journal

Write a ½ page journal entry that answers the following questions:

• With this week’s content in mind, what benefits would you expect to receive in future stages of your life as a result of the lifestyle and behavioral change you are addressing?
• Where do you currently place yourself on the Illness-Wellness Continuum? Why?
• How might the changes you are making in your life change your position on the scale and impact your lifespan? Provide 3–4 sentences of “evidence” to support your rationale. (Note: You may need to revisit the Walden library to locate an article or two). Practice referencing your source/s in APA format.

resources: 

Required Resources

Media

• Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Concepts of health promotion: Illness-wellness continuum. Baltimore, MD: Author.
  
  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 14 minutes.

  The factors that influence a person’s position on the illness-wellness continuum are examined by the presenters in this media. Dr. Mark Robson, Professor of Entomology at Rutgers University, Dr. Marianne Shaughnessy, Dr. Adam Perlman, Dr. Peter Beilenson, and Dr. David Gibson, also discuss the challenges and opportunities that people face in achieving and maintaining wellness at different stages in their life.

  Note: As a reminder, additional Learning Resources for the week are listed below the Media Player. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the web page to view the complete list of Required and Optional Resources.

  If you experience technical difficulties viewing the Course Media through the Media Player, please contact your Student Support Team at 1-800-WALDENU or [email protected].

• Article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.). Four Common Causes of Chronic Illnesses. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/index.htm#2
• Article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Prevalence of self-reported physically active adults—United States, 2007. MMWR, 57(48), 1297–1300. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5748a1.htm
• Article: Murphy, S. L, Jiaquan, X., & Kochanek, M. A. (2012). Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2010. National Vital Statistics Report. 60(4), 5–10. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_04.pdf
• Article: Myers, J. E., Sweeney, T. J., & Witmer, J. M. (2000). The wheel of wellness counseling for wellness: A holistic model for treatment planning. Journal of Counseling and Development: JCD, 78(3), 251–266.
• Article: The Provider’s Guide to Quality & Culture (n.d.). Common Beliefs & Cultural Practices. Retrieved from http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=5.3.0.htm&module=provider&language=English
• Brochure: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC). (2011). Let’s Eat for the Health of it. U. S. Department of Agriculture
• Brochure: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease. (2004). The Health Consequences of Smoking: what it means to you.
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: what it means to you. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004.
• World Health Organization (2005). Chronic Diseases and their common risk factors. Retrieved fromhttp://www.who.int/chp/chronic_disease_report/media/Factsheet1.pdf
• Report: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Health, United States, 2011, In Brief. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11_InBrief.pdf
• Report: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Health, United States, 2011 Charts and Tables. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/hus/HUS2011.ppt