Core 1 Focus C Flashcards
What is health promotion?
The process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and therefore improve their health.
What are 6 systems that can help to promote health?
Government legislation and regulations
Physical supports
Economic support
Social supports
Educational supports
Organised supports
Who is responsible for health promotion? (give an example for each)
Individuals
Community groups and schools (No hat no play)
Governments (Quitnow - National Tobacco Campaign)
Non-government organisations (Cancer Council and Kids Helpline)
International organisations (World Health Organisation)
What are lifestyle/behavioural approaches to health promotion? (2 examples)
Aims to reduce risk behaviours that contribute to poor health.
Examples:
Quit smoking campaigns - encourage to stop smoking
Road safety campaigns - challenge attitudes towards unsafe driving
What are some examples of the 3 Preventative medical approaches to promote health?
Primary prevention - Childhood immunisation programs
Secondary prevention (for people at higher risk) - Bowel (colorectal) cancer kits for people over 50
Tertiary prevention (stops a disease from recurring) - regular check ups and monitoring and medications to manage high blood pressure for heart attack.
Where does public health approaches to promoting health occur and why is it more effective.
It occurs in schools and workplaces and is more effective as it involves a multi-faceted approach to health.
What is the ottawa charter?
A framework for health promotion which was a product of the first international conference on health promotion in 1986.
What are the 5 strategies of the Ottawa Charter?
build healthy public policy
create supportive environments for health
strengthen community action for health
develop personal skills
re-orienting health services
What is an example of the ottawa charter action area of build healthy public policy:
Restrictions on speed limits for learner and provisional license holders.
School zone limits
What is an example of the ottawa charter action area of developing personal skills:
Increasing the amount of logged driving time for L drivers to 120 hours in order to increase their experience, knowledge and skills.
What is an example of the ottawa charter action area of creating supportive environments:
Speed bumps in high traffic areas
40 km/h speed limits around schools
