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NBHWC Section 3 General Health and Wellness and Chronic Diseases Exam
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NBHWC Section 3 General Health and Wellness andChronic Diseases Exam
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and
preparedness activities in the United States with the goal of improving overall public
health. Evidencebased website
Healthy People 2020
A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet
during the second decade of the new millennium.
Sponsored by the ODPHP Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Overall Objectives of Healthy People 2020
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and
premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Complementary and Related Domains of HRQOL Concept
Self-rated physical and mental health
,Overall well-being
Participation in society
PROMIS
(Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System)
An NIH Roadmap initiative that is developing an electronic system for collecting
self-report data on HRQOL from diverse populations of individuals representing a range
of chronic diseases and demographic characteristics
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Medical professional society providing quality education and certification to those
dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of Lifestyle Medicine as the foundation of a
transformed and sustainable health care system. (A great provider of peer-reviewed
sources)
HRQOL
(health related quality of life)
A multidimensional concept that encompasses domains relating to physical, mental,
emotional, and social functioning. An attribute of health status is beyond direct
measures of population health to focus on those aspects of health that impact quality
of life.
Well-being
A relative state in which a person achieves maximum functioning of his or her physical,
mental, and social ability in the context of supportive environments that enable the
person to live a full, satisfying, and productive life. Aspects include:
Physical
Economic
Social
Development and activity
, Emotional
Psychiological
Life satisfaction
Domain specific satisfaction
Engaging activities and work
Dr. John Travis
Developed the first Wellness Assessment, redefined a new vision of wellness which
focused on inspiring people to be well versus treating illness.
Illness-Wellness Continuum
A model that illustrates the full range of health between the extremes of illness and
wellness
High-level Wellness Model
This concept involves giving good care to your physical self, using your mind
constructively, expressing your emotions effectively, being creatively involved with
those around you, and being concerned about your physical, psychological and spiritual
environments.
Iceberg Model
A model where your current state of health, be it one of disease or vitality, is the
apparent (visible) portion. The three levels below the surface are:
lifestyle/behavioral
psychological/motivational
spiritual/being/meaning
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