Essence of Good Health

Download or read book Essence of Good Health written by Kerryn Phelps and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essence of Good Health - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series, gives an outline of the ESSENCE model of healthcare. ESSENCE is a mnemonic: E - Education S - Stress Management S - Spirituality E - Exercise N - Nutrition C - Connectedness E - Environment ESSENCE extends and gives further structure to the biopsychosocial and environmental models of healthcare. Some brief comments about the relevance and application of each aspect are made below, along with some examples of how they are applied in practice.