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What Is Worksite Wellness All About? – A Series – What Is Health Status? (Consider This!)
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What Is Worksite Wellness All About? – A Series – What Is Health Status? (Consider This!)

Celina K. Jordan September 3, 2022

Today’s worksite wellness field and practice basically revolve around three terms – health, wellness, and well-being. Other terms also used include thriving, flourishing, health promotion, optimal living, and quality of life. But the big three are health, wellness, and wellbeing.

What Is Worksite Wellness All About? - A Series - What Is Health Status? (Consider This!) 1

Since these terms are used interchangeably or as synonyms, I have wondered how different or the same are these terms? When I framed this question in my mind, I thought it would be simple enough to look up their definitions and have my answer.

But, boy, was I wrong. Definitions only got me so far and not very far at that. As I was reviewing definitions, it occurred to me that worksite wellness programs today are not even necessarily about health but more about employee health status. These two terms differ. Based on the definitions and reading, health status is a state at a fixed point in time, as opposed to the more global, encompassing concept of health. So how do they differ?

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Health or Health Status

What Is Health Status?

The Stedman’s 7th Edition Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing (2012) definition is: “The level of health of a person, group or population as assessed by that individual or by objective measures.”

The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine (2001) defines the state of health as being the “degree to which physical and mental functioning is in equilibrium with the physical, biological and social environment.”

In his 1997 article titled Health Status Assessment, Stephen Wright uses the definition: “A focus on function and somatic sensation at a particular point in time.”

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In Segen’s Medical Dictionary (2012), the definition is: “A generic term referring to the health (good or poor) of a person, group or population in a particular area, especially when compared to other areas or with national data.”

The Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing (2012) definition is: “The level of health of a person, a group, or a population as assessed by that individual or by objective measures.”

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, their definition is: “The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.”

The American Thoracic Society’s definitions are: “Health status is an individual’s relative level of wellness and illness by taking into account the presence of biological or physiological dysfunction, symptoms, and functional impairment. Health perceptions (or perceived health status) are subjective ratings by the affected individual of their health status. Some people perceive themselves as healthy despite suffering from one or more chronic diseases, while others perceive themselves as ill when no objective evidence of disease can be found.”

Rice University points out that “there is no single standard measure of health status for individuals or population groups. Individual health status may be measured by an observer who performs an examination and rates the individual along any of several dimensions, including presence or absence of life-threatening illness, risk factors for premature death, the severity of disease, and overall health. Individual health status may also be assessed by asking the person to report his/her health perceptions in the domains of interest, such as physical functioning, emotional well-being, pain or discomfort, and overall perception of health.”

On the Biology Online Website, “the level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.” is their listed definition.

When examining and considering definitions, it is important from a conceptual perspective to remember that definitions are only part of the perspective. For conceptual clarity, one also needs to consider context and relevancy as equally important as areas to focus on.

How health status is determined is an important perspective when applied in a worksite wellness setting.

Health or Health Status

Is the focus of your worksite wellness program on employee health status, health, wellness, or wellbeing? I invite you to let me help you create your own effective, successful, and sustainable program. I specialize in mentoring worksite program coordinators and creating Done with You worksite employee health and well-being programs. You can contact me at [email protected]

This article is brought to you by Bill McPeck, Your Worksite Wellness Mentor. I am dedicated to helping employers and worksite program coordinators create successful, sustainable employee health and well-being programs, especially in large and small employer settings.

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Celina K. Jordan

Hi,I do write for Graet Gossip and other blogs like Do Savour.If you need my contact then you can contact me at [email protected] 

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