WEEKLY QUESTIONS 9-12 Flashcards
How has Canada’s approach to health changed over the last 4 decades and where does Canada sit in terms of leadership
Over the past 4 decades, the approach to health taken in Canada has changed from a biomedical approach to a population health promotion model. Canada has received recognition as a leader in the health promotion movement globally
- When did the WHO definition of health change in terms of expanding its definition and what is the Ottawa Charter definition of health today (WHO 1986)?
who: to reach a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment
Injury Prevention
Refers to the use of strategies to help patients prevent and reduce the risk of injury
Disease
Refers to the presence of abnormal alterations in the structure or functioning of the human body that fit within the medical model
Illness
An individual’s personal experience of, perception of, and reaction to a disease whereby he or she is unable to function at the desired “usual level”
Illness trajectory
A course of time here uncertainty about the disease requires the affected to adjust to associated changes
Disease prevention
Refers to the activities undertaken by the health sector to prevent the occurrence of disease, to detect and stop disease development and to reduce the negative effects once the disease has established itself
Health protection
focuses on health maintenance by dealing with the immediate health risks
Healthy public policy
incorporates the definition of public policy incorporates the definition of policy, but also includes policy developed with the intent of having a positive effect on or promoting health
Risk avoidance
A disease prevention strategy used to avoid health problems and to remain at a low risk level
risk reduction
i. Risk reduction: a disease prevention strategy used to reduce or alter the health concerns so that any disease is detected and treated early to prevent moving to a high risk level
Health enhancement
a health promotion strategy that is used to increase health and resiliency to promote optimal health and wellbeing
Resiliency
the capacity of patients to cope effectively when faced with considerable adversity or risk
Risk factors
variables that create stress and therefore challenge the patient’s health status
Protective factors
variables that assist in managing the stressors associated with being at risk
What are the five health promotion strategies identified by the Ottawa Charter
- Build healthy public policy
- Create supportive environments
- Strengthen community action
- Develops personal skills
- Reorient health services
What is the text definition of vulnerable populations and give some other terms that are also used to describe this population.
Groups and communities who are at a higher risk for poor health as a result of the barriers they experience to social, economic, political, and environmental resources
Other terms: equity seeking, marginalized, high priority
Health disparities
Wide variations in health services and health status among certain populations defined by special characteristics
Health inequities
the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between people and countries
