Children's Health and Promotion Flashcards
Name 4 factors that effect health
Genetics
Access
Environment
Lifestyle
What is health promotion
It promotes health through a combination of legislation, the provision of preventative services such as immunisation and the development of activities to promote and maintain change to a healthier lifestyle.
What 3 factors that effect health are targeted by health promotion
Educational
Socioeconomic
Psychological
How may education affect health
Provides knowledge and education to enable necessary skills to rate informed choices re health – may be one –to-one or group workshop
e.g. smoking, diet, diabetes
How may changes in socioeconomic status affect health
‘Makes healthy choice the easy choice’
National policies e.g. re unemployment, redistribute income, taxation of commodities to move people to make the healthier choice
How may psychological aimed health promotion effect health
Complex relationship between behaviour, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. Activities start from an individual attitude to health and readiness to change. Emphasis on whether individual is ready to change. (e.g. smoking, alcohol).
Define health promotion (this s the official one)
Health promotion-an overarching principle/activity which enhances health and includes disease prevention, health education and health protection. It may be planned or opportunistic.
Define health education (this s the official one)
Health education-an activity involving communication with individuals or groups aimed at changing knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour in a direction which is conducive to improvements in health
Define health protection (this s the official one)
Health protection-involves collective activities directed at factors which are beyond the control of the individual. Health protection activities tend to be regulations or policies, or voluntary codes of practice aimed at the prevention of ill health or the positive enhancement of well-being.
Why is health promotion relevent?
Ultimately it is needed and there is already infrastructure to do it
Consider poor lifestyles, exercise, diet etc and the cause / burden of Chronic disease and the effect of the aging population on the NHS.
Growing healthcare costs managing disease and its complications.
Benefits of prevention of disease rather than treating established disease.
Consider the organised primary care system, health visitors, chronic disease clinics, network of pharmacies – all able to deliver health promotion.
Also use of media and ability to organize and advertise national programmes
What are the disadvantages of Health promotion
Medicalising healthy individuals
Possible increased worry (e.g. coronavirus)
May not effectively target the most at risk groups e.g. those in more deprived areas
It may not deliver the required benefits leading to further increased cost
Difficult to assess impact.
What challenges are there in health promotions
Many doctors cynical - is it the best use of resources?
In response the UK government has set up the NICE to review evidence and develop appropriate guidelines to practice
Why is empowerment beneficial
An ability to resist social pressure.
An ability to utilise effective coping strategies when faced by an unhealthy environment.
A heightened consciousness of action.
Define empowerment
Empowerment refers to the generation of power in those individuals and groups which previously considered themselves to be unable to control situations nor act on the basis of their choices.
How would you apply the cycle of change in practice
Talk to the patient to try and identify if they have moved to a different part of the cycle from when you last saw them. If moved to contemplation then advice re what steps they might be able to take. If at pre contemplation then raising issue as something for them to consider.
