unit 1: concepts of health promotion

Question 1

what are determinants of health?

Answer 1

range of factors that influence the health status of individuals or populations

Question 2

why is heath promotion important?

Answer 2

it affects everyone and is PREVENTIVE, PROTECTIVE, PROMOTING

Question 3

what are the 3Ps of health promotion?

Answer 3

1. preventive
2. protective
3. promoting

Question 4

what are some key points of health promotion

Answer 4

1. ID risk factors for diseases and illnesses
2. Assessing and teaching clients about health risks based on the family, population and/or community characteristics
3. Assessing the client’s readiness to learn, learning preferences, and barriers to learning
4. Planning and participating in community health education

Question 5

t/f: Previous focus for health promotion was DISEASE PREVENTION, over the past 30yrs PROMOTION OF HEALTH has become the driving force

Answer 5

true

Question 6

theory

Answer 6

aimed at generalized statement, purpose is to explain and phenomenon, occurrence, and/or incident

Question 7

model

Answer 7

purposeful representation of reality, representation created in order to explain a theory

Question 8

health

Answer 8

refers to physical, mental, and social wellbeing

Question 9

wellness

Answer 9

state of living a healthy lifestyle (8 dimensions)

Question 10

what are the 8 dimensions of wellness?

Answer 10

physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, vocational, financial, and environmental

Question 11

health promotion

Answer 11

focus on keeping people healthy; engage and empower individuals + communities to choose healthy behaviors + make changes that reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and other morbidities

Question 12

what are the 4 principles of health promotion

Answer 12

1. Increasing knowledge
2. Increasing strengths
3. Decreasing Exposure
4. Decreasing Susceptibility

Question 13

what are the goals of health promotion

Answer 13

1. To improve equity in health
2. To reduce health risks
3. To promote healthy lifestyles
4. To respond to underlying determinants of health

Question 14

illness

Answer 14

subjective experience of individual and physical manifestation of disease – psychological, spiritual, and social components

Question 15

disease

Answer 15

failure of adaptive mechanisms, results in functional or structural disturbances

Question 16

disability

Answer 16

a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities.
Premature death: death that occurs before the average age of death in a certain population (US = 75)

Question 17

what is the clinical model

Answer 17

focus: absence of s/s disease indicates health
- prevention not emphasized

Question 18

what is the role performance model

Answer 18

focus: health is based on whether or not a person can perform societal roles
- illness = failure to perform a role at the level of others in society

Question 19

what is the adaptive model

Answer 19

focus: ability to adapt positively to change
- health = state/process of being and becoming integrated and whole, constant interaction with a changing environment

Question 20

what is the eudaimonistic model

Answer 20

focus: interaction and interrelationships in multiple aspects of life
- physical, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects of life
- complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)