Year 3- Children's health and health promotion Quiz Flashcards
What is health promotion?
Any planned activity which promotes health and prevents disease
What is health education?
Communication activity aimed at enhancing positive health and preventing or diminishing ill health
What is primary prevention?
Preventing the onset of disease by altering or removing the predisposing aetiological factors
What is secondary prevention?
To detect the disease at an early preclinical stage in order to achieve a cure, prevent recurrence or reduce complications
What is tertiary prevention?
Long term monitoring of a patient with established disease to prevent or minimise the impact of complications
What is health protection?
Legal and fiscal measures which aim to prevent ill health and promote positive health status
What is health prevention?
Measures to tackle the disease process and the incidence of disease
