Wellness: the missing concept in health promotion programming for adults.

摘要: Often the concept of wellness is considered to be synonymous with disease prevention and health promotion. It this author's contention, however, that there are important discernible difference between these three concepts. Disease defined as efforts aimed at reducing occurrence severity disease, while described attitudes activities which improve quality life expand potential for higher levels functioning. Wellness not motivated by a desire avoid but rather enhance successful existence. Health promotion viewed combination efforts. Currently, most programs label themselves or aim solely disease. Thus wellness, often used semantically marketing tool buzz word, truly missing component many programs. suggested educators other professionals attempt incorporate greater orientation within their exploring documenting benefits various objectives. Special attention should paid determinants throughout lifecycle, well interventions beyond scope fo individual behavior change.