Health Promotion And Prevention Of Disease

Question 1

What is health

Answer 1

Lay perspectives- influences by culture,ethnicity,social class,religion,gender and economic status
Medical perspectives - focus on the congruent functioning of the organs of the body in the absence of disease
Social scientists - peoples ability to function within their culturally determined social norms and customs
Lay healers - an individuals ability to have a harmonious balance between the mind, body and spirit.

Question 2

Medical approach

Answer 2

Absence of disease
Prevent ill health and premature death through medical intervention
Persuasive tactics
Victim blaming

Question 3

Behavioural approach

Answer 3

Encourages people to adopt healthy behaviours assumes people are free to. Make choices about making a health related behavioural change
Mass campaigns
Some people take longer to change than others

Question 4

Educational approach

Answer 4

Enables learning to take pace through open dialogue and discussion
Life experiences
Tailore education to meet individual needs
Mass media campaigns on reach those motivates to change

Question 5

Client centres approach

Answer 5

Equal partnership between HCP and client
Agenda is set by the client and the HCP
Agenda is set by the client and the HCP acts as the facilitator
They guide and support them to make informed choices

Question 6

Societal approach

Answer 6

Supports the notion of health for all
Do not focus on changing individual behaviour butt on positively influencing the health of society
Acknowledges socioeconomic disadvantages as a detriment to ill health

Question 7

Self empowered approach

Answer 7

People identify their personal concerns
Increase control over their lives
Medicalisation has meant that people have lost confidence in their own ability to take control

Question 8

Ethical challenges that are associated with each of the approaches

Answer 8

Deontology ( duty ad morality) vs utiilitarianiism (greatest good for the greatest umber of people)
Morality (right and wrong)
Ethics (social rules of conduct)
Autonomy (the right to self govern)\
Social justice (fairness in society)
Beneficence (to benefit)
Non maleficicence (not to cause harm)