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What is a potential cause of noncompliant behavior in patients?
What is a potential cause of noncompliant behavior in patients?
Which requirement emphasizes that patients must receive information they can understand?
Which requirement emphasizes that patients must receive information they can understand?
Informed consent must be based on what key aspects?
Informed consent must be based on what key aspects?
What is a common issue with Printed Education Materials (PEMs) regarding their readability?
What is a common issue with Printed Education Materials (PEMs) regarding their readability?
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How do patients generally read compared to their highest level of schooling?
How do patients generally read compared to their highest level of schooling?
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Which step is NOT part of developing a healthy public policy?
Which step is NOT part of developing a healthy public policy?
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What is a key aspect of creating supportive environments according to the Ottawa Charter?
What is a key aspect of creating supportive environments according to the Ottawa Charter?
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Which strategy is primarily focused on empowering communities?
Which strategy is primarily focused on empowering communities?
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What does reorienting health services NOT emphasize?
What does reorienting health services NOT emphasize?
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What is the goal of strengthening community action in health promotion?
What is the goal of strengthening community action in health promotion?
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What is a primary focus of secondary prevention strategies in health promotion?
What is a primary focus of secondary prevention strategies in health promotion?
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Which of the following best describes a tertiary prevention strategy?
Which of the following best describes a tertiary prevention strategy?
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Which principle of health promotion emphasizes the importance of social and economic factors in health outcomes?
Which principle of health promotion emphasizes the importance of social and economic factors in health outcomes?
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What was one major contribution of the Ottawa Charter to health promotion?
What was one major contribution of the Ottawa Charter to health promotion?
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In what way do governments play a role in health promotion program evaluation?
In what way do governments play a role in health promotion program evaluation?
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Which action area focuses specifically on enhancing public policy to improve health?
Which action area focuses specifically on enhancing public policy to improve health?
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What is the primary goal of primordial prevention in health care?
What is the primary goal of primordial prevention in health care?
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Which of the following best describes the three components of a primary health care approach?
Which of the following best describes the three components of a primary health care approach?
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Which of these elements is NOT a key aspect of health promotion?
Which of these elements is NOT a key aspect of health promotion?
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How does disease prevention differ from health promotion?
How does disease prevention differ from health promotion?
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Study Notes
Health Promotion
- A process of enabling people to control and improve their health, moving beyond individual behavior to encompass social and environmental interventions.
- Seeks to change individual, socioeconomic, sociocultural, and environmental determinants of health.
- Three key elements: government, citizens with health literacy, and healthy communities (cities, towns, suburbs).
Action Areas
- Building healthy public policy
- Creating supportive environments
- Strengthening community action
- Developing personal skills
- Reorienting health services
3 P's of Public Health
- Prevention: Preventing disease
- Promotion: Promoting wellness
- Protection: Protecting health
Disease Prevention
- A procedure to prevent a disease from occurring, treating individuals with risk factors either before or shortly after signs and symptoms appear.
- Consists of population-based and individual-based interventions for primary and secondary disease prevention (early detection) to minimize disease burden and associated risks.
4 Types of Health Care and Disease Prevention
- Primordial: Risk factor reduction focused on social and environmental conditions.
- Primary: Avoiding the development of a disease (risk factor reduction).
- Secondary: Early disease detection and treatment.
- Tertiary: Reducing complications of existing diseases.
Healthy Habits
- Handle and prepare food safely
- Wash hands often
- Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces
- Cough and sneeze into a tissue
- Don't share personal items
- Get vaccinated
- Avoid touching wild animals
- Stay home when sick
Health Promotion Origins
- First discussed in 1945 by Sigerist.
- Defined as promoting health, preventing illness, restoring the sick, and rehabilitating them.
- Initiated with the Ottawa Charter in 1986.
- Strongly influenced by social, economic, and political factors external to the health sector.
Program Evaluation
- Assesses program success through outcomes, cost-benefit ratios, and relevance.
- Governments are key stakeholders in health promotion.
Five Principles of Health Promotion
- A broad and positive health concept
- Participation and involvement
- Action and competence
- A perspective on health in a setting (community)
- Ensuring equity in health
5 Ottawa Charter Strategies
- Build healthy public policy
- Create supportive environments
- Strengthen community action
- Develop personal skills
- Reorient health services
Health Literacy
- Ability to access, understand, evaluate, and use health information to promote and maintain health.
- Promotes people's ability to make informed decisions for their health.
Health Equity
- Enables all people to reach their full health potential, free from social, economic, and environmental disadvantages, which reduces inequalities.
Health Inequities
- Differences in health burdens for specific groups resulting from societal choices, preventable, unfair, and unjust conditions.
- Often linked to social, economic, and environmental conditions, and imbalanced power relations that disadvantage those already in disadvantageous circumstances.
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This quiz explores the principles of health promotion and disease prevention. It covers key concepts such as government roles, community involvement, and personal health skills. Test your understanding of the action areas and the 3 P's of public health.