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NR228 / NR-228 Week 1 - Chapters 1 & 2 Review Q & A : Nutrition, Health & Wellness - Chamberlain

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NR-228 Nutrition, Health & Wellness Week 1 - Chapters 1 & 2 Review Q & A 1. Identify the WHO definition of health and explain how it differs from the definition of health presented in Chapter 1 by ... Rene Dubos. Contrast both those definitions to the Chamberlain definition of health you learned in NR222 “A dynamic and holistic process in a person’s perceived state of being.” • WHO defines health as, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” • Rene Dubos defines health as, “Health is a quality of life involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and biologic fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptation to the environment.” • The contrast between both is that Rene doesn’t think that disease and infirmity is part of health. • The difference between the definitions of all three is that WHO believes that disease and infirmity is are an indispensable part of health and Rene and Chamberlain definition is based the whole body. 2. Discuss the role that nutrition plays in “Health Promotion” in no less than 1 paragraph (5-6 sentences minimum). • Health promotion enhances the quality of life for all people. By focusing on prevention, health promotion reduces the cost that individuals, employers, families, insurance companies, medical facilities, communities, the state and the nations would spend on medical treatment. The purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities as well as living and working conditions that influence their health. Healthy People 2020 mission is “to improve health through strengthening policy and practice.” HP2020 vision is to see all people live a long and healthy life. [Show More]

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