Question

Unit Goals: To Gain a Working Understanding of these Basic concepts;

a-What is health?

b-Wellness vs. disease model of health.

c-What is your personal definition of health?

d-What cultural definition/s of health are prevalent?

e-What is the physical foundation of health?

f-What is the psychological foundation of health?

g-What is the spiritual foundation of health?

h-In what ways does our healthcare system address the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of individuals, families and communities? Is there more than one definition of healthcare in our healthcare system?

h-How do our cultural norms and healthcare system address human dignity in our society and basic social justice?

Community Project: Follow the instruction above

This community project focuses on attitudes and beliefs found in a program or service center (Women's Health Centers). Once you have identified this center which is : (Women's Health Centers) your job is to evaluate the attitudes and beliefs you find represented in this program or service center and describe how it aligns with your own personal values and beliefs regarding heath and wellness. Please follow the direction bellow.

1-Introduction: Describe the setting on Women's Health Centers and the service provide. (you may interview a member of this agency/ setting if you are unfamiliar with what is provided here).

2-Assess underlying attitudes and beliefs about health and wellness this setting holds. (sometimes what is written and what you see is different) For example a senior setting that provides group socialization and activities, but serves processed food and canned vegetables and fruit, instead of fresh. What does this say about the agency believes about physical health?

3- How does the setting align with your own beliefs of health and wellness?

4-Conclusion: What changes would you make to improve this setting and its services?

Paper length is 4 paragraphs, 1 paragraph for each step.

Answer 1

Ans) a) Health is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease" according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

b) The disease model of addiction describes an addiction as a disease with biological, neurological, genetic, and environmental sources of origin. The traditional medical model of disease requires only that an abnormal condition be present that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the individual afflicted.

- Wellness is a continual process toward optimal functioning through a dynamic balance among all aspects of an individual. We have adopted a holistic approach to wellness, as we believe wellness can only be determined by examining a person as a whole rather than one's individual parts.

c) health refers to the wellness of the individual. It not only refers to the physical well being of an individual but it also comprises the wellness of emotional, intellect, social, economical, spiritual and other areas of life.

d) Culture is a pattern of ideas, customs and behaviours shared by a particular people or society. Children often struggle with being 'between cultures'– balancing the 'old' and the 'new'. They essentially belong to both, whereas their parents often belong predominantly to the 'old' culture.

- Culture is a tool that its members use to assure their survival and well-being, as well as provide meaning to llife.Conflict related to cultural beliefs within healthcare commonly arises during times of significant life change.