health promotion CVS Flashcards
what is health promotion?
health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. it moves beyond a focus of individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.
how do personal attitudes and traits effect the response to health promotion?
medical/preventative approach?
the reorientation of health services and realistic medicine.
- to identify those at risk from disease
behaviour change approach?
understanding and development of personal skills, can also be an educational approach.
- encourage individuals to take responsibility for health and lifestyle.
educational approach?
can include community actions
- increase knowledge and skills about healthy lifestyles.
empowerment approach?
can include aspects of supportive environments and community actions and the reorientation of health services.
- work with patients and communities to meet perceived needs.
social change approach?
includes healthy public policy and aspects of community action and supportive environments.
- address inequalities
what are the 4 types of CVD?
1- coronary heart disease
2- stroke
3- peripheral arterial disease
4- aortic disease
what can unmanned CVD lead to?
- low quality of life
- disability
- death
1- what is the estimate health burden of CVD between 2019 and 2043?
2- what is the heart and circulatory disease mortality rate in Scotland?
1- its forecast that health burden of CVD will increase by 34% between 2019 and 2043.
2- three in ten deaths
top 5 causes of death in Scotland 2022?
1- coronary heart disease
2- dementia and alzheimers
3- lung cancer
4- stroke
5- lower respiratory
what is the public health Scotland HD action plan?
it sets out the prioritise and the actions to minimise preventable heart disease and ensure equitable and timely access to diagnoses, treatment and care for people with suspected heart disease in Scotland.
what are the 4 priorities of the HD action plan?
1- prevention (tackling risk factors)
2- timely and equitable access to diagnosis, treatment and care.
3- workforce
4- effective use of data.
how much money does circulatory and heart disease cost NHS Scotland each year?
£800m
modifiable risk factors for CVD?
- lifestyle factors
- personality
- perceived stress
Health promotion aims to target these ones.