Exam Revision Flashcards
What are the five strands of Ottawa Charter
building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills, reorienting health services
What is the ultimate goal in Ottawa Charter?
Social Justice
Who wrote Ottawa Charter?
1986
When was the Lalonde Report written and what was of importance?
1974, and first report of health promotion
What is inequity?
The unfair distribution of resources and support
What is inequality?
Disparity in health status or capacity (i,e, poorer health among Maori)
What is the Ottawa Charter aimed at?
It is aimed at overcoming inequalities and inequities thru action on the SDH
What does social determinants of health mean?
Factors that influence health
What is health education?
Empowerment through knowledge
What are the overall aims of health education?
To help people develop health literacy. To raise awareness, develop understanding of environmental conditions, understanding the policies that promote health, enables opportunities for improving health.
What is health literacy?
The ability to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services, to make appropriate health decisions.
What are the four levels of health literacy?
Functional (individuals function effectively in health care facilities, communicate (understands how organisations work), critical (developing the capacity to influence community structures) and civic (community members work together).
When was the Alma Ata written and why?
1978, underlying the importance to protect and promote of PHC (Primary Health Care).
What is Whanau Ora?
An organisation that places families at the centre of service delivery; building on whanau strengths and aspirations
What is the overall outcome of Whanau Ora and what does it fulfil?
Improves outcomes and results for NZ families and it fulfils the Ottawa charter.
Outcomes for Whanu Ora?
Self managing, living healthy lifestyles, participating in wealth creation, economically secure.
What is PHC?
Primary Health Care
What is PC?
Primary Care
What is PC?
The first line of care for an injured or sick person.
What is PHC?
It is a way of organising care; a pathway to achieving basic human rights.
What are the six parts of PHC?
Providing equitable, accessible health care, appropriate technology, inter-sectoral collaboration, community participation, cultural sensitivity, health promotion.
What are the three parts of the waterfall analogy?
Upstream/primary; midstream/secondary; downstream/tertiary
What is health promotion?
Enabling people to have control and improve their health
What are the four steps of health promotion?
Assessment, identify mutual goals, plan in partnership, evaluation process, identify sustainability factors.
What is the web of causation?
Epidemiological cause/effect relationship
What are examples of primary care?
Vaccinations, health promotion
What are examples of secondary care?
Screening, limiting disability
What are examples of tertiary care?
Restoring people and communities
Global health promotion:
Think global, act local
What is endemic?
A disease that is permanent in a region/community
Give an overview of the Change Model 1986:
Describes the way people change their behaviour in relation to a health challenge.
