Health promotion Flashcards
1
Q
who is primary prevention aimed at and what does it involve?
A
focussed on those who do not yet have a health problem
prevention of developing problems
healthy eating/exercise
2
Q
what is the aims of secondary prevention and what does it involve?
A
focussed on identifying health problems early on and reduce impact
screening and identifying symptoms
bowel cancer
3
Q
who is tertiary prevention aimed at and what does it involve?
A
focussed on those who already have a health problem
reduce impact on daily life and prevent complications
4
Q
what is health promotion
A
process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health
