health promotion

Question 1

—- is activities done by government and health services to increase control and improve health which includes but broader than health education

Answer 1

health promotion

Question 2

—- communication which seeks to influence health behaviours so as to maintain health ( influence includes: knowledge , behavior , and attitude )

Answer 2

health education

Question 3

Ottawa charter: 5 action areas for health promotion and injury prevention

Answer 3

1- build healthy public policy (as: health impact assessment web developing transport policy )
2- create supportive environment (road designs , cycle lanes , footpath )
3- strengthen community action ( collaboration between statutory and voluntary organisation eg. advocacy for speed ramps, Irish care society xhale )
4- support development of personal skills ( traffic school for kids , driving tests , mass media campaigns )
5- reorientation of health services ( analysing health problems and barrier to change and planning strategies to solve problems as trauma network ( 15-25% reduction in mortality;lity ))