Midterm Flashcards
Definition of health
State of complete physical mental and social well-being
Five dimensions of health
Death, disease, disability, discomfort, dissatisfaction
How we measure health
We’re Tallardy rate, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, Longevity, disease incidence or prevalence rate
Leading causes of death
Heart disease Cancer Stroke Chronic respiratory disease Injuries All timers disease Diabetes Influenza and ammonia Nephritis Suicide
Function of public health
Fulfilling societies interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy
Health behavior
Actions of individuals, groups, organizations and systems as well as the determinants correlates And the consequences of the action which includes social change, policy development and implementation, improved coping skills in and enhanced quality-of-life
Three categories of health behavior
Prevention, illness, sick role
Prevention the person is healthy
Illness the person perceives a health problem
Sick role of the person receives diagnosis
Categories of prevention
Primordial, prevent the development of risk factors
Primary, prevent onset of disease
Secondary, early detection
Tertiary, adherence, rehab, reduce consequences, prevent reoccurrence
Health education
A broad and varied set of strategies to influence both individuals and their social environments in order to improve health behavior and enhance quality of life
Why use Theory and health behavior and Health education
a dynamic exchange between Theory, research, and practice with the most likely to produce effective health education
Health promotion
Combination of health education, related organizational, economical, and environmental support for behaviors of individuals, groups, or communities conducive to health
Healthy people 2020
Striving to achieve a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
Several overarching goals that include elimination of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death, achievement of health equity, creation of social and physical environments that promote good health, Promotion of healthy development across every stage of life
42 topic areas and more than 1200 objectives
Ottawa charter
An agreement created by WHO that promotes health promotion policy that combines several approaches including legislation, fiscal measures ,taxation and organizational change which can lead to health income and social policy is that foster greater equity
Three paradigms
Positivism is believing that valid truth is only found from derived knowledge
Constructivism it’s not based just on knowledge, Other individual and social aspects aspects come into play
Pragmatism combo of both
What is theory
A set of interrelated constructs (concepts) definitions and propositions that present systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting phenomena
Socio-ecological model
Individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, public policy
Health behavior I thought to be maximized when environment and policies support healthful choices and individuals are motivated and educated to make these choices
Should be behavior specific, takes an account multiple levels of influence on behavior with environmental context in and encourages multi level interventions
Does not take into account the life course
Life course model
Incorporates above water and below water factors across a life course and how they can be influenced by embodiment expression constraints and opportunities
Risk regulators
Certain factors that affect risk and can affect outcomes that are constraints or opportunities
Health behaviors
Define volition
Complexity
Frequency
Volition means done by conscious personal choice not based on external principles
Inductive versus deductive
Inductive is specific observations and moves to a conclusion
Deductive start with conclusion and seek observations to support the conclusion
Disciplines that health behavior theory has come from
Psychology and social psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
Ecology
Steps in applying theory to intervention
- does the theory explain and predict. 2. intervention design.
- evaluation
