Core 1 Flashcards

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What is the relative nature of health?

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Health in a related perspective.

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What are the dimensions of health?

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Social
Physical
Mental
Spiritual

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What is the dynamic nature of health?

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Constantly changing.

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Describe perceptions of health.

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Everyone has their own interpretation of health and these views will most likely change throughout their lifetime.

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What is health as a social construct?

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It is a concept that recognises that people have different views based on their social circumstances and ways of seeing, interpreting, interrelating and interacting with their environment.

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What is a holistic approach to Health?

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Determining the health of an individual based on all aspects of health.

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What are the four determinants of health?

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Individual factors
Sociocultural factors
Socioeconomic factors
Environmental factors

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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

What is an individual factor?

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Characteristics of an individual.

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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

What is a sociocultural factor?

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The unique experiences, values and attitudes of every individual.

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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

What is a socioeconomic factor?

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Factors that relate to wealth, level of education, job status and social standing.

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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

What is an environmental factor?

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Factors that refer to geographic location, access to health services and technology.

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What is a modifiable health determinant?

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Factors of an individuals health that can be changed.

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What is a non-modifiable health determinant?

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Factors of an individuals health that can NOT be changed.

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What is health promotion?

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Health promotion involves activities that are aimed at enabling people to increase control over their health, to improve their health and to prevent illness.

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What are the three principles of social justice?

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Equity
Diversity
Supportive environments

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

What is equity?

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Equity means taking action to achieve fairness.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

What is diversity?

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Diversity is a variety, or difference, between individuals and groups of people based on race, language, religion, sexuality, disability, and educational background.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

What is a supportive environment?

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The ability to improve health based on the physical, social and political conditions in which people live.

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

Name the three categories of promotional approaches to health.

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Lifestyle and behavioural approaches
Preventative medical approaches
Public health approaches

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

What is a lifestyle and behavioural approach?

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Aims to reduce or prevent the incidence of risk behaviours that contribute to poor health.

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

What are two examples of health promotion program’s that work within the lifestyle and behavioural category?

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+ Quit smoking campaigns and strategies that encourage the people to stop smoking or persuade them to remain smoke free.

+ Road safety campaigns that challenge people’s attitudes towards unsafe driving behaviours, such as speeding.

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

What is a preventative medical approach to health promotion?

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Focuses on both disease prevention and the treatment of illness, and their symptoms to limit their potential impact on a person’s health.

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

What are some preventative medical strategies used to promote health?

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Childhood immunisation programs
Free health checks for men 45+
Hearing testing in children

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

What is a public health approach to health promotion?

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A more holistic approach to health and recognise the role played by factors outside the control of the individual and the immediate health system.

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HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES.

What ares two examples of the public health approaches promoting health in the community?

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Health promoting schools

Health promoting workplace

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OTTAWA CHARTER.

What are the five action areas of health promotion?

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Developing personal skills
Creating supportive environments
Strengthening community action
Re-orientating health services
Building healthy public policy
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OTTAWA CHARTER.

What is meant by ‘developing personal skills’?

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Supporting the personal and social development of the individual.

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OTTAWA CHARTER.

What is meant by ‘creating supportive environments’?

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Making the places people live, work and play the source of good health.

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OTTAWA CHARTER.

What is meant by ‘strengthening community action’?

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Giving communities the power to identify their own health priorities and take action, in partnership with other agencies, to address them.

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OTTAWA CHARTER.

What is meant by ‘re-orientating health services’?

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Moving away from the clinical and curative services approach to a more preventative approach, including stronger attention to research and professional training.

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OTTAWA CHARTER.

What is meant by ‘building healthy public policy’?

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Ensuring that decisions made at all levels of government and organisations are made so that they work towards health improvement.