Module 4: Population Health Promotion and Primary Health Care Flashcards
Define primary health care (PHC)
Essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination.
How is Primary care different than Primary Health Care?
sometimes confused with PHC
- primary care is a narrow concept that refers to a person-centered comprehensive approach (often biomedical) to care delivery at the point of entry into the healthcare system
Ex.nurse practitioners working in the community provide primary care services to clients, and their practices may also be informed by the values and principles of PHC.
Describe Health promotion
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Population health is an approach used to…
- Linked to health promotion that is not focus on individual people, a population health approach does what?
to understand and improve the health of an entire population or subpopulations, such as children, elderly, or newcomers to Canada.
- identifies and takes action to improve the root causes of health issues that impact the health of the overall population
Define population health promotion and it’s focus
is a process of taking action on the interrelated conditions (i.e., social determinants of health) that affect a population’s health, to create healthy change.
Population health promotion focuses on maintaining or improving the health of populations and reducing disparities in health status between people, evident in the health issues that those with inadequate income face.
Define primary health promotion - what approach used
o Primary prevention promotes health through an upstream approach using the identification of potential risk factors and the mobilization of policy and public awareness to avoid injury or illness
Upstream approaches are often prevention and promotion strategies focused on policy interventions that benefit… or PHC interventions that focus on…
Upstream approaches are often prevention and promotion strategies focused on policy interventions that benefit the whole population, or PHC interventions that focus on people’s well-being by addressing and taking action on the root causes of preventable diseases and injuries.
what are the underlying values of Primary health care (PHC)?
social justice and equity.
define equity
the quality of being fair and impartial.
what are the five principles of PHC?
accessibility, public participation, health promotion, appropriate technology, and intersectoral collaboration or co-operation.
According to Navarro (2009), the root cause of a continual lack of progress in health promotion is due to…
to the continuation of neo-liberal government policies that accentuate and promote class dominance and class alliances based on power.
What is a strategy that uses proven concepts and techniques from the commercial sector to promote changes in social behaviours.
Social marketing
What are the four “Ps” that are the benchmarks of a successful social marketing intervention considered the best strategic application of the “marketing mix.” ?
“product,” “price,” “place,” and “promotion.”
Acute care services are usually tertiary prevention measures, are focused on individual treatment and cure, and are considered ______ interventions.
Downstream
Describe the 3 levels of interventions in public health nursing
o Primary prevention: risks of illness, disease, and injury are eliminated
o Secondary prevention: the disease process is suspended before symptoms occur
o Tertiary prevention: the impairment or disability from the disease process is halted
