Last Half

Question 1

What is health promotion?

Answer 1

The process of enabling people to increase their control over & to improve health

Question 2

What does the Ottawa charter do?

Answer 2

Provides a framework for people to understand how & why people behave the way they do

Question 3

What do behaviour change models do?

Answer 3

• Explains what drives people to change or not to change individual behaviour
• can direct interventions to improve health

Question 4

What is maslows hierarchy of needs?

Answer 4

It is a pyramid shaped model that shows from most basic fundamental needs on the bottom layer to self actualisation at the top

Question 5

What is the health belief model?

Answer 5

• looks at individuals perception of a threat posed by a specific health problem as well as the perceptions of the benefits as well as the factors influencing the decision to change the behaviour or act
• consists of:
• perceived susceptibility - how vulnerable one is
• perceived severity
• perceived benefits
• perceived barriers
• cues to action
• self efficacy - confidence to carry out desired action

Question 6

What’s the transtheoretical model of change?

Answer 6

Describes the motivation & readiness for behaviour change. It also acknowledges the fact that its unlikely to be a linear progression - likely to relapse
Consists of: pre contemplation, preparation, contemplation, action, maintenance & relapse

Question 7

What can a particular genetic combination determine?

Answer 7

1. Guarantee occurrence of a particular disease
2. Increase likelihood of particular disease occurring at some stage
3. Cause certain environmental factors to increase likelihood of creating health problems
4. Determine when symptoms arise
5. Govern how individual responds to particular health factor - e.g. Through disease progression

Question 8

What is epigenetics?

Answer 8

Passage of altered heritable traits from one generation to the next without alteration to DNA sequence

Question 9

What is food security?

Answer 9

The ready availability of nutritionally adequate & safe foods

Question 10

What are the determinants of food safety?

Answer 10

Physical access: no. & type of food suppliers close to where people live
Economic access: range & price of food offered
Socially & culturally appropriate foods: variety & relative price of foods
Nutritional quality: food prep. Methods & quality of ingredients
Shelf life: food storage requirements

Question 11

What does the Ottawa charter encourage regarding health promotion?

Answer 11

1. Prerequisites of health: peace, shelter, food, education, income, stable ecosystem, resources, social justice & equity
2. Enable - people to reach their fullest health potential& take control over those things that determine their health
3. Mediate - so society’s organisations work together for good health
4. Advocate - (influence outcomes) for favourable political, economic, social, cultural, & environmental factors