔Emotional, Occupational, Physical,
Social, Intellectual, Spiritual
SAMHSA (Substance abuse and mental health services administration)
Eight Dimensions of Wellness - ✔✔Occupational wellness, Physical
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