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Question 1

What are some examples of preventative measures that are used to promote well-being, and resilience in Wales

Answer 1

-Information to support, healthy lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of disease
-National immunisation programs
-National screening programs to promote early detection of diseases

Question 2

What is prevention?

Answer 2

Individuals being responsible for healthy lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of poor health, well-being and resilience from happening in the first place

Question 3

What is promotion?

Answer 3

Local and national government, Stategies information, campaigns and practitioner roles to enable people to increase their control over it, and improve the health well-being, resilience

Question 4

What is a screening program?

Answer 4

Preventative measure, because it can detect potential signs of disease when someone is feeling unwell providing an opportunity for early intervention and treatments

Question 5

What is breast test Wales?

Answer 5

Women age 50 to 70 every three years

Question 6

What is bowel screening Wales?

Answer 6

Men and women age 60 to 74, every two years

Question 7

What is cervical screening Wales?

Answer 7

Women aged 25 to 49, every three years and women aged 50 to 64, every five years

Question 8

What is newborn blood spots screening Wales?

Answer 8

Newborn babies, screening enables, rare, but serious diseases to be treated early to avoid serious illness or even death

Question 9

What is a stress management?

Answer 9

Taking action through interventions to reduce the impact of stress and address, its causes

Question 10

What are factors linking to stress management?

Answer 10

Individual taking responsibility for their own stress management
Supportive relationships
Lifestyle choices that contribute to reducing stress
Local and national strategies

Question 11

What are some examples of early intervention services?

Answer 11

Loneliness link to befriending services which increase social and intellectually relationships

Inability to travel, shop, mobility, and access to public transport. This leads to the ability to travel and improve health, well-being and resilience.

Question 12

Why do people be friend services?

Answer 12

Self referral
Referral from family friends or carer
Referral from another organisation

Question 13

What are the benefits of using a befriending service?

Answer 13

Improved health, well-being and resilience
Reduce sense of loneliness
Improved self-esteem
Improved self-confidence

Question 14

How can befriending services be provided?

Answer 14

In person
Over the phone
As a group
Within social setting

Question 15

What are five Welsh housing quality standard categories

Answer 15

In a good state of repair- no damp, prevents the risk of respiratory infections, allergies, asthma

Safe and secure - reduce the fear of crime

Adequately, heated - promotes physical and mental well-being, as well as preventing the risk of cardiovascular disease and respiratory problems

Contains up-to-date, kitchens and bathrooms - promotes physical and mental well-being

Located in attractive and safe environment - reduces the risk of loneliness and social isolation

Question 16

What are the five principles that the design criteria is based on

Answer 16

Entrances that are level or gently sloping

Accessible car parking spaces

Circulation space for turning a wheelchair

Stairways that are designed to accommodate potential stair lift installation

Accessible, bathrooms and toilets

Question 17

What is a Telecare system?

Answer 17

A system that manages risk by using information, communication and technology and senses in a persons home to detect potential problems that can harm them and others.

Question 18

What are examples of telecare system?

Answer 18

Door sensors and tracking device

Question 19

What are benefits of telecare system?

Answer 19

It manages the risk to individuals
It’s promotes independence
It is an early intervention measure
It’s avoid the situation from escalating

Question 20

What is a broadband system?

Answer 20

A way of connecting to the Internet

Question 21

What’s the benefits of a broadband system?

Answer 21

Enabling individuals to research and contact health and social care

Access online support groups

Contact family

Question 22

What is shop mobility?

Answer 22

Scheme that hires, wheelchairs and scooters to people who have limited disability to enable them to access shopping areas and promote their independence

Question 23

What are barriers presented by public transport?

Answer 23

Feeling unsafe
In frequent transport stops

Question 24

How can education support preventative measures?

Answer 24

• Accurate knowledge, which can lead to better lifestyle choices
• A range of suitable activities that are specifically aimed at the learner age and ability in order to convey the correct information
• Suitable environment to encourage behavioural change on a larger scale, so that following preventative measures become the norm
• Peer group discussions of the importance of issues which provide social support to empower individuals to adopt preventative measures
• Whole school approach, where there is a coherence between the schools, policies and practices and preventative measures

Question 25

How can family support preventative measures?

Answer 25

• developing and maintaining attitudes, values and behaviours related to health promotion
• Encouraging and supporting the individual members to engage in preventative measures
• Raising awareness of risks and consequences of not following advice and guidance in relation to health issues
• Being positive role models by following advice and guidance