1. Have and understanding of the following Models of Health

The Health Belief Model: the individual's belief or how susceptible they are to a disease

& the perception of the seriousness of the illness; the likelihood that they will take action

The Health Promotion Model: as a positive health state without the absence of disease;

taking care of themselves; directed at increasing a person's feeling or level of well-being

The Health-Illness Continuum: health being on one side and death being on the other side

and where the patient falls on the spectrum ■ Ex. cancer

The Agent-Host-Environment Model: involves something in the environment that may

make you ill

2. Please provide a brief description of the following theories:

- Leininger’s Transcultural Caring - Leininger’s Transcultural Caring theory states that

caring is “essential human need”, caring helps and individual or a group improve a

condition, and caring helps to protect, develop, nurture, and sustain people. Caring is

also deeply personal and must be tailored in order to help each individual benefit

(Potter et al., 2021).