Health Behaviors, Prevention And Promotion (lec 3)

Question 1

Health promotion

Answer 1

Efforts aimed at individuals and larger groups to develop and maintain good health.

Question 2

Individual promotion

Answer 2

Engage in health Behaviors ie. Lifelong

Question 3

HCP promotion

Answer 3

Teach patients health Behaviors

Question 4

Psychologist promotion

Answer 4

Develop interventions

Question 5

community promotion

Answer 5

• resources, facilities or information that aimed to develop and maintain good health

Question 6

media promotion

Answer 6

-education that aimed to develop and maintain good health

Question 7

goverment promotion

Answer 7

• legislation that aimed to develop and maintain good health

Question 8

what is prevention ?

Answer 8

-efforts aimed at at-risk or ill individuals or groups to minimize the effects of illness or eliminate it entirely -primary , secondary (early detection and limit disease progression ) and tertiary (minimize disease impact

Question 9

what is primary prevention ?

Answer 9

• focused on risk reduction -prevent or change unhealthy behaviours

Question 10

what are health behaviours ?

Answer 10

• behaviours people engage in that promote and maintain good health and prevent illness. -ie. avoiding unhealthy behaviours and engaging in treatments

Question 11

what is a health habit?

Answer 11

• a health -related behaviour that is firmly established and often performed automactially without awareness - ie. wearing a seat belt, brushing one’s teeth, ect,