Health Promotion

Question 1

Define Health Promotion

Answer 1

Health promotion is the process of encouraging clients to take control and improve their overall health.

Question 2

Define Wellness

Answer 2

Wellness is a positive state of health.

Question 3

Define Primary prevention

Answer 3

Primary prevention - Decreasing the risk of alterations in health by changing behaviors or minimizing exposures.

Question 4

Define Secondary prevention

Answer 4

Early screening interventions to detect a disease process before it progresses to cause symptoms or complications in the client

Question 5

Define Tertiary Prevention

Answer 5

Efforts to control a health issue that has already occurred or to slow the spread or prevent additional illness.

Question 6

Define Quaternary care

Answer 6

Prevention that focuses on protecting clients from the excessive use of medical interventions that can cause more harm than good

Question 7

Define Self-Care

Answer 7

Any activity that individuals can utilize to promote their mental health and overall well-being

Question 8

Define Health Literacy

Answer 8

Knowledge that clients have about their own health, and the ability to act on that knowledge to make decisions about their own health.

Question 9

What is culturally competent care

Answer 9

Being sensitive to issues related to culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation while providing care to nondominant populations.