Tutorial 2 Flashcards
What is health promotion?
any planned activity that improves health or reduces disease
what 4 things is health affected by?
assess
genetics
lifestyle
environment
what is health education ?
activity involving communication with individuals aimed at changing knowledge, beliefs and behaviours towards health which results in health improvements
e.g.. risks of smoking
what is health protection?
implementing changes which are out of the individuals control such as legal actions to reduce the risk of disease
what are the three theories of health promotion ?
educational
socioeconmic
psychological
what is educational health promotion?
provides knowledge to enable the individual to make an informed choice about their health
what is socioeconomic health promotion?
national policies to make the healthy choice the easy choice
what is psychological health promotion ?
individuals beliefs and attitudes to health and emphasis on whether an individual is ready to change
why is health promotion relevant?
reduces the burden on the NHS
how many examples of health promotion is there?
5
what are the 5 health promotion examples?
primary care - planned - opportunistic government - educational - economical - legalisation
what is the group called which deals with educational health promotion?
health education board for scotland
state some planned health promotion?
vaccinations
posters
chronic disease clinics
what is empowerment ?
generation of power within an individual to have belief in themselves to change their behaviour and improve their health
what are three benefits of empowerment?
resist social pressure
ability to utilise coping mechanisms
heightened consciousness of action
