A nurse at the aging center organizes exercise classes including tai chi. Which of the following principles is the nurse incorporating?
A) Disease prevention
B) Environmental modification
C) Health promotion
D) Spiritual awakening
Ans: C
Health promotion also emphasizes personal responsibility for health and self-care actions to achieve high-level wellness. Health is defined as the ability to function at the highest capacity despite the presence of age-related changes and risk factors. Environmental modifications are health promotion activities when they reduce risks or improve a person's level of functioning. Health promotion programs currently include both the traditional focus on disease prevention and health maintenance and on personal responsibility for health self-care actions to achieve high-level wellness.
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