Download or read book The Dimensions of Health written by John Hjelm and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dimensions of Health: Conceptual Models is an introductory text that examines the five dimensions of personal health: physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Each chapter: -Provides context for the study of that dimension -Includes examples of how experts think about that dimension -Presents two or more models developed by scholars and professionals -Discusses identifiable characteristics associated with each dimension By incorporating a variety of perspectives, The Dimensions of Health enables students to formulate their own answer to the question, “What is health?” This text is perfect for use in conjunction with a personal health text or as a standalone for any personal health course.
Download or read book Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health written by P.B. Mansourian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -The editor and his contributors are prestigious in the global health community, many holding positions as affiliated with the World Health Organization. Also, Gunn is a head of the Society for Humanitarian Medicine. -Will appeal as a high level policy book in public health and health courses.
Download or read book Social Political and Cultural Dimensions of Health written by Kevin Dew and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively explores social, political and cultural dimensions of health in contemporary society. It addresses many issues and pertinent questions, including the following: Are we over diagnosed and over medicated? How can patients participate in their own care? Do pharmaceutical companies coerce us into medication regimes? What drives inequalities in health outcomes? What is the experience of health care for indigenous communities? Why do different countries have such different health care systems? How do we respond to life-changing conditions? Can we achieve a ‘good death’? How do new genetics shape our identities? Is public health a force of liberation or disempowerment? The book incorporates the range of levels of influence on health, covering individual patient experiences, the health professions, multinational corporations, the state, global organisations as well as examining trends in social organisation, cultural expression and technological developments. It volume provides an accessible, yet in-depth, overview and discussion of the sociology of health. The chapters include an illustrative case study and further readings relating to the topic.
Download or read book Toward a New Definition of Health written by P. I. Ahmed and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally recognized today that the United States has a need to contri bute to the improvement of health throughout the world. The need stems from the interrelationships that exist between the health of Americans and the health status of the rest of the people on "Spaceship Earth." Disease does not respect national boundaries, and the frequency of travel and trade between countries increases each year. It further relates to the opportunities found in international settings to help solve health problems more effec tively and efficiently. This includes the unique human resources that are found throughout the world as well as certain natural ecological conditions that cannot be duplicated in the United States. The United States also has a responsibility to contribute to improved health status. Our tradition of humanitarianism alone supports such a re sponsibility, but our comparative wealth of technical and financial re sources dictates a requirement to participate. Modern political realities de fine relationships between developed and developing countries that will not allow us to isolate ourselves from the compelling health needs of a majority of the world's population.
Download or read book Ethical Dimensions of Health Policy written by Marion Danis and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes bioethics and health policy to a new level of integration. Moving beyond principles and normative frameworks, bioethicsists writing in the volume consider the actual policy problems faced by health care systems, while policy-makers reflect on the moral values inherent in both the process and content of health policy. Together, they explore the goals and processes involved in developing health policy and examine the roles of various stakeholders as well as the thorny ethical issues that arise.
Download or read book Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare written by David Woodlock and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THERE IS AN UNDENIABLE CORRELATION BETWEEN OUR EMOTIONS, UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND OUR POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. Something unhealthy is happening in America. We are getting sicker more often and we are dying sooner than we should. Here in the wealthiest, most advanced nation in human history, money and technology alone have not been the answer to preventing disease and promoting good health. Not even providing better access to the existing healthcare system or making medical care cheaper seems to solve the dilemma. But David Woodlock in his new book, Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare, has figured out the problem and offers solutions. Taking the next leap forward in healthcare will mean embracing the long-overlooked and neglected emotional dimension of our lives. The combination of chronic stress, adverse childhood experiences, and continued negative social determinants such as exposure to community violence and poverty, can have a devastating impact on anyone's physical health. But our current approach to healthcare ignores the emotional component of our well-being. There is hope, however. Mr. Woodlock provides a prescription for smarter, better health, offering innovative approaches already being tried, as well as surveying the best ideas yet to be implemented. The result is a compelling vision of a new era of healthcare that guarantees both longevity and a higher quality of life for millions of Americans. "A deeply sourced, brilliant prescription for what healthcare must be in the 21st century." - Robert Hayes, President & CEO Community Health Network "Woodlock gets] at the heart of our current healthcare system and its regrettably poor outcomes." - Jorge R. Petit, MD, Beacon Health Options "An insightful and profoundly meaningful pathway to better health, lower costs, and a deeper connection between physician and patient." - Linda Rosenberg, President & CEO National Council for Behavioral Health
Download or read book New Dimensions in Women s Health written by Linda Lewis Alexander and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This dynamic text comprehensively examines dimensions of Women's health. The 1990s have identified women's health as a critical new frontier in health education. This book takes neither a traditional nor feminist approach to women's health. It is a data driven, contemporary combination of both approaches with an emphasis on informed personal decision making. The book offers a scientific review of women's health issues from epidemiological, historical, legal, social and clinical perspectives. The concept of "Consumerism" is stressed throughout the spectrum of women's health issues. Based on scientific data and clinical findings, this book is referenced with the most current information and data available. The text is ideal for courses focusing on women's studies in health education, nursing, allied health, and psychology." "Special Features: clinically accurate assessment of the issues; sensitivity to, and discussion of, the full spectrum of factors that contribute to the issues (ethnic, psycho-social, political, legal, etc.); format helps structure students' analytical and personal decision making skills."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The Handbook of Wellness Medicine written by Waguih William IsHak and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents scientific wellness interventions to aid healthcare professionals helping people complete their journeys to full health.
Download or read book Health Education Ideas and Activities written by Roger F. Puza and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Health Education Ideas and Activities" contains these time saving features: Specific ready-to-use assessments for easily building accountability into your teaching; Over 200 handouts and 20 tests; A handy CD-ROM containing all the reproducibles for quick access; A lesson idea finder for quickly locating the content you need.
Download or read book Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions written by Ruth B. Purtilo and published by W.B. Saunders Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of this bestselling title is designed to help you think critically and thoughtfully about ethical decisions you'll face in practice-in any health care discipline. Utilizing a unique 6-step decision making process designed by the author, this multi-disciplinary text provides an expert framework for making effective choices that lead to a professional and caring response to patients and clients.
Download or read book Mental Health written by Joseph W. Donnelly and published by Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a comprehensive approach to all aspects of mental health, holistically examining the cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of mental health. By examining mental health from a variety of perspectives, the authors have created a holistic view that incorporates public health, medicine and psychiatry, psychology, counseling, and health education. Both classic and contemporary sources support the basic premise of the text, that total health is a complex tapestry of many wellness factors, but that mental health is the integrating cloth woven throughout that lends substance and support to the quality of human experience. For mental or emotional health counselors.
Download or read book The Wellness 8 written by Jeremy Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jeremy (Reynolds) has mastered habit two-he begins each endeavor with the end in mind. He has the ability to imagine himself having, being or doing something in the future and he sees that image so clearly that it becomes completely real to him as he moves closer toward it everyday. Intellectual creation always precedes physical creation. How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us and we manage ourselves each day to be and do what matters most."--Stephen R. Covey from the book, The Seven Habits of Successful Network Marketing Professionals. In this book you'll discover the eight dimensions of total "wellness." Jeremy calls them "The Wellness 8." Wellness is more than just an absence of physical ailments. We can be physically healthy and still not be "well." If we are emotionally, socially, or spiritually sick, we are not "well." When people ask how we are doing, we want to be able to say, "I'm well!"- and mean it in every way. We want to be emotionally, financially, intellectually, socially, and spiritually well, in addition to being physically well.In this book you will learn:?A mindset of growth, possibility, and positivity?To let go of the "clutter" that holds you back?The value of, and the tools to achieve financial freedom?Leveraging the power of owning your own business?The advantage of nonstop learning and how you can take implement this powerful mindset with your current busy schedule?The power and value of kindness?Practical application guidance for Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers for each of the 8 dimensions of wellness.In short, we will explore how you can grow personally beyond anything you've imagined if you'll make The Wellness 8 a focus in your life.
Download or read book Health of the Human Spirit written by Brian Luke Seaward and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health of the Human Spirit, Second Edition: Spiritual Dimensions for Personal Health is a thoughtful examination of the ageless topic of human spirituality. It addresses the need to acknowledge spiritual wellness as a vital dimension of the general health and well-being of the individual and examines the dynamic balance between mind-body-spirit health and the roadblocks and distractions on the spiritual path. Dr. Seaward includes many behavioral suggestions to enhance the health of the human spirit. He presents the material in an approachable, user-friendly manner by engaging the reader and carefully distinguishing the differences between spirituality and religion.
Download or read book The Economics of Health Equity written by Di McIntyre and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about equity in health and health care. It explores why, despite being seen as an important goal, health equity has not made more progress within countries and globally, and what needs to change for there to be greater success in delivering fairness. An international team of eminent experts from primarily the field of health economics describe how equity in health and health care might develop over the next decade. They examine existing and past barriers to promoting equity, citing case examples, and covering issues including access to health services and inequalities between and within countries. The analyses are detailed, but the issues are approached in an accessible fashion, highlighting the factors of common international relevance. This book provides a manifesto for achieving health equity for the future. It will be essential reading for health and social policy makers, and health academics nationally and internationally.
Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Download or read book Subjective Well Being written by Panel on Measuring Subjective Well-Being in a Policy-Relevant Framework and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subjective well-being refers to how people experience and evaluate their lives and specific domains and activities in their lives. This information has already proven valuable to researchers, who have produced insights about the emotional states and experiences of people belonging to different groups, engaged in different activities, at different points in the life course, and involved in different family and community structures. Research has also revealed relationships between people's self-reported, subjectively assessed states and their behavior and decisions. Research on subjective well-being has been ongoing for decades, providing new information about the human condition. During the past decade, interest in the topic among policy makers, national statistical offices, academic researchers, the media, and the public has increased markedly because of its potential for shedding light on the economic, social, and health conditions of populations and for informing policy decisions across these domains. Subjective Well-Being: Measuring Happiness, Suffering, and Other Dimensions of Experience explores the use of this measure in population surveys. This report reviews the current state of research and evaluates methods for the measurement. In this report, a range of potential experienced well-being data applications are cited, from cost-benefit studies of health care delivery to commuting and transportation planning, environmental valuation, and outdoor recreation resource monitoring, and even to assessment of end-of-life treatment options. Subjective Well-Being finds that, whether used to assess the consequence of people's situations and policies that might affect them or to explore determinants of outcomes, contextual and covariate data are needed alongside the subjective well-being measures. This report offers guidance about adopting subjective well-being measures in official government surveys to inform social and economic policies and considers whether research has advanced to a point which warrants the federal government collecting data that allow aspects of the population's subjective well-being to be tracked and associated with changing conditions.
Download or read book 5 Essential Dimensions written by A. A. Alebraheem and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Idea This book unveils an amazing theory. Our lives have five dimensions that are essential for living a healthy, successful, and tranquil existence. These are our financial, social, internal, physical, and spiritual affairs. This book offers Insight into helping us recognize the five life dimensions. It will teach us how to bring these dimensions into balance. Ultimately, it will show how we can reach our goals in every dimension. This Book will help to ... * Recognizing life's five essential dimensions. * Offer tools to keep dimensions in homeostasis * Revise lives by comparison to other philosophies Book Story This book offers advice for human betterment, and while humans today become transfixed with money and pleasure, it summarizes wisdom from previous cultures. Book Idea We cannot reach our potential as individuals unless all five of these life dimensions are balanced. If we neglect any one of them, the ensuing disharmony destroys our tranquility and can wreck our lives. The 5 Essential Dimensions is an attempt to prevent this happening. It is a comforting counterweight to the lure of money, a steadying influence on the bodies that carry us, a stable platform for the social ladders that we rise up on, and a net that protects us from falling. It is a compass for our thoughts, and a safeguard for the soul that will remain after our bodies have perished. When the prescription in The 5 Essential Dimensions is followed it will bring us tranquility and satisfaction, making us better prepared to enjoy life's happy moments and to cope with its sad ones. Today, we are witnessing enormous advances in the fields of science and commerce. Unfortunately some of us are mere bystanders, standing apart from this great achievement, like people not yet touched by the civilization that has gripped the rest of our world. These unfortunates watch science and its accomplishments without deriving any benefit from it. Picture such a man. He lives in a cave, or in the middle of a forest. Perhaps he is a subsistence farmer, standing outside the walls of his village near a remote airstrip, watching a plane landing that seems to be heading straight for his village. After it has passed and dazzled him he picks up his spear and returns to his farm, neither wondering how it flies, nor where it comes from, or where it goes. There is no shame in refusing to keep up with technology, or in failing to acquire the latest devices. It is a personal choice. The shame is in failing to be human.
