Module Five: Health Coaching & Navigation

Unit 1: Wellness / Health Promotion and Prevention

Learning Objectives

In this section, the student will:

Define what is meant by the terms wellness, health promotion, and prevention
Explain the client’s role in defining personal health and wellness
Discuss care navigation in relation to health promotion and prevention
Explain how a client’s definition of health and wellness may be influenced by culture

Resources

The Eight Dimensions of Wellness; from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Link http://www.samhsa.gov/wellness-initiative/eight-dimensions-wellness

SAMHSA’s Wellness Promotion Efforts; from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Link http://www.samhsa.gov/wellness/samhsas-efforts

Wellness Strategies; from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Link http://www.samhsa.gov/wellness/strategies

Health Promotion; from World Health Organization
- Link http://www.who.int/topics/health_promotion/en/
Prevention or Preventive Care; from Healthcare.gov
- Link https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/prevention-glossary/

National Prevention Strategy: America’s Plan for Better Health and Wellness; from the Centers for Disease Control
- Link http://www.cdc.gov/Features/PreventionStrategy/

The Power of Beliefs and Importance of Culture; from the Bravewell Collaborative
- Link http://www.bravewell.org/integrative_medicine/philosophical_foundation/beliefs_and_culture/

Prevention through Care Navigation Outreach Program; from the Rural Health Information Hub
- Link https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/community-health/project-examples/835
How Culture Influences Health Beliefs; from Euro Med Info
- Link http://www.euromedinfo.eu/how-culture-influences-health-beliefs.html/

The Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Health; from Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment – NCBI Bookshelf
- Link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK19924/
Bridging the Culture Gap; from the New York Times July 16, 2009
- Link http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/health/16chen.html?_r=0

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