Chapter 1 KINE 100

What is the definition of chronic disease? Name four chronic diseases.

Diseases that develop over many years and are heavily influenced by lifestyle 1. heart disease 2. cancer 3. stroke 4. type 2 diabetes 5. atherosclerosis 6. obesity

What are five specific lifestyle practices that can reduce the risk of chronic diseases and enhance wellness?

1. Exercise aerobically 4-5 times per week 2. Limit animal fats, cholesterol, trans fats and saturated fat 3. Eat 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables 4. Assess personal stressors and practice stress management techniques 5. Balance work, social, and personal time (and 7-9 hours of sleep per night)

What are four examples of ways society supports wellness and four examples of ways society detracts from wellness?

1. Hotels providing fitness rooms 2. More positive choices available in grocery stores 3. Wellness topic Workshops (parenting, stress management, addictive behavior management) 4. Restaurants have healthier options Detract: 1. Assumption that alcohol abuse is an acceptable rite of passage into college 2. Driving a car to go short distances 3. Miles of roads built without bike lanes and sidewalks 4. Consistently driving 5-15 mph over the speed limit

What are the top four lifestyle behaviors that contribute to premature deaths in the United States?

1. Tobacco use 2. Poor diet 3. Lack of exercise 4. Alcohol abuse

What are the four overarching goals of the publication Healthy People 2020?

1. attain high-quality, longer lives of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death. 2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups. 3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. 4. Promote quality of life, health development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

Can you define healthy life expectancy and explain why it is low in the United States compared with other industrialized countries?

Healthy life expectancy is the amount of years someone will live in good health US ranks so low because.... -High rates of poor health in ethnic groups and impoverished communities -HIV epidemic -Cancer -Coronary Health Diseases (CHD) -High rates of violence/homicide

What are the top three leading causes of death in the United States for all ages? For ages 15-24?

Heart disease, cancer, and strokes & Accidents, suicide, homicide

Can you name the largest contributing factor affecting longevity?

Lifestyle Behaviors

Can you list and describe the six factors that influence growth in wellness?

physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, environmental and social

Can you identify the eight dimensions of wellness and give three examples within each dimension?

physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, vocational, financial, and environmental

What is the definition of societal norm?

accepted as normal and to which an individual is accepted to conform.

What is the definition of wellness?

an integrated and dynamic level of functioning oriented toward maximizing potential, dependent on self-responsibility