Exam 1 - Worksite Health Promotion

Question 1

Health Promotion Definitions

• Per the Joint Committee of Terminology (2012):
• “any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, or communities”
• Per Green and Kreuter (2005):
• “any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory and organizational supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities”

Answer 1

Okay.

Question 2

Health Promotion

• Creates a culture that fosters vitality, motivation, and overall effectiveness of human ______.
• Can have a positive impact on policies and practices that support ________ for the organization and employability of the individual.
• WHP must be _______-based and have evaluation system to show effectiveness.

Answer 2

capital

profitability

evidence

Question 3

9 Assumptions of Health Promotion

1) Health status can be ________.
2) Health and disease are determined by dynamic interactions among biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors.
3) Disease occurrence theories and principles can be understood.
4) Appropriate intervention strategies can be developed to deal with identified health problems.
5) ________ can be changed and those changes can influence health.

Answer 3

changed

Behavior

Question 4

9 Assumptions of Health Promotion

6) Individual behavior, family interactions, community and workplace relationships and resources, and public policy all contribute to ______ and influence ________.
7) Initiating and ________ behavior change is difficult.
8) Individual responsibility should not be viewed as victim blaming, yet the importance of health behavior to health status must be understood.
9) For health behavior change to be permanent, an individual must be _______ and ready to change.

Answer 4

health, behaviors

maintaining

motivated

Question 5

Common WHP Elements

1) _______ education:
- Focus on skill development and lifestyle behavior change.

2) Supportive __________:
- Organizational values, norms, policies, and initiatives reinforce and support a healthy work culture.

3) __________:
- Programming embedded effectively within the organizational structure.

Answer 5

Health

environments

Integration

Question 6

Common WHP Elements

4) ________:
- Linking health promotion cross-functionally to other employee support services (e.g., benefits, Employee Assistance Program [EAP], work/life) to optimize reach and effectiveness.

5) Health _________:
- Help employees assess health risks.
- Ideally linked to the health benefit plan to provide appropriate medical follow-up and treatment.

Answer 6

Linkage

Screening