BETTER HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS Flashcards

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What does health mean to individuals?

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DEFINITIONS OF HEALTH

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changed over time–> increased medicine,science,tech,social enviro & their influences

  • until 20th-century health= ‘Absence of illness or disease’
  • med tech has improved disease–>vaccines,immunisation
  • WHO 1946
    “A state of complete, physical, mental & social wellbeing & not merely the absence of illness or infirmity”
    HOLISTIC APPROACH
  • Ottawa Charter, 1984= marked a new era in public health
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DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH

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A persons level of health is the result of the interaction between these dimensions
- PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL

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Dimensions of health

* PHYSICAL

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The wellness of the body and the absence of chronic pain or discomfort.

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Dimensions of health

* SPIRITUAL

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A sense of purpose and meaning in our life, and to feeling connected w/ others and society

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Dimensions of health

* MENTAL

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A state of wellbeing, where we recognise our ability, cope w/ normal stresses of life, & make a contribution to society.

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Dimensions of health

* SOCIAL

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Our ability to interact with other people in an independent and co-operative way

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RELATIVE AND DYNAMIC NATURE OF HEALTH

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  • Judging where we are along the illness-wellness continuum = SUBJECTIVE due to perspective & what is optimal and normal.
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RELATIVE NATURE OF HEALTH

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the status of health in comparison to others or another time

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DYNAMIC NATURE OF HEALTH

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constant fluctuations that occur in the level of health

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*** MEANINGS OF HEALTH

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  • Definitions of health
  • Dimensions of health
  • Relative and dynamic nature of health
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*** PERCEPTIONS OF HEALTH

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  • Perceptions of their health
  • Perceptions of the health of others
  • Implications of different perceptions of health
  • Perceptions of health as social constructs
  • Impact of the media, peers and family
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PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR HEALTH

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refers to the way something is viewed by an individual or group.
- perceptions are influenced by our attitudes about health by peers, family and the media.

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PERCEPTIONS OF THE HEALTH OF OTHERS

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parents, elderly, the homeless

  • The way a person thinks about the health of others in our society is shaped by the perceptions we develop through our own experiences.
  • The more diverse we are = broader perceptions.
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IMPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF HEALTH

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INDIVIDUAL–> peoples perceptions have a significant influence on their lifestyle choices and behaviours
E.G tanning, eating well, eating badly, depression

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PERCEPTIONS OF HEALTH AS SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS

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SOCIAL CONTRUCTS: ‘Health is not the sole responsibility of the individual’

  • construct recognises people have different views based on social circumstances
  • our views regarding health are influenced by social, economic & cultural conditions of our family.

Health is based and influenced regarding …
*socioeconomic status *geo location *cultural bground

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IMPACT OF THE MEDIA

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  • Disseminates info
  • Delivers & promotes health messages
  • Creates misconceptions
  • Influences attitudes, values, and beliefs
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IMPACT OF PEERS

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  • Influence our ideas & behaviours
  • Support
  • Place social pressures and desire to fit in
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IMPACT OF FAMILY

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Their behaviours surrounding health strongly influence the ideas that we may adopt or form

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*** HEALTH BEHAVIOURS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

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  • The positive health status of young people

- Protective behaviours and risk behaviours

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THE POSITIVE HEALTH STATUS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

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Young Australians have continued to improve over time increased life expectancy decrease mortality and morbidity

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FACTORS THAT PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE

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Not taking drugs, smoking or drinking, exercise, counseling, supporting parents, friends school.

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FACTORS THAT RISK THE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE

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Doing drugs, lack of social abilities, no education

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What influences the health of individuals

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THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

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  • Individual
  • Sociocultural
  • Socioeconomic
  • Environmental
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INDIVIDUAL FACTORS

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Knowledge, skills, attitudes and genetics

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SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS

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Family, peers, media, religion, culture

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SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS

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Employment, education, income

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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

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Geolocation, access to health services, and tech.

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*** THE DEGREE OF CONTROL INDIVIDUALS CAN EXERT OVER THEIR HEALTH

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  • Modifiable and non-modifiable health determinants

- The changing influence of determinants through different life stages

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MODIFIABLE AND NON-MODIFIABLE HEALTH DETERMINANTS

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  • A persons level of health is not solely determined by individual choices
  • Not all Australians are able to exert the same level of influence and control of their own health, resulting in health inequalities.
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MODIFIABLE DETERMINANTS

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Can be changed/controlled
- increases when we believe we can acquire info manage situations, make choices
E.G diet, exercise, stress management

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NON-MODIFIABLE DETERMINANTS

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Cannot be changed/controlled

E.G genetics, hereditary, environmental factors.

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SELF EFFICACY

Our belief to bring about change

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Stronger → persistence/feelings of control. Lower → feelings of powerless, negative self-evaluations.

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THE CHANGING INFLUENCE OF DETERMINANTS THROUGH DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES

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At different times in our lives certain determinants may have a greater or lesser influence on our health status and decisions.

  • Mothers and babies
  • Children and young people
  • Working-age adults
  • Older people
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MOTHERS AND BABIES

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Social support and income is a big influence, access to health services e.g vaccination

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

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Develop skills and habits, under the influence of parents. A cumulative effect such as violence or tobacco creates risks.

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WORKING-AGE ADULTS

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25-64: Employment opportunities and parenthood are the focus, therefore, the greatest capacity to control determinants and socioeconomic status.

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OLDER PEOPLE

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Cumulating determinants become evident e.g. impact of tobacco use, overweight etc reduce of control occurs

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*** HEALTH AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT

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  • Recognises the interrelationship of determinants

- Challenges the notion that health is solely an individual’s responsibility

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RECOGNISES THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF DETERMINANTS

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  • Depends on a different view of health based on social circumstances and one’s environment
  • Good health according to the factors within the environment and the impact of the factors.
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CHALLENGES THE NOTION THAT HEALTH IS SOLELY AN INDIVIDUAL’S RESPONSIBILITY

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Health and wellbeing are associated with social institutions such as families, communities, workplaces, etc Lack of support leads to social isolation.

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What strategies help to promote the health of individuals?

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WHAT IS HEALTH PROMOTION

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

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Health promotion…

WHO identify 3 key elements…

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  1. GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR HEALTH
    attempts of govt (or other) to steer a community in he pursuit of good health
  2. HEALTH LITERACY
    peoples ability to read and write
  3. HEALTH CITIES
    putting health on high agendas for city govts
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Health promotion involves …

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policy changes, enviro improvements, WHS, seeks to change the social determinants, changing so they are favourable and enablethe individuals to improve their own health.

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*** RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH PROMOTION

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  • Individuals
  • Community groups/schools
  • Non govt organisations
  • Govts
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INDIVIDUALS

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  • Have the responsibility to promote their own health through being educated about protective & risk behaviours
  • Responsible to make choices to promote our health
    E.G pdhpe teacher, health care practicioner, elite athlete
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COMMUNITY GROUPS/SCHOOLS

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Com groups know their context, needs and health status etc & are often equipped to meet these needs.
COM GROUPS: schools, re groups, AA

Schools are the biggest group.

  • develop health habits& solid basis for health literacy
  • PDHPE syllabus> holistic view of health, rules & regulations E.G no hat no play.
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NON-GOVT ORGANISATIONS

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Focus on specific issue, usually healt-related or social justice concern.

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Role of non govt organisations…

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RESEARCH
conduct research on issue
SUPPORT
networks for practical support, providing info on interventions.
MEDIA CAMPAIGNS
raises awareness around health issues and social justice, educates public.

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GOVERNMENTS

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COUNCIL REGULATIONS
WHS, national policies, data analysis

COMMONWEALTH (AUS)
state (NSW)
local (council)

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*** HEALTH PROMOTION APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES

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  • Lifestyle/behavioural approaches
  • Preventative medical approaches
  • Public health approaches
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LIFESTYLE/BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES

quit smoking pograms, health education

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CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLE OR PARTICULAR BEHAVIOURS
E.G smoking
National Tobacco Campaign > ‘Quit Now’
- tips for those struggling > ads & campaigns.

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PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL APPROACHES

immunisation, screening

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INVOLVE DRUGS & TECH TO HELP PREVENT HEALTH ISSUES
-Child immunisation
vaccines
-Screenings
early detection
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PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION

health promoting schools, workplaces

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  • Promote health based on range of health determinants, targeting social deteminants set by WHO
  • Health promoting schools,health promotion workplaces,all providing tools and resources.
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*** THE OTTAWA CHARTER AS AN EFFECTIVE HEALTH PROMOTION FRAMEWORK

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  • Developing personal skills
  • Creating supportive environments
  • Strengthening community actions
  • Reorientating health services
  • Building healthy public policy
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The Ottawa Charter

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  • Most widely used health promtion framework

- Developed after WHO held an international conferencing 1986

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DEVELOPING PERSONAL SKILLS

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  • education & health literacy > informed > better health choices
  • foundational motor skills & gaining insight of behaviours
  • promoting protective behaviours
  • building health literacy to… EMPOWERING, ENHANCING/ ENABLING the individual
    E.G safety on our roads > road and maritimes services > educational programs/road rules.
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CREATING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

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  • link between peoples health & the environment
  • where we live, work, play and socialise
  • global environment
  • taking care of each other/community environment
  • how can the supportaround me help to better others
    E.G tobacco smoking > online ads, quitline
    E.G increased speeding > more promotion of the dangers > speed cameras
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STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY ACTIONS

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  • communities to make decisions, plans & implement health promotions & review their effectiveness
  • using community resources in orderto provide social support & self-help for the community > empower community & involvement
    E.G Closing The Gap → creates equality amongst all Australians (in the com)
    E.G RTA SpeedBlitz Blues → raise awareness amongst the consequences of speeding → to change attitudes.
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REORIENTATING HEALTH SERVICES

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  • recognises the impacts of all the determinants of health (holistic approach)
  • focus on promotion & prevention
    E.G Tobacco use → RACGP, offices & waiting rooms w. ads.
    E.G Slow down roadshow→ show educating the com about consequences→ raise awareness of a more preventative approach, rather than treatment.
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BUILDING HEALTHY PUBLIC POLICY

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  • govt developing legislation & policies to promote laws that improve health outcomes
    E.G Road safety → fixed speed cameras,urban speed limit
    E.G Road safety → RBT→ increasing the punishments for drink driving.
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*** PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

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  • Equity
  • Diversity
  • Supportive environments
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Principles of social justice

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Social Justice = FAIRNESS
- everyone to have equal levels of good health
- upholding human rights, advocating valuing diversity, r providing supportive environments.
ADVOCATE, ENABLE, MEDIATE = help to achieve what is their right health

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EQUITY

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  • promoting fairness
  • aim to achieve quality in outcome, not method
  • enables everyone to achieve health
  • resources distributed equitably
    E.G Centrelink → funding to those w/ out, in order to have control over their health
    E.G Medicare → provide everyone with access to specific care providers(higher income → taxed more)
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DIVERSITY

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  • valuing people for who they are ensuring health promotion meets their needs & is delivered in an appropriate manner
  • diversity of income, location, cultural background, physical & mental abilities, knowledge, language, history
  • for health promotions to work, they must account for the target audiences diverse nature
    E.G ATSI → people speak several languages, have history of being socially oppressed and are victims of racial discrimination. Closing The Gap promotion utilised the action area Strengthening Community Action
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SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

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  • includes the physical, social & online environments & seeks to create the environment in such a way that the healthier is the easier choice
    E.G WHS → making schools safer, policies e.g.Anti bullying providing a safe social environment
    E.G National Road Safety Strategy → introduction of speed cameras to reduce road toll. Introduction of 50 km/h suburban speed limits