W19 Health Promotion

Question 1

What is meant by public health? (4)

Answer 1

• Improving the population health
• Making people healthy
• Saving lives
• Life expectancy

Question 2

What is the definition of public health?

Answer 2

“Public Health is the science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life and promoting health, through the organised efforts of society

1. Preventing diseases
2. promoting health
3. prolonging life

Question 3

Who is responsible for public health?

Answer 3

• All sectors of the society
• Department of Health
• Stakeholders
• Government
• Private sector
• Non-government organisations
• International organisations
• Community

Question 4

What is health promotion?

Answer 4

Process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health

Question 5

According to WHO, Health is a state of:

Answer 5

Physical, Social, Mental, Wellbeing
Doesn’t mean an absence of disease/disability

Question 6

What are Health Determinants? (2)

Answer 6

1. Person centred care
2. Holistic approaches

Question 7

What makes health determination complex? (3)

Answer 7

1. The Individual
2. Lifestyles and behaviour
3. Physical, social and economic environment

Question 8

How is Public Health achieved?
3 P’s

Answer 8

Protection
Prevention
Promotion

Governance, advocacy, capacity, resources, information

Question 9

Exercises to improve health promotion?

Answer 9

Walking, jogging, swimming and cycling.

These exercises should be carried out regularly

Question 10

What is the Ottawa Charter?

Answer 10

• In November 1986, International Conference aimed at health for All by 2000
• Provided goals and concepts of health
  promotion
• Created by WHO

Question 11

What are the 5 action areas of the Ottawa charter ?

Answer 11

1. Build healthy public policy
   - Protect health, enable healthy choices
2. Create supportive environments
   - Healthy choices related to where people live, work, learn and play community efforts to improve health
3. Strengthen community action
   - Addressing health inequality
4. Reorient health services
   - Information, education and life
5. Develop personal skills
   - Skills to make good healthy choices

Question 12

What are the 3 strategies of the Ottawa charter ?

Answer 12

1. Enable- Work in partnerships and empower individuals
2. Mediate- Individuals and organisations
3. Advocate- Systems in place

Question 13

SAQ:
Define health.

Answer 13

Health is a state of Physical, Social, Mental and Wellbeing, not the mere absence of disease and infirmary

Question 14

SAQ:
Describe the key areas and strategies of the Ottawa Charter.

Answer 14

5 key areas:
1. Build healthy public policy
2. Create supportive environments
3. Strengthen community action
4. Reorient health services
5. Develop personal skills

3 Strategies
Enable- Work in partnerships and empower individuals
Mediate- Individuals in organisations
Advocate- Systems in place

Question 15

SAQ:
Provide examples of public health interventions to promote health.

Answer 15

1. Patient centred care
2. Campaigns/ signposting