HEALTH PROMOTION/TEACHING Flashcards
Exam 2
Health Promotion:
What are they?
Interventions that bring populations closer to wellness
Health Promotion:
What do they increase?
Increase the span of healthy life for all citizens
Health Promotion:
What do they reduce?
Reduce health disparities among population groups
Health Promotion:
What do they achieve?
Achieve access to preventive services for everyone
Social Determinants
Factors that influence an individual’s ability to maintain good health include social, economic, and physical factors such as:
Social Determinants
Factors that influence an individual’s ability to maintain good health include social, economic, and physical factors such as:
Access to social and economic opportunities
Safe housing
Quality education
Clean water, food, and air
Safe workplaces
Equitable social interactions
Adequate community resources
Overarching Goals Healthy People 2030 :
To Attain?
Attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Overarching Goals Healthy People 2030 :
To eliminate?
Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all.
Overarching Goals Healthy People 2030 :
To create?
Create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health and well-being for all.
Overarching Goals Healthy People 2030 :
To promote?
Promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across all life stages.
Overarching Goals Healthy People 2030 :
To engage?
Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors to take action and design policies that improve the health and well-being of all
Leading Health Indicators HP 2030 include:
Children, adolescents, and adults who use the oral health care system (2+ years)
Consumption of calories from added sugars by persons aged 2 years and over (2+ years)
Drug overdose deaths
Exposure to unhealthy air
Homicides
Responsible sexual behavior
Household food
insecurity and hunger
Persons who are vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza
Persons who know their HIV status (13+ years)
Persons with medical insurance (< 65 years)
Suicides
Levels of Prevention of Health Problems
What is prevention –
Minimizing potential disability or impairment by anticipating problems early.
Levels of Prevention of Health Problems
Three levels
Primary:
Secondary:
Tertiary:
Levels of Prevention of Health Problems
Three levels: Primary
Primary: Efforts to deter illnesses or injuries.
Levels of Prevention of Health Problems
Three levels: Secondary
Secondary: Detecting and treating existing diseases
Levels of Prevention of Health Problems
Three levels: Tertiary
Tertiary: Reducing the severity of a health problem to restore previous function
Question:
Which activity or activities reflect a community health nurse engaged at the primary prevention level?
A. Teaching handwashing to preschoolers
B. Performing adult diabetic screening
C. Encouraging women to do breast self-examination
D. Helping with a postmastectomy exercise program
A. Teaching handwashing to preschoolers
Rationale: An educational program that teaches handwashing to preschoolers is an example of primary prevention. Performing diabetic screening and encouraging breast self-exam are examples of secondary prevention level activities. A postmastectomy exercise program would be an example of a tertiary prevention level activity.
Health Promotion Through Change
CHN educator:
CHN educator: Enables changes in behavior
Health Promotion Through Change
Changing behavior: What are reasons for change?
Different reasons for change
Health Promotion Through Change
Changing behavior: What occurs before success?
Attempts and failure several times before success
Health Promotion Through Change
Changing behavior: How long to work on changes?
Working at some changes possibly lifelong
Health Promotion Through Change
Changing behavior: How do most people change?
Most people change on their own without special programs
Health Promotion Through Change
Changing behavior:
How are people?
People are different; what works for one may not work for another
Definitions and Types of Change:
What is change?
An imbalance or upset equilibrium requiring adjustments
Definitions and Types of Change:
Change is a process of what?
Process of adopting innovation
Definitions and Types of Change:
How is change?
Disruptive; generally new roles adopted
Definitions and Types of Change
Types of change:
Evolutionary:
Revolutionary:
Empiric–rational
Normative–reeducative
Power–coercive
Definitions and Types of Change
Types of change: Evolutionary
gradual;
adjustment on incremental basis
Definitions and Types of Change
Types of change: Revolutionary
rapid, drastic, threatening type; possible complete upset of balance of system
Definitions and Types of Change
Types of change: Empiric–rational
What is it and how are people?
Empiric–rational (similar to technostructural, data-based, and communication-related strategies)
People are rational; will adopt new practices that appear to be in their best interest
Definitions and Types of Change
Types of change: Normative–reeducative
What is it and how are people?
Normative–reeducative (similar to educational, facilitative, and persuasive strategies)
New information; direct influence on people’s attitudes and behaviors through persuasion
Definitions and Types of Change
Types of change: Power–coercive
What is it and how are people?
Power–coercive (similar to coercive strategy)
Use of coercion based on fear
Stages of Change:
Who was it first described by?
First described by Kurt Lewin
Stages of Change:
Stages include:
Unfreezing
Changing/moving
Refreezing
Stages of Change:
Stages include: Unfreezing
Unfreezing (when desire for change develops)