scholarly journals A Carta de Ottawa e a medicina grega antiga: breve reflexão sobre dois momentos históricos e a mudança nos paradigmas de definição de saúde / The Ottawa Charter and ancient Greek Medicine: Brief Thoughts on two Historic Moments and the Change in Paradigms of Health Definition

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton Morales Filho ◽  
Cidia Vasconcellos ◽  
André Mota
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Ottawa Charter ◽  
Corpus Hippocraticum ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Constituent Elements

ABSTRACTFrom the Ottawa Charter of 1986, health promotion has been seen not only as an exclusive responsibility of the Healthcare sector, and it goes beyond a healthy lifestyle towards a global state of well-being. The idea of a dynamic balance between health and disease has a historical beginning in the West around V b.C., when Philosophy of Nature and Medicine began to become integrated. According to pre-Socratic investigations, the physical human nature was linked to the concept of physis. Diseases also followed the same principles that gave the kósmos its sense of totality. The integration between man and kósmos initially happened through its constituent elements in order to the same concepts about spiritual nature could be further on projected. This theory will be present in Corpus hippocraticum, on the matter of health as equilibrium. Diet referred not only to nourishment, but also to exercise, professional activity, the geographic and climatic surroundings and the political and social activities of the city in which the individual lived, depending on age and sex.RESUMOA partir da “Carta de Ottawa”, de 1986, a promoção da saúde passou a ser vista não apenas como uma responsabilidade exclusiva do setor da Saúde, indo para além de um estilo de vida saudável, na direção de um bem-estar global. A ideia de um equilíbrio dinâmico entre saúde e doença teve início histórico no Ocidente em torno do séc. V a.C., quando a Filosofia da Natureza e a Medicina começaram a se integrar. A natureza humana física, nas investigações pré-socráticas, estava ligada ao conceito de “physis”. As doenças também obedeciam aos mesmos princípios que davam o sentido da totalidade do “kósmos”. A integração do homem ao “kósmos” inicialmente se deu por meio de seus elementos constitutivos, para que, num segundo passo, fossem projetados os mesmos conceitos sobre sua natureza espiritual. Essa teoria está presente no “Corpus hippocraticum”, na questão da saúde como equilíbrio. A dieta referia-se não só à alimentação, mas aos exercícios, à atividade profissional, ao entorno geográfico e climático e às atividades políticas e sociais da cidade na qual o indivíduo vivia, de acordo com a idade e o sexo.

scholarly journals DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND LIFELONG HEALTH

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
RAQUEL BEATRIZ LEITÃO
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The Individual

There is strong evidence that good nutrition and regular physical activity reduce the risk of several short-term health problems like anaemia or obesity, while also preventing long-term diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis or cardiovascular diseases. It is important, however, to analyse this relationship under a holistic approach to the concept of health, which goes far beyond disease prevention and comprises well-being. From this perspective, health can be seen as the condition that allows the individual to express his full potential as a human being, considering its interdependent dimensions: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, vocational, financial and environmental. A healthy lifestyle, including not only diet and physical activity, but also sleeping patterns, as well as other factors that have influence on mental and social well-being, is crucial for an optimal child development. The present analysis focuses on children´s diet and physical activity as key determinants of health under a life-course approach. We discuss the early origins of health and disease, along with factors associated with the “building” of diet and physical activity habits that set the foundations for lifelong health.

scholarly journals A new understanding of health and a healthy lifestyle: a holistic and existential-humanistic approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
Ekaterina I. Akimova ◽  
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Anatoly G. Madzhuga ◽  
Raisa V. Shurupova ◽  
Elena L. Bueverova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Of Life ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Natural Interaction ◽  
Fundamental Goal ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Confronting current challenges, especially the COVID-19 pandemic, and striving to create a hopeful future – an era of life and active longevity – determine an urgent global need to implement the principles of humanity and create a new understanding of health and a healthy lifestyle, correlated with a fundamental respect for the dignity of life. Based on the idea of the relationship between health and a healthy lifestyle through the inherent value of the individual, embodying the intrinsic value of life, basic contradictions were identified: the contradiction between the understanding of health as a state of physical, mental, and social well-being and a healthy lifestyle, which focuses on the physical aspect of health, omitting the spiritual component; the contradiction between the numerous proposed strategies for a healthy lifestyle and the lack of a fundamental goal that expresses its value-semantic result. In the aspect of philosophical-methodological ideas about health and a healthy lifestyle, their essential binding element was defined – the good that embodies the result of the ultimate aspiration of a person. The resolution of the basic contradictions revealed in the analysis of philosophical-methodological ideas about health and a healthy lifestyle made it possible to present new, clearer definitions of health and a healthy lifestyle: health is a good that allows a person to embody the value of life in a specific reality; a healthy lifestyle is an individual way of life, which is based on a person’s respect for the dignity of life and creates a benefit to him/herself and others, gaining the joy of existence. A new concept of a healthy lifestyle was developed, which defined the joy of existence as its fundamental goal, implemented by a person through the creation of good for oneself and others in a system of socio-cultural and natural interaction based on respect for the dignity of life.

scholarly journals Assessment of the health of medical students

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
Anastasiya A. Khablova ◽  
Galina N. Bondar’ ◽  
Pavel F. Kiku ◽  
Natal’ya S. Tumanova ◽  
Valentina N. Rasskazova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Component Composition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Academic Workload ◽  
The Individual

Human health, in addition to social and spiritual well-being, is determined by its physical condition, which reflects the functional capabilities of the body, features of physical development and ensures working capacity in any activity, including academic workload, which is extremely important for students in higher educational institutions. The purpose of the study is to assess the health status of students at the School of Biomedicine of the Far Eastern Federal University. Material and methods. The health status of 184 medical students (147 young women and 37 young men) was assessed using a sociological survey (questionnaire) and a study of the component composition of the body using bioimpedancemetry. Results. The low physical activity, detected in 68% of students and bad habits (smoking tobacco) have been established to negatively affect students’ health. Among smokers, 75% of students live in dormitories on the university campus. According to the results of bioimpedancemetry, significant deviations from the age norm were noted in terms of body mass index (BMI) (50% of cases) and fat mass (FM) (71% of cases). Significant gender differences in the individual components of the body were not identified. Discussion. The most aggressive factors that significantly affect the health of students are unbalanced nutrition, lack of compliance with the regime of study and rest, lack of sleep and stay in the fresh air, lack of physical activity, lack of motivation for a healthy lifestyle. Significant deviations in BMI and FM, identified by bioimpedancemetry, indicate the risks of developing arterial hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and nutritional status disorders. Medical students need to give recommendations for increasing motor activity and changing diet. Conclusion. The results of the study can be used in the future to determine the functional state of students and develop preventive measures to preserve the health of medical students.

Health Promotion in the Workplace – The Merging of the Paradigms

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (02) ◽  
pp. 278-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yassi
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
The Individual

Summary Purpose: To synthesize the lessons from both occupational health and health promotion, to improve workplace health. Approach: This article briefly outlines the evolution in defining and understanding health promotion as well as current thinking in occupational health and safety.It also discusses an approach taken in the healthcare sector in British Columbia, Canada, where evidence-based practices and collaboration became the cornerstones to bringing about change and achieve impressive cost-beneficial results in healthcare workforce health. Conclusion: Traditionally, workplace health promotion and occupational health and safety have been two solitudes. Workplace health promotion is rooted in ‘wellness’ and healthy lifestyle choices, while occupational health is heavily dictated by workplace health and safety requirements and legislation. Recently however, there has been increasing recognition of the need for a more holistic approach that focusses on workplace culture, addressing both primary and secondary prevention [1], as well as interventions aimed both at the individual as well as the organisation [2].

scholarly journals Nutraceutical Boom in Cancer: Inside the Labyrinth of Reactive Oxygen Species

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maura Calvani ◽  
Amada Pasha ◽  
Claudio Favre
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cell Growth Arrest ◽  
Host Interactions ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Individual

In recent years, epidemiological studies have shown that food is a very powerful means for maintaining a state of well-being and for health prevention. Many degenerative, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases are related to nutrition and the nutrient–organism interaction could define the balance between health and disease. Nutrients and dietary components influence epigenetic phenomena and modify drugs response; therefore, these food–host interactions can influence the individual predisposition to disease and its potential therapeutic response. Do nutraceuticals have positive or negative effects during chemotherapy? The use of nutraceutical supplements in cancer patients is a controversial debate without a definitive conclusion to date. During cancer treatment, patients take nutraceuticals to alleviate drug toxicity and improve long-term results. Some nutraceuticals may potentiate the effect of cytotoxic chemotherapy by inducing cell growth arrest, cell differentiation, and alteration of the redox state of cells, but in some cases, high levels of them may interfere with the effectiveness of chemotherapy, making cancer cells less reactive to chemotherapy. In this review, we highlighted the emerging opinions and data on the pros and cons on the use of nutraceutical supplements during chemotherapy.

How Do the Romanian Students Consider the Research Competencies Appropriate for Their Future Career?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-179
Author(s):  
Roxana Constanţa Enache ◽  
Gabriel Gorghiu ◽  
Laura Monica Gorghiu ◽  
Ana-Maria Aurelia Petrescu ◽  
Camelia Stăiculescu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Competencies ◽  
The Individual

Students’ research competencies are seen today, for any specialist, as necessary, both in terms of their use in academic training but also for the future careers. The analysis of educational practices in various education systems shows that the development of those skills starts sooner or later along the educational paths. We consider that research competencies are necessary in more and more diverse contexts, together with the development of educational practices that should develop the research competences in the initial and continuous training processes. This study aims to capture the correlation between the perceptions of Romanian students concerning the need to develop research competencies, and the extent to which they are effectively formed in actual higher education programs. The steps made for the development of each career, but also the successful completion of the university studies imply the development and practice of research competencies. The research aims to identify how students from several Romanian universities perceive the need to gather research competencies, what is the meaning of those skills, in what situations are used, but also what barriers are encountered in the research activity. Seeking to minimize any negative impact of research on the well-being status, we believe that a key factor in facilitating well-being is related to responsible research and innovation. Another important aspect of this research is offered by the identification of the respondents’ perceptions considering the importance of research in the students’ future professional activity, which could implicitly determine the interest in ensuring the individual and organizational well-being. For the present research, we aim to find a correlation of research competencies with the well-being status, to identify the necessary research competencies among the objectives of training, to determine the structural elements of research competencies, to identify situations / contexts in which such skills may be useful, to identify aspects that alters the well-being status in research activities, as well as solutions for promoting the well-being status in research activities.

scholarly journals Exploring Well-being at Work—An Interview Study on How IT Professionals Perceive Their Workplace

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Zutavern ◽  
Jürgen Seifried
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Individual

The workplace is particularly important for promoting well-being at work and general life satisfaction, as performing a professional activity can be perceived as satisfying and motivating. In addition, employment opens up opportunities for individual development that employees may be perceived as fulfilling. By conducting an interview study with IT professionals of a German medium-sized company, we investigate which factors of the individual work environment are perceived as conducive to the performance of everyday job duties and thus increase well-being at work. Furthermore, we analyze the extent to which participants are satisfied with the implementation of the factors that are important to them, whether socio-demographic differences are relevant, and whether the perception of the work environment has an effect on employees' commitment. Results show that interpersonal factors in particular are considered to be important in everyday working life. About individual factors, a mixed picture emerged, whereby sociodemographic differences play only a minor role. Furthermore, there are indications of a positive relationship between the perception of the work environment and the IT professionals' commitment. In-depth analysis of the employee statements helps to determine which aspects of the work environment should be implemented, developed, or promoted. In the long term, this can support individual learning and development paths and generates a work environment that sustainably promotes employees' well-being at work and fosters long-term employment relationships.

IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSON-CENTERED EDUCATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Сергей Александрович Яковлев
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Moral Formation ◽  
Science Culture ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Education Of Students

Современная система физического воспитания студенческой молодежи не физкультурных вузов является приоритетной в формировании физической культуры как вида общей культуры молодого человека, здорового образа и спортивного стиля жизнедеятельности будущих специалистов производства, науки, культуры. Формирование социально активной личности в гармонии с физическим развитием - важное условие подготовки выпускника вуза к профессиональной деятельности в обществе, развивающейся по законам рыночной экономики. Взаимоотношение физического развития и нравственного становления личности в процессе занятий физическими упражнениями получило научное обоснование в теории и методике физического воспитания. Modern system of physical education of students of non-physical universities is a priority in the formation of physical culture as a type of general culture of young people, healthy lifestyle and sporting style of life activities of future specialists in production, science, culture. The formation of a socially active personality in harmony with physical development is an important condition for the preparation of university graduates for professional activity in the society developing according to the laws of the market economy. The relationship between physical development and moral formation of the individual in the process of physical exercise is scientifically substantiated in the theory and methodology of physical education.

scholarly journals Exploring Factors that Affect the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Tomo ◽  
Stefania De Simone
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Analysis Of Results ◽  
The Individual

While the literature on well-being has largely explored workers in different industries, and much has been written about patient well-being and quality of life in recent years, little attention has focused on the well-being of healthcare professionals. This study aims to provide a relevant state-of-the-art on the healthcare sector within the context of well-being. The paper employs a systematic literature review, following the PRISMA guidelines, to find relevant studies; the analysis of results is then provided by using Herzberg’s two-factor theory to explore factors affecting the well-being of healthcare workers. The literature review revealed that few relevant studies were conducted before the year 2013; only a recent increased attention to this theme, with a particular focus on nurses, enabled this study to confirm several factors individuated in the general literature on well-being and to highlight some other factors specific to healthcare. This paper provides suggestions to build a better and healthier work environment, highlighting that managers need to focus their attention on creating conditions that facilitate intra- and inter- professional relationships, on providing healthcare workers with adequate solutions for their well-being, and on strengthening the individual employee’s identification with, and involvement in, the organization.

scholarly journals The problem of forming the motivation of student youth in the field of physical culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-56
Author(s):  
N.V. Ketova
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Good Shape ◽  
Professional Goals ◽  
And Behavior

The article considers the problems of increasing interest and ways to involve students in physical culture and sports. It is determined that in matters of motivation of student youth such qualities of the teacher's personality as compassion, benevolence, sensitivity, justice, purposefulness play a significant role. The teacher is obliged to monitor their appearance and keep themselves in good shape, to have their own approach to each student, and most importantly - to be interested in their work. It is also determined that the organization of normal life of student youth entering a new independent adult life depends on the conditions and traditions of the educational institution in which they study. The modern lifestyle and behavior of students is greatly influenced by living and living conditions, financial opportunities, material prosperity, organization of education and recreation, diet and quality of food. Of great importance are the interpersonal relationships that develop in the student environment, the motives of youth. The implementation of these functions is through the solution of some tasks: to gain experience in the creative use of physical culture and sports to achieve life and professional goals, providing general and professional physical training, which determines the psychophysical readiness of students for future professions, forming motivational and value attitude of students to physical culture, attitude to a healthy lifestyle, physical self-improvement and self-education, the need for regular exercise and sports, mastering the scientific and practical foundations of a healthy lifestyle and physical culture, mastering the system of practical skills and abilities to ensure the preservation and strengthening of health , mental well-being, development and improvement of psychophysical abilities and personal qualities, self-determination in physical culture, formation at students of understanding of a role of physical culture in development of the person and preparation for professional activity; development of personality and its preparation for professional activity

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