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Question 1

TB prevalence in uk

Answer 1

10/100,000

Question 2

Prevalence of diabetes in UK

Answer 2

7.7%

Question 3

What is health, as defined by the WHO

Answer 3

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 4

What is health promotion

Answer 4

“the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health”.

Question 5

Examples of health promotions

Answer 5

Dietary advice to patients/parents  
Monitoring blood pressure  
Sexual health advice 
travel vaccinations 
Smoking cessation advice

Question 6

What are the 3 levels of health promotion with examples

Answer 6

Primary: the promotion of health and the prevention of illness, eg: immunisation and making physical environments safe

Secondary: the early detection and prompt intervention to correct departures from good health or to treat the early signs of disease, eg. cervical screening, mammography, blood pressure monitoring and blood cholesterol checking

Tertiary: reducing impairments and disabilities, minimising suffering caused by existing departures from good health or illness, and promoting patients’ adjustment to chronic or irremediable conditions, eg. prevention of complications by self monitoring of defined parameters supported by their GP.

Question 7

how is health promotion delivered

Answer 7

Media campaigns 
Social media 
Targeted campaigns 
Opportunistic contacts with health professionals 
Schools 
Workplace 
Community  
Prisons