Health promotion

Question 1

Health promotion

Answer 1

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realise aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.

Question 2

Health promotion aims to

Answer 2

Achieve better health for all
Prevent ill health from occurring
Advance the health of an individual and the community through successful intervention

Question 3

Health frameworks

Answer 3

Focus and establish who the target ausdience is.
The framework provides a guide for health practitioners to plan effective health promotion interventions.

Question 4

Strategies for the framework

Answer 4

Educational eg raising public awareness of a health issue through schools and social media/advertising
Motivational eg advertisements and incentives to change behaviour

Question 5

4 strategies aimed at the social-political, physical and socio-cultural environments

Answer 5

1. Operational eg cooperative partnerships between industry, NGOs and education sector
2. Economic eg interventions such as policies, laws, taxes and subsidies to improve health and provide greater access to health products
3. Regulatory eg legislation and regulations that are conducive to healthy behaviours eg active transport
4. Technological eg use of apps and online methods

Question 6

Addaptations

Answer 6

Behavioural Adaptions – develop interventions tailored to the target audience to promote positive health behaviour
Environmental Adaptions – create environments for living, learning, working and leisure which support positive health behaviours

Question 7

Outcomes

Answer 7

Improvement in health and wellbeing, Leading to an increase in quality of life, Change in BVA’s