Year 3 Flashcards
What are the four areas that health is affected by?
Environment
Genetics
Lifestyle
Access
What areas can we change with health promotion?
Access
Lifestyle
Environment
What are the three theories of health promotion?
Educational
Socioeconomic
Psychological
What is health production?
an overarching principle/activity which enhances health and includes disease prevention, health education and health protection. It may be planned or opportunistic.
What is health education?
an activity involving communication with individuals or groups aimed at changing knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour in a direction which is conducive to improvements in health.
What is health protection?
Collective activities directed at factors which are beyond control of individual. Health protection activities tend to be regulations or policies, or voluntary codes of practice aimed at the prevention of ill health or the positive enhancement of well-being.
What is empowerment?
Generation of power in groups that previousl thought themselves unable to control situations nor act on basis of their choices
What are the benefits of empowerment?
Ability to resist social pressure
Ability to utilise effective coping strategies when faced by an unhealthy environment
Heightened consciousness of action
What are the types of health promotion?
Primary - planned / opportunistic
Government - legislation, economic, education
What is primary prevention?
Measures taken to prevent onset of illness or injury
Reduces probability and/or severity of illness or injury
What is secondary prevention?
Detection of a disease at an early (preclinical) stage in order to cure, prevent, or lessen symptomatology
I.e cervical screening - premalignant changes
What is tertiary prevention?
Measures to limit distress or disability caused by disease
How much exercise should a teenager get?
60 minutes of vigorous exercise DAILY
