Health promotion: definitions

Question 1

define health promotion

Answer 1

the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions

Question 2

define health

Answer 2

a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

Question 3

what are the 3 determinants of health

Answer 3

biological, behavioural, social

Question 4

social model of health: what 5 factors does it look at?

Answer 4

general socioeconomic, enviornmental and cultural factors
living and working conditions (FHHEEW): food, housing, healthcare, education, employment, water + sanitation
community and social networks
individual lifestyle factors
age, sex, constitutional factors

Question 5

downstream factors?

Answer 5

DMTS
disease management + treatment systems
investment in clinical research
–> biological

Question 6

midstream factors

Answer 6

BIL
behavioural and individual prevention
lifestyle
–> behavioural

Question 7

upstream factors

Answer 7

PP(h)E
Policy
Population health
Healthy enviornments

Question 8

4 barries to health promotion

Answer 8

“nanny state”
lack of funding
vested interests
evidence of efficiency