3.1 and 3.2 (PHA6136) Flashcards
Any combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of behavior conducive to health
HEALTH EDUCATION
is the application of facilitation techniques used in an attempt to manipulate a group towards a predetermined outcome.
Facipulation
Any planned (meaning, intentional) combination of learning experiences designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health in
individuals, groups, or communities
HEALTH EDUCATION
main concepts in educational and ecological assessment that is done for health promotion and education
Predispose, enable, reinforce
target of health
education
Individual, groups, or communities
- Participation of target population
- Community needs assessment (capacity, resources, priorities, needs)
- Planned learning activities
- Implementation of programs
- Presentation of information
- Training of program staff
HEALTH EDUCATION STRATEGIES
Any activity undertaken by an individual regardless of
actual or perceived health status, for the purpose of
promoting, protecting or maintaining health, whether or not such behavior is objectively effective toward that end
HEALTH BEHAVIOR
- These are the actions of individuals that will affect their health.
- Maybe intentional or unintentional
- Can promote, worsen, or start a disease/medical
condition
HEALTH BEHAVIOR
HEALTH BEHAVIOR can be classified as
positive or negative
actions that will decrease the risk of disease; actions that will lead the improvement of health of an individual; actions that will prevent you from having a certain disease
positive
Eating a well-balanced diet, having enough physical activity, healthcare’s eating behavior, adherence to the prescribed medical treatment
positive
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health
HEALTH PROMOTION
3 strategies of health promotion
- advocate
- mediate
- enable
- There has to be someone who will champion the cause to address a certain health issue.
- Advocating for policies that will support health
advocate
Health is a very collective effort. Individuals and
communities must be connected to different sectors that can help promote health
mediate
Entails that an individual is empowered to exercise
the positive health behavior. People are empowered, we have control over our own behavior towards our
health (may be positive or negative)
enable
Target of health promotion
Environment