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Health promotion Flashcards

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WHat are the five factors influencing health?

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Human biology: Genes
Physical environments
Social environements
Behavuour and lifestyle
Health services
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What is behaviour a product of?

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social and psycolgical components

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3
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What is behaviour locked into?

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routine

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What does the black report 1982 state about lower social class death rates inequalities?

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Black report 1982

at every stage of life those in lower social classes have highber death rates than those at the top of the social scale

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What does the black report 1982 state about children born into lower social classes?

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they have a lower birth rate and a shorter stature

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WHat does the black report 1982 state about the major diseases and who they affect most?

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it says all major diseases affect social classes 4 and 5 more than classes 1 and 2

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According to the WHO oral health facts what are the most common oral diseases?

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caries and periodontal disease

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According to the WHO oral health facts what percentag eof school children worldwide have decay?

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60-90%

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According to the WHO oral health facts what percentage of middle aged adults have severe peridontal disease?

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5-20%

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According to the WHO oral health facts what is the incidence of oral cancer in most countires?

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1-10/100,000

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According to the WHO oral health facts what is the incidednce of cleft lip and palate?

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1/500-700 live births

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What are the 3 aims of health promotion?

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Focus on tackling determinants of health
Working in partnership with agencies
use a strategic approach for POPULATION health

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WHat is the definition of health promotion? according to WHO 1984

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

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What are the five approaches to health promotion?

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Prevention
Behaviour change
Eduction
Empowerment
Social change
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How does prevention work?

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reduces disease level by using a top down approach. ie where it is lead by health care professional

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16
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Give an example of prevention?

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fissure selants and fluoride advice

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WHat is the problem with prevention?

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doesnt address the underlying cause

it is individually focussed not population

18
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How does behavuour change work?

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individuals take repsonsibilty

19
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What methods can be emplyoyed on an individual level and population level to change behaviour?

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one-one advice

mass media campaigns

20
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What is the disadvantage to behaviour change?

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increasing someones knowledge doesnt necessarily lead to a change in behaviour

21
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How does education work?

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this provides knowledge, skils and attitudes to make correct choices

22
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What is an advantage of using education?

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this doesnt need a HCP and an be lay led eg smoing intervention groups

23
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How does empowerment work?

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this is a bottom up approach which is community led

24
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What is the role of the health care prof in empowerment?

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they act as the facilitator

25
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How does social change work?

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this looks at changing physical social and economic environments

26
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Give an example of social change

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water fluoridation

27
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T/F health promotion includes health education?

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T

it is an umbrella term looking at interventions to promote health including health education

28
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Who does health promotion aim to shift responsbilty to?

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the decsision makers to make healthy public policies *legal, fiscal, educational, organisational)

29
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Are public health interventions generally cost effective? reference

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Owen et al 2011

Yes

30
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which model showed how oral health related to general health?

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the common risk factor approach Sheiham and Watt 2000

31
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What are the common risk factors for general health?

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Diet
Hygiene
Smoking
Alcohol
Stress
32
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Which model can be used for health promotion?

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WHO (Ottawa charter) 1986

33
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What does the Ottawa Charter 1986 stipulate?

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5 aspects
Building healthy public policy
Creating supportive environements
Strengthening community action
Developing personal skills
Re-orientating health services
34
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what does building a healthy public policy entail?

How can this be implemented dentally?

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encourage policy makers in governments and organisations to place health on agenda
make healthy options easier options

fiscal policies (taxing sweets, tobacco and alchol)
Legislation:Food labelling and fluoridation
35
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What does creating a supportive environment entail?

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living and working conditions that are safe, stimulating

encourage community togertherness and to take responsibility for conservation of natural resources

36
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How can supportive environments be implemented dentally?

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working with local schools and enivonrments to ensure no smoking policies and also to ensure oral hygiene taught in schools and school lunches healthy

37
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What does strengthening commuity action entail?

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work through effective community action to:
setting priorities
making decisions
plan local strategies

38
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Give an example of community action for dental health

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smoking cessation support groups

39
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How can developing personal skills be used for OHP?

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provision of information and health education
development of individual skills
coping streatgies

40
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WHat is meant by re-orientating health services?

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encourage health care professsionals to look beyond clinical services and ensure health services are aimed at the pursuit of health and not just cure

41
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WHat are the problems with oral health promotion?

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Long interval between preventative strategy and measurable improvements
Processes of community consultation and health education and altering policies take along time
Politically controversial
Need to be evaluated

42
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What has been the effect of oral health promotion on smoking?

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10% rise in price correlates with a 1% drop in people smoking
banning advertising has showed a reduction in tobacco consumption

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