2 - Health Promotion Flashcards
HEALTH by the Who
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Primary Prevention
People and populations are prevented from becoming ill, sick or injured.
Vaccinations sanitization
Secondary Prevention
Early detection of disease before symptoms emerge
-screening tests, mamograms
Tertiary Prevention
Prevention of complications when disease is present.
-limiting second hand smoke exposure to patient with chronic obstructive lung disease
Health Promotion
the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health
Health Inequities
When disparates are avoidable but outside the control of an individual
Disparities in Health
Occur when the combination and interaction of the social determinants of health resulting differences in health status between segments of the population
