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Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness
Theoretical way of
understanding a
concept or idea
Models
Primary prevention
Precedes disease or
dysfunction
AKA wellness activities
Focus on maintaining or
improving general
health
Secondary prevention
Directed at diagnosis
and prompt intervention
Reducing severity and
enabling client to return
to normal level of
health ASAP
Tertiary prevention
Minimizing effect of
long-term disease or
disability
Aimed at preventing
complications and
deterioration
Directed at
rehabilitation
RISK FACTORS
Acute Chronic
Potentially life- Potentially life-
threatening threatening
Short duration Usually >6 months
Severe Similar to “disability”
Abrupt onset
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Internal EXTERNAL
variables: VARIABLES:
Client Visibility of
perceptions symptoms
Nature of illness
Social group
Culture & ethnic
Coping skills
SocioEconomics
impact