Disease Prevention Flashcards
What is the definition for disease prevention?
Disease prevention involves actions to reduce or eliminate exposure to risks
that might increase the chances that an individual or group will incur
disease, disability, or premature death
What is the definition of health promotion?
Health promotion involves the development of behaviours that improve
bodily functioning and enhance an individual’s ability to adapt to a changing
environment
How much of diseases are preventable according to WHO?
80%
What are the health promotions?
*obesity (diet)
*alcohol consumption
*smoking
What can obesity lead to?
*heart disease
*stroke
*cancer (colon specifically)
*asthma
*depression and anxiety
*sleep apnoea
*type 2 diabetes
*back pain
*liver disease
*infertility
What can over consumption of alcohol lead to?
*mouth,throat,stomach,liver and breast cancers
*cirrhosis of liver
*heart disease
*liver disease
*stroke
*depression
*pancreatitis
*pneumonia
What does lots of smoking lead to?
*doubles risk of heart attack
*lung cancer + COPD
*increased blood pressure +hrate
*infertility
*brittle bones + osteoporosis
*stroke
*cancer in mouth regions
*stomach cancer and ulcers
*ages skin by 10-20 yrs
What are the key pharmacist roles?
- Public awareness campaigns
- Provision of leaflets / resources
- Opportunistic counselling / advice with signposting
- Make every contact count (MECC)
- Delivering advanced services e.g. stop smoking
What is MECC?
*short conversation about a persons health, how they can improve it. What ways can they go down a better path.
What are the 3 A’s?
*ASK (individuals about their lifestyle and changes to make, when there is an appropriate opportunity to do so)
*ADVICE (appropriately on the lifestyle issue/s once raised)
*ACT (by offering information, signposting or referring individuals to the support
they need.)
What are some cardiovascular disease prevention methods?
- Health screens
- Cholesterol
- Blood pressure
- Diabetes screening
- Waist circumferences
