Important Info Chap 4-7

Question 1

old public health

Answer 1

focuses on improving infrastructure eg shelter, water
medical profession has a central place
focus on the prevention and treatment of disease
health is seen as absence of illness
primary concern is with the prevention of infectious and contagious disease that pose a threat to health

focusses on the environmental issues and public hygiene

Question 2

biomedical approach to health

Answer 2

focuses on the PHYSICAL and biological aspects of a disease or illness
medical model of care practised by doctors and health professionals
DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, CURE
role of the doctor is to identify the cause of the disease and treat the symptoms
relies on medical technology

Question 3

new public health

Answer 3

increased awareness about the role the lifestyle factors play in influencing our health
preventing disease
social and environmental factors also play a role in ill health
promoting health
equity
concerned with all threats to health
positive definition of health

Question 4

social model of health

Answer 4

aims to move beyond the biomedical approach to health that focuses on symptoms, disease and patients and address the factors that lead to ill health and health
addresses the broader determinants of health
inequality within the community
acts to reduce social inequities
empowers individuals and communities
acts to enable access to healthcare
involves inter-sectorial collaboration

Question 5

adresses the broder determinants of health

Answer 5

focuses on the sociocultural and environmental factors rather than actions or behaviours of individuals

Question 6

acts to reduce social inequities

Answer 6

reducing inequities that exist in relation to the health status and provision of health services that can be attributed to a range of factors eg gender race and ses

Question 7

empowers individuals and communities

Answer 7

providing individuals with the skills and resources they need to address the factors that influence their health and enable them to participate in decisions about their health.

Question 8

acts to enable access to healthcare

Answer 8

improving access to health care
information readily available based on need, affordability, appropriateness and accessibility to all
address barriers such as location and culture

Question 9

involves inter sectorial collaboration

Answer 9

embraces the need for integrated action between government departments, the private sector, and the health sector.
eg Vic health replacing smoking advertisements at sporting events to raise funds to support the QUIT campaign

Question 10

ottawa charter

Answer 10

achieve health through health promotion
reduces inequalities in health
established as a result of the social model of health
helps individuals to take control over their health (behavioural/actions)

Question 11

three key strategies of the ottawa charter

Answer 11

enable
mediate
advocate

Question 12

enable

Answer 12

support people with informations
provides opportunities
choices to make good health

Question 13

mediate

Answer 13

cannot be ensured by health sector alone
coordinated action by all levels of government, health sector, non government organisations, industry and media
all factors to enable,e good health

Question 14

advocate

Answer 14

supports good health and wellbeing through factors such as environmental and biological
promotes and supports initiatives that promote health on behalf of the community
protects health as a resource
quality of life
political and economical

Question 15

what are the 5 elements or priority actions

Answer 15

build healthy public policy
create supportive environments
strengthen community action
develop personal skills
reorient health services

Question 16

build healthy public policy

Answer 16

decisions that are made by governments and organisations in relation to healthcare policy, taxation, rules and regulations

Question 17

reorient health services

Answer 17

involves individuals, community groups, health professionals and the government working together to achieve a healthcare system that promotes health.

Question 18

develop personal skills

Answer 18

individual gaining life skills and information through health promotion and education and is the desired outcome of many health-promotion programs

Question 19

create supportive environments

Answer 19

building links between individuals and their environments (economic, social, physical) through taking care of one another, communities and natural resources.

Question 20

strengthen community action

Answer 20

requires communities working together to set priorities, make decisions, and plan and implement strategies that will help them to achieve better health.