Author Question: Which actions or behaviors exemplify health maintenance? Select all that apply: 1. Having an ... (Read 46 times)

ereecah · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which actions or behaviors exemplify health maintenance? Select all that apply:

1. Having an annual physical with a healthcare provider
2. Complying with immunization schedules
3. Eating balanced meals
4. Regular exercise
5. Having health insurance

Question 2

A group of healthcare providers are attempting to define health. What can occur during this discussion?

1. Terms and meanings may be challenged.
2. Categories of health will be listed.
3. Ambiguity will be resolved.
4. Achieves a full acceptance by all parties

catron30 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. Having an annual physical is a health maintenance practice that is preventive care to help someone maintain their level of health.
2. Logic suggests that in order to maintain health, disease must be prevented. This is accomplished by complying with immunization schedules.
3. Logic suggests that in order to maintain health, disease must be prevented. This is accomplished by eating balanced meals.
4. Logic suggests that in order to maintain health, disease must be prevented. This is accomplished by regular exercise.
5. Having health insurance is not an activity or behavior that exemplifies health maintenance.

Answer to Question 2

1
Explanation: 1. Defining health can yield many different explanations, all of which can be challenged by others, making it difficult to achieve one definition.
2. Listing categories of health gives physical components, but does not give a definition.
3. Discussion of health definitions doesn't clear up ambiguity, but opens up further ambiguity as to what health is.
4. It is essentially impossible for all to achieve acceptance of one definition of health.