Health Promotion

Question 1

Define health promotion

Answer 1

the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health

Question 2

What is the purpose of public health England?

Answer 2

to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities

Question 3

What are the five approaches of health promotion?

Answer 3

Medical
Behavioural change
Education
Empowerment
Social change

Question 4

What is better than a cure?
Give three reasons why

Answer 4

Prevention

Stronger economy
Reduces NHS pressure
More independent

Question 5

What does the health promotion action include? (5)

Answer 5

Building health public policy
Creating supportive environment
Strengthening community actions
Developing personal skills
Re-orientating health services

Question 6

What two things an health promotion be?

Answer 6

Universal
Targeted

Question 7

Explain universal health promotion
Give an example

Answer 7

reduce risk across whole population
sugar tax

Question 8

Explain targeted health promotion
What can it lead to?

Answer 8

aim to identify those most at risk and tailor messages to that group

can lead to culture blaming

Question 9

What are the three policy, legislation and system change strategies to health promotion?

Answer 9

Social policy
Fiscal approaches
Bans and restrictions

Question 10

Explain social policy health promotion
Give an example

Answer 10

local, national or international culture and policy

smoking ban in public places

Question 11

Explain fiscal approach health promotion
Give an example

Answer 11

taxation or other approaches to discourage health harming behaviours

tax on cigarettes

Question 12

Explain bans and restrictions health promotion
Give an example

Answer 12

reducing availability, using legal powers

making substances illegal

Question 13

Name two other strategies for health promotion

Answer 13

Community development
Health communication

Question 14

Obesity
How is it distributed among ethnicities?
How much does it cost?

Answer 14

Not equally

27 billion

Question 15

Name four approaches to stop childhood obesity

Answer 15

Mandatory calorie labelling on food
Ban price promotions of HFSS food and by location (checkout)
Sugar reduction- sugar tax
Schools- physical activity

Question 16

Name some socioeconomic factors that cause obesity

Answer 16

Low income
Insecure work
Insufficient social activity
High living costs
Stressful environment where weight loss is less of a priority
Inability to afford healthier options

Question 17

Name three approaches to weight loss

Answer 17

Brief advice
Beware of weight stigma
Listen what works for a patient- not one diet fits all