Models of health promotion

Question 1

how did Tannahill define health PROMOTION

Answer 1

any effort to enhance positive health and prevent ill-health through the OVERLAPPING spheres of health education, prevention, and health protection.

Question 2

what is the Tanahill model for health promotion

Answer 2

reflection of his definition of health promotion

1. health EDUCATION: life-skills, OHI, empowerment
2. health PROTECTION: national policies, smoking policy, healthy eating policies, food advertising
3. PREVENTION: fissure sealants, fluoride, smoking cessation, immunisation, screening

…all overlap with one another to make up health promotion

Question 3

what is Tones, 1994 definition of health PROMOTION

Answer 3

any deliberate attempt to promote health and manage disease

to promote health by seeking to influence lifestyle, health services and the environment

summarised it in a formula:
health promotion= healthy public policy X health education

Question 4

The Ottawa Charter for health PROMOTION, 1986. what are its 5 priority action areas

Answer 4

1. building health public policies (upstream)
2. creating supportive env (upstream)
3. strengthening community action (downstream)
4. developing personal skills (downstream)
5. re-orienting health services (upstream)

Question 5

Smith, 1974 definition of health EDUCATION

Answer 5

the SUM TOTAL of ALL influences that collectively determine KNOWLEDGE, BELIEF, and BEHAVIOUR related to the PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, and RESTORATION of health in individuals and communties.

its main function is to raise consciousness.

Question 6

WHO, 1984 definition of health EDUCATION

Answer 6

opportunities created for learning aimed at a health related goal: cognitive, affective, behavioural.

Question 7

NB health education and promotion are not the same thing. why

Answer 7

health education is an aspect of health promotion. on its own, health education is not the same as health promotion.