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Health Behavior and Health Promotion Exam 1

Terms in this set (98)

health
-the state of complete mental, physcial, and social well being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
-is a dynamic (it can change multidimensional) state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person's interaction with and adaptions to his or her environment
community health
-the health status of a defined group of people an dthe interactions and conditions to protect and improve the health of the community
-large group of people ie chuch group, workplace, etc
health education
-any combination of planned learning experience based on sound theories that provide individuals, goups, and communities the opportunity to aquire information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions
health promotion
-any planned combination of educational, political, environmnetal, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities
disease prevention
-the process of reducing risks and alleviating disease to promote, preserve, and restore health and minimize suffering and distress
public health
-is the science and the art of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion, of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention
five core areas of public health
-epidemiology- study of disease- food outbreak, flu outbreak, STI outbreak
-biostatistics- rates of a disease/illness-cancer morality rates, rates of injury
-environmental health- social environment, water quality, toxis
-health policy- health reform and health policy-taxes on cigarette purchases
-health management (admisistration)-management of clinincal or hospital setting
-health promotion and behavioral sciences- influence with psychology, education, and communication
global health
-health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries, may be iinfluenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions
wellness
-an approach to health that focuses on balancing the many aspects, or dimensions, of a person's life through inceasing the adoption of health-enhancing conditions and behaviors rather than attempting to minimize conditons of illness
using health data in health education/promotion
-state health department has funds for cancer programs
-show health disparity with regard to cancer rates
-local data
-state department of health
-universities
-local health agencies
-collect data
-cancer mortality rates
-demographic data
-BRFSS data
the goal and purpose of the profession
-ultimate goal-improve the quality of life; difficult to quantify
-goal- is to promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health. the teaching-learing process is the hallmark and social agenda that differentiates the practice of health education form other helping professiona in achieving this goal
-purpose- is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health
the practice of health education and promotion
-health education and promotion is based upon the assumption that beneficial helath behavoir will result from a combination of planned, consistent, integrated learning opportunites
-edvidence is data that can be used to make decisions about planning
evidence-based practiceis practice that is based on systematically finding, apprasing, and using evidence as the basis for decison-making when planning helath education/promotion programs
-the practice of health education specalists is to be able to carry out all that is associated with the tasks identified in the figure (assessing needs-->setting goals and objectives-->developing an intervention plan--> implementing the intervention-->evaluating the results
basic underlying concepts of the profession
-primary prevention-preventive measures that forestall the onset of illness or injury during the prepathogenesis period
-secondary prevention-preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness, or and injury to limit disability, impairment, or dependency and prevent more sever pathogenesis
-tertiary prevention-preventive measures aimed at rehabiliation following significant pathogenesis
limitations of prevention
-biological-life span is limited
-technological-medical terminology cannot solve all health problems
-ethical concerns-behaviors to procect health
-economic-how much are we willing to spend on health?
risk factors (def., types, and examples)
-def- those inherited, enviromental, and behavioral influences which are know or thought to incease the likelihood of physical or mental problems
-types
-modifiable-changeable or controllable-eating habits and PA
-nonmodifiable-nonchangeable or noncontrollable-age and genetics
-examples- tobacco use, high BP, elevated cholesterol, diet, diabetes, obesity, lack of exercise, alcohol use, biological factors
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