The roles of clinicians in health promotion and disease prevention Flashcards
What is Everyone Active, Every Day?
Evidence-based framework consisting of 4 domains for national and local action to address the physical inactivity epidemic
What are the 4 domains of Everyone Active, Every Day?
Moving Healthcare Professional programme
Active environment
Active society
Moving at scale
What is the Moving Healthcare Professional programme domain of Everyone Active, Every Day?
Resources to learn effects about physical activity and inactivity in medical training
What is the Moving at scale domain of Everyone Active, Every Day?
Upscale an idea/solution that works well in one area
What is the active society domain of Everyone Active, Every Day?
Changing culture to become active society
What is the active environments domain of Everyone Active, Every Day?
Remove distractions, barriers and add facilities into individual’s environment
Which 3 groups is physical inactivity more prevalent in and why?
Lower socioeconomic groups due to impacts of environment like chronic stress, cultural norms, healthy options available
Disabled people are 2x likely to be inactive
Older people due to levels of physical activity decreasing as age increases
Do an equal proportion of men and women meet the aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidance?
No, more men than women meet guidance
Does the proportion of people meeting the aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidance equal across all ages?
Decrease in proportion of people meeting aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidance as age increases
What are the 4 leading modifiable risk factors of preventable UK deaths and premature morality, and what are the 4 main associated diseases of these risk factors?
Smoking tobacco, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, harmful alcohol consumption
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease
What is WHO ‘Best Buys’ guideline 2017?
Focuses on reducing the four key risk factors for NCDs – tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity – and the four main associated diseases – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease
What is the WHO definition of physical activity?
Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure
What is the definition of physical activity according to Piggin 2020?
People moving, acting and performing within culturally specific spaces and contexts, and influenced by a unique array of interests, emotions, ideas, instructions and relationships
Define active travel?
Equitable form of physical activity that can be built into everyday routine
Why does active travel include public transport?
Includes public transport as it involves walking or cycling
