interventions and behavior changes Flashcards
primary prevention
prevents an illness
or injury from occurring at all.
occurs prior to exposure to prevent
onset
secondary prevention
minimizes severity
of the disease or injury once it
has occurred
tertiary prevention
minimizes disability by
providing medical care and
rehabilitation services
Health impact pyramid
counseling/education
medical care
preventative care
making healthy decisions the default
socioeconomic factors
changing environment
more effective than trying to change individual behavior
changes focus from blaming the victim
regulation
restrain people from harming
others.: policy, law or
institutional sanction
education
informs about healthy
and unhealthy behavior.
health impact pyramid in order from lowest to highest health impact
- counseling/education
- medical care
- preventative medicine
- making healthy decisions default
- socioeconomic factors
Socioecological Model from smallest to biggest impact
individual
interpersonal
institutions/orgs
community
policy
Can health behavior be changed?
- yes but not all are equally easy to change
Which behaviors are easier to change?
those that can be substituted for a similar, convenient, acceptable behavior
those with incentives
Which behaviors are harder to change?
Those with physiological or addictive element
Those with socioeconomic barriers
example of easy to change behavior
cough into elbow and not hand
example of hard to change behavior
poor nutrition, binge drinking, drug use
Knowledge- belief- value- attitude example
Ex. avoiding skin cancer
Know- excess sun causes skin cancer, tanning beds/UV lights as well
Belief- if you don’t burn you are not at risk
Attitude- Tan skin looks better than pale, so i want to tan
Value- If I value health more than looks, I will not tan excessively, might switch to spray or self tan
3 parts of values
Choosing, Prizing, Acting
think of tulane kids in mask picture
choosing
free options that have alternatives, considers consequences of each option
Prizing
Being happy with choice, publicly affirming it