Intro To Health Promotion 1 Flashcards
What is health promotion?
- bringing people towards a state of optimal health
- a process of enabling people to increase control over & to improve their health
Define health
A state of complete balance of physical, mental, social, & spiritual well being ; not just the absence of disease
What is wellness?
- a state if well being
- a growing process that involves daily decision making in areas of nutrition, stress management, physical fitness, preventative health care, & emotional health
Define well being ?
The quality of life; the degree of satisfaction an individual has regarding their quality of life
What are the 10 indicators of well being?
Work, housing, family life, social participation, leisure, financial security, health, environment, leaning
Define disease prevention ?
- a process to reducing a disease & the severity of it or the chances of it
- Looks at the actions that modify the environment, behaviours, or bodily defences in eliminating/slowing/changing the disease process
List and describe the levels of prevention… What is the first level of prevention?
1) primary prevention: focus on health promo & protection against specific health problems/diseases b4 they occur; applied to generally healthy people
Ex: teaching accident & poisoning prevention, immunization, nutrition, exercise, stress management, lifestyle & nutrition to prevent cancer/heart disease
What is the 2nd level of prevention?
Secondary prevention: screening tools (focus on early identification of people at risk/early detection of health problems)
-this alleviates (lessons) future health problems and future disabilities
Ex: screening for developmental delays & hypertension, Tb tests, clinical breast or testicular examinations, annual physicals & dental examinations, immunizations
What is the third prevention?
Tertiary prevention : focuses on restoration & ____oration to an optimal level of f*ning; begins after an illness (when defect/disability is stabilized or determined to be irreversible)
Ex: teaching foot care to diabetics, texting range of motion ever idea to patients suffering cerebrovascular accidents
What is adherence?
The extent to which an individual’s behaviour (ex taking medi as told, following diet plan, make lifestyle changes) coincides with medical or health advice.
What is an illness ?
The human experience of symptoms and suffering
Define acute illness ?
- short duration
- symptoms come abruptly & subside quickly
- ex: appendicitis (serious) or cold (subside with OTC medications )
Define chronic illness ?
- lasts for extended period (6months+)
- slow onset
- often symptoms disappear and reappear
- ex: diabetes mellies and arthritis
What is a disease ?
An abnormal condition of all/ part of an organism
What is an etiology?
The effect of a disease
Define autonomy?
The state of being independent & self directed without outside control
Ex: people with illnesses may feel they have lost their autonomy
What is the biomedical model & when did it occur ?
1900s
Therapeutic care focussing on physical & it’s treatment
-“health is the a sense of disease”
-social & environmental aspects NOT included
What is the behavioural approach & when did it occur ?
1974
Focusing on behaviours, blamed people 4 their poor health
-“Lalonde report”-“a new perspective on health of cdns”
What is the socio-environmental approach & when did it begin?
1977
Recognized the social conditions that influence health (need for peace, shelter, Educa, food, income, stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice, & equality)
What is the EPP report & when did it occur ?
1986
Identifies 3 major health challenges (reducing Inequities, increasing prevention, enhancing coping mechanisms)
What is the population health approach and when did it begin?
What are the key determinants identified ?
1994
Emphasis on the use of epidemiological data to determine the etiology of health and disease
1) stress, bodies, & illness
2) Income & income distribution
3) education
4) unemployment and job security
5) unemployment & working conditions
6) food insecurity
7) early childhood development
8) housing
9) social exclusion
10) social safety bet
11) health services
12) aboriginal status
What 3 more key determinants were added to the population health approach in year of ___?
1996
13) gender
14) race
15) disability
Identify the Ievels if maslows hierarchy of needs ?
1) physiological needs
2) safety & security
3) love & belonging
4) self-esteem
5) self-actualization
