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Infectious disease
Chronic disease
Mortality
Morbidity
Risk factors / risk behaviors
Lifestyle choices
Life expectancy vs. healthy life expectancy
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
Target behavior
Relapse
What is the main difference in type of leading causes of death in the U.S.
from 1900 to now?
What are the top 5 causes of death (in order!) for ALL ages and the top 4
for the college-age group?
Explain the difference between the medical model of health and the
ecological/public health model.
List several of the most important achievements in U.S. public health in the
past 100 years.
How would you define the terms health and wellness, and how have these
concepts changed over the past 70+ years?
List the dimensions of wellness listed in your text (plus a 7th I’ll give you in
class). List several qualities or behaviors associated with each dimension.
What are the top 5 modifiable risk factors that most strongly affect
optimal wellness OR chronic disease among Americans?
What are the 4 “overarching goals” of Healthy People 2020, and what
lifestyle behaviors are listed as leading health indicators and priority issues?
Which behavior change model stresses the importance of role models and
social factors in effecting behavior change?
What is meant by the term locus of control, and which is considered more
desirable for optimal health – internal or external locus of control?
Be able to define these concepts and explain how they can be utilized for
successful behavior change:
o Countering
o Self-talk
o Positive reinforcement
o Journaling