Health promotion Flashcards
How is health promoted?
Legislation
Provision of preventative servces
Development of activities to promote and maintain change to a healthier lifestyle
What are the 3 theories of health promotion?
Educational
Socioeconomic
Psychological
What is the educational theory of health promotion?
Provides knowledge and education to enable necessary skills to make informed choices re health
What is the psychological theory of health promotion?
Complex relationship between behaviour, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs
What are some government examples of health promotion?
Legislation- legal age limits, smoking ban
Socioeconomic- tax on alcohol, cigarettes, sugar
What are the types of prevention?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
What is primary prevention?
Measures taken to prevent onset of illness/injury
Reduces probability and/or severity of illness
What is an example of primary prevention?
Vaccines
What is secondary prevention?
Detection of a disease in early preclinical stage in order to cure, prevent or lessen symptomatology
What is an example of secondary prevention?
Screening
What is the criteria for screening?
Wilson’s criteria
What is Wilson’s criteria?
Illlness- important, natural history understood, pre symptomatic phase
Test- easy, acceptable, cost effective, sensitive and specific
Treatment- acceptable, cost effective, better outcomes if treated early
What is tertiary prevention?
Measures to limit distress or disability caused by disease
What is an example of tertiary prevention?
Early physiological for MND
