HEALTH PROMOTION

Question 1

What is Health Promotion?

Answer 1

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and prove their health. How to motion is heavily embedded in the primary healthcare sector

Question 2

What are the three levels of prevention? Give examples

Answer 2

Primary prevention involves interventions (that prevent diseases from occurring such as discussing with the patient strategies such as the advantages of using a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorbike, cessation of smoking, or vaccination.

Secondary prevention involves screening interventions that detect asymptomatic disease and improve outcomes, such as pap smears and a blood pressure
.

Tertiary prevention involves an intervention to reduce complications of established disease. Some examples are ophthalmology examinations in diabetic patients or orstallin use in post-myocardial patients, rehabilitative services and support groups.

Question 3

What are the 6 actions areas of health promotion?

Answer 3

1. build healthy public policy, E.G decisions made by of government
2. create supportive environments for health, E.G; gyms, parks & local sporting

3.strengthen community action for health, E.G: equal collaboration involved in decision making

4. develop personal skills, E.G; pdhpe in YR 7-10
5. re-orient health services E.G Rather than treating cancer patients local GPS can raise awareness about risk factors about smoking and sun safety

Question 4

What are the six principles of primary health care as stated in the Ottawa Charter.

Answer 4

0. ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE
   Barriers:
   
   • Diverse minority groups
   • Financial difficulty
   0. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
      Barriers:
      * Inability to use correct devices not having access to digital health
   1. CULTURAL SAFETY AND SENSITIVITY
      Barriers:
      * Lack of trained HCPS
      * Personla belifs / biases
      * No policies that ensure safety
   2. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
      Barriers:
      * Not knowing how to access there service
      * Services not used properly
      * Not having culturally appropriate services
   3. HEALT PROMOTION
      Barriers:
      * Cultural traditional beliefs
      * Decreased health literacy
   4. INSECTORAL COLLABORATION
      Barriers:
      * Organisation resistant to change
      * Not helping mutual goals of delivering butte health outcomes