Class 1 - Intro to Health Promotion

Question 1

health promotion

Answer 1

the process of enabling people to increase control over determinants of health and thereby improve their health.

• address health issues in context
• supports a holistic approach
• requires a long term perspective
• multisectoral
• draws on knowledge from social, economic, political, environmental, medical and nursing sciences, as well as from first hand experiences

Question 2

disease prevention

Answer 2

action to avoid or forestall illness or disease

Question 3

primary prevention

Answer 3

activities protect against a disease before signs and symptoms occur. example: immunization

Question 4

secondary prevention

Answer 4

activities promote early detection of disease once pathogenesis has occurred so that prompt treatment can be initiated to halt disease and limit disability. example: preventative screening for cancer, blood pressure screening

Question 5

tertiary prevention

Answer 5

helping patients recovery after disease. example: rehabilitation

Question 6

ottawa charter for health promotion strategies

Answer 6

1. build healthy public policy - create healthy conditions
2. create supportive environments - take care of each other, our communities and our natural environment. Physical environments are healthy and safe and living and working conditions are stimulating and satisfying
3. strengthen community action - communities identify issues and work together to make changes that will enhance health
4. develop personal skills - help clients develop personal skills, enhance coping strategies and gain control over their health and environment.
5. reorient health services - to shift emphasis from treating disease to improving health and to make the health care system more efficient and effective.

Question 7

maslows hierarchy of needs

Answer 7

self actualization - lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts. the idea of doing what you’re destined to.
esteem - self esteem; how you feel about your self
social - family, friends, interactive
safety -somewhere to sleep, income, feeling secure
physiological - food, water, sleep, oxygen, sex