Health Promotion?

Question 1

What is the Acronym for social model principles?

Answer 1

Assess the broader determinants of health
Reduces social inequities
Empowers individuals + communities 
Access to healthcare 
(inter)Sectorial collaboration

Question 2

What is the vichealth priority areas acronym?

Answer 2

promote healthy Eating
encourage regular physical Activity 
prevent Tobacco use
prevent harm from Alcohol
improve Mental wellbeing

Question 3

What is the Ottawa charter action areas?

Answer 3

Build healthy public policies
Create supportive environments 
Strengthen community action
Develop personal skill
Reorientate health services

Question 4

What is the acronym to remember vichealth missions?

Answer 4

Promote fairness and opportunity

Recognise that the social and economic conditions for all people influence their health

In partnership with others, promote good health

Support initiatives that assist individuals,communities, workplaces and broader society to improve well being

Seek to prevent all chronic conditions for all Victorians

Question 5

What are the Ottawa charter strategies?

Answer 5

Enable- reduce differences in health status to ensure equal opportunities and resources to enable all people to reach their full potential.

Mediate- co-ordinated action by all levels of government, the health sectors, non governmental organisations, industry and media

Advocate- lobbying to improve healthcare (working on the behalf of the less fortunate to bring awareness and changes)

Question 6

What are the federal governments responsibilities?

Answer 6

• the administration of PBS
• quarantine
• administration of Medicare
• funding health care system (Breast screen)
• regulatory roles (private health insurance industry)

Question 7

What is the state governments responsibilities?

Answer 7

DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES 
-public dental health
-school health curriculum 
-public and psychiatric hospitals
REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES 
-licensing GP's 
-industry regulations (food safety guidelines)
-legislation (road roles and smoking bans)

Question 8

What is the local governments responsibilities?

Answer 8

• meals on wheels services
• water quality testing
• removal of waste
• delivering immunisation
• maintaining parks/sporting facilities

Question 9

What is private health insurance?

Answer 9

It is an insurance where members pay a premium for payments towards medical health costs NOT covered by Medicare

Question 10

What is the private health insurance incentives?

Answer 10

• Medicare levy surcharge (1-1.5%)
• lifetime health cover (2% increase in premiums for every year after someone turns 30)
• private health insurance rebate

Question 11

What is the biomedical model?

Answer 11

Focuses on the physical or biological aspects of a disease and involves diagnosis, treatment and cure. (Doctors, x-rays, blood tests)

Question 12

What are the advantages of the biomedical model?

Answer 12

Advanced in technology

Improves life expectancy

Question 13

What are the disadvantages of the biomedical model?

Answer 13

Expensive

Doesn’t promote health

Question 14

What is the social model?

Answer 14

A concept framework that focuses on the broader determinants of health (social, economic, environmental) leading to improvements in health.

SunSmart
Breast screen

Question 15

What is health promotion?

Answer 15

Enables people to take control and improve their health

Question 16

What is Medicare?

Answer 16

A universal healthcare system that provides medical care to patients via their GP or hospital for little or no cost. Improved healthcare for everyone

Question 17

How is Medicare funded?

Answer 17

The Medicare levy-2% tax placed on the taxable income if most taxpayers

The Medicare levy surcharge-
people without private health insurance pay (1-1.5%) depending on their income

General taxation-

Question 18

What are the Australian healthy eating guidelines?

Answer 18

• to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and chose amounts of nutritious foods and drinks to meet your energy needs
• enjoy a variety of foods from the five groups every day
• limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugar and alcohol

Question 19

What is a program that helps to prevent type 2 diabetes?

Answer 19

NUTRITION AUSTRALIAN

It acts to promote healthy eating by providing the latest information on nutrition research, and current food and health trends.

Question 20

What does nutrition Australian do?

Answer 20

The healthy eating pyramid is a simple visual guide to the types and proportion of foods that individuals should eat every day for good health.