Health Care Systems: Health promotion, wellness, and disease prevention Flashcards
How is the purpose of health promotion?
Empower patients to take control of their own health habits for a healthier life.
What is an example of health promotion in action?
Nurse providing information/resources to a patient about a health topic of interest.
What does wellness mean in terms of health promotion?
It is the actions an individual takes to improve themselves.
What does wellness include?
- Spiritual health
- Mental health
- Physical health
What are some examples of disease prevention?
Washing your hands.
Immunizations.
What is the purpose of the illness-wellness continuum tool?
A diagram that displays how factors that influence our health can be intrinsic (based on biology) or extrinsic (who we associate with) and ways we can promote healthy behaviors.
What is important when providing effect health education to a patient?
Ensuring it is written/presented at a level in which they can understand.
Is the the goal of the Healthy People program?
Improve overall health of Americans.
What are the seven pillars of self care?
- Knowledge
- Physical activity
- Mental wellbeing
- Risk avoidance
- Rational use of products and services
- Healthy eating
- Good hygiene
Kevin Please Make Reasonable and Rational Hygiene Guidelines.
What are some factors that can influence health status?
- Genetics
- Social/living environment
- Personal choices and values
(T/F) Alterations in health are typically caused by a single factor.
False, they are usually a result of a combination of factors.
What are some examples of primary prevention?
- Vaccinations
- Decrease in risky behaviors, tobacco use
What is secondary prevention?
- Early screening to detect a disease before it progresses/causes symptoms.
What is tertiary prevention?
- Access to specialty caregiver to manage/treat a health problem
What is the focus of quaternary prevention?
Protecting patients from excessive use of medical interventions that could cause more harm than good.
Counselling patients about the importance of wearing a helmet is an example of what type of prevention?
Primary. Focus is on preventing something from happening.
A patient having access to a cardiac rehabilitation center is an example of what type of prevention?
Tertiary. Specialty care to treat/manage health condition.
Support groups for chronic conditions would be what type of prevention method?
Tertiary. Specialty care for a specific problem.
A routine Pap smear would be considered what type of prevention method?
Secondary. Attempting to detect something before it happens.
Performing a broad screening on an asymptomatic patient with no risk factors is an example of what prevention method?
Quaternary. It is unnecessary to perform a broad screening for a patient who has no risk factors or signs/symptoms of a disease pathology.
Counselling a patient on the importance of wearing seatbelts while driving is an example of what type of prevention method?
Primary. You are performing safety education to prevent something detrimental from happening.
A patient tells you they are going to be out on the lake over the weekend when it is going to be >100 degrees. What health promotion advice should you give them?
- Apply sunscreen 15 min before sun exposure
- Try and limit/avoid midday sun exposure between the hours of 1000 to 1600 as this is when sun rays are strongest.
- Wear a wide brimmed hat for better protection.
