WELCOME TO SEMINAR
HW215 MODELS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Unit 1: History & Sociology of Medicine
Shawnte’ McMillan Elbert , MA, CHES
Instructor Contact Information
Shawnte McMillan Elbert, MA, CHES
Email: Smcmillan@kaplan.edu
AIM: McMillanelbert
*Seminar Day & Time: Monday, 7:00 pm
*Eastern Time
HW215 –
Models of Health and Wellness
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Agenda
Housekeeping
Word Association
Discussion Questions
Q and A
WELCOME
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Syllabus
Announcements
Texts
Discussion
Seminars
Assignments
Plagiarism
Grading
Office Hours
Email
Questions
Text
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Our text is Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care:
Issues and Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett
Publishers
No textbook has been sent to you as we are now
eBook. You will find the required chapter readings
in the docshare..
Discussion
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It’s important to post to the discussion question as
early in the week as possible.
You are required to have at least 3 posts:
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response to the question must be done by
Saturday
 Two posts in response to two classmates by Tuesday
 Post on at least three separate days during the week
Seminars
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Refer to grading rubric for seminar— which can be
found in the syllabus
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PREPARATION IS KEY!!
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Try to reference reading material
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Goes by fast, so come ready to talk!
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Miss seminar?...option 2
Assignments
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2 papers (units 3 and 8), 5 projects (units 1, 4, 5, 6,
7), 1 Quiz (unit 2) and final project (unit 9)
You must have Microsoft Word—you will submit your
work to the dropbox
Course Deliverables/Grading
Seminars
9
10 points
90 points
Discussions
9
20
180
Projects
(Units 4, 6, 7)
3
60
180
Quiz
1
60
60
Projects
(Units 1, 3, 5 and 8)
4
65
260
Final Project
1
230
230
Total Points: 1000 points
Late Submission of Assignments
Late Work Policy:
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Late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances.
If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing course
assignments/exams you must contact your instructor immediately—prior to the
assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented from doing so by emergency circumstances.
Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious personal and/or family
illness/hospitalization, death in the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work
emergencies, and issues related to active military assignment.
Personal computer/software/internet connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered
extenuating circumstances.
Granting of late-work submission due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the
instructor and will require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. If late
work submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and requirements
without loss of course points.
Other Items…
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Plagiarism
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Grading
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Office Hours
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Email
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Questions
Course Overview
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Unit 1: The History and Sociology of Medicine
Unit 2: Multicultural Perspective to Understanding Health
Unit 3: Paradigm Shifting: Health and Wellness
Unit 4: Global Practice of Medicine
Unit 5: Community-Based Models of Health and
Wellness
Course Overview (continued)
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Unit 6: Public and Private Models of health and
Wellness
Unit 7: Health and Wellness Model Geopolitical Factors
Unit 8: Health and Wellness Model Design: Multicultural Factors
Unit 9: Analysis of an Optimum Model of Health and
Wellness
Conclusion: Applying Models of Health and Wellness to
Your Professional Life
Word Association
To get us started, let’s spend a few minutes on word
association or how to define some of the terms used
in our course.
Please think about the following:
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What object or picture do you think of when you see
or hear the word, ‘health’ or ‘wellness’?
Word Association: ‘Health’ ’Wellness’
Word Association
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What object or picture do you think of
when you hear the word ‘sick’
Word Association: ‘Sick’
Health and Wellness
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Is there a difference between “Health” &
“Wellness”?
If so, in your opinion what is the
difference?
World Health Organization (WHO)
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity.”
Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22
July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948.
http://www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html
What Are the Characteristics of Health?
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Health is a function of one’s subjective feelings.
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Health implies an ability to function.
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Health implies an ability to adapt.
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All of the above
What are Some Dimensions of Wellness?
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Social Wellness
Physical Wellness
Emotional Wellness
Career Wellness
Intellectual Wellness
Environmental Wellness
Spiritual Wellness
Caribbean Private Sector Response to Chronic Diseases (May 2008). Retrieved electronically on 2/22/10 from
http://www.paho.org/english/ad/dpc/nc/7-dimensions-wellness.pdf
How Did We Get Here?
As you may be able to guess . . .
Health and wellness can imply a great many things.
What are the historical influences that have shaped our
current understanding of health & wellness?
Seminar Question 1
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What is the anatomical concept of
disease?
 Timeframe?
 Attribution?
 Benefit
of using in medical practice?
Seminar Question 2
What is the humoral theory of disease?
Seminar Question 3
What is the historical significance of the germ
theory?
Leading Causes of Death (U.S)
1900
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Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Diarrhea
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1998
Heart Disease
Cancer
Stroke
COPD
Accidents
Leading Causes of Death, 1900-1998, Retrieved on 2/22/10 from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdf
What’s due this week?
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Write your slogan
Lessons 1 and 2
Reading
Key Concepts
Discussion
Seminar
Unit 1 Project
Web Resources
Check your progress
ANY QUESTIONS?
References
Kaplan University. (2007). HW215 course materials.
Retrieved November 30, 2008 from
www.kaplan.edu
Microsoft Corporation. (2007). Clipart. Retrieved
December 05, 2007 from www.microsoft.com
Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care: Issues and
Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers