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Health promotion - directed towards increasing the level of well being
and self actualization


What are the 3 levels of prevention 1. primary prevention ; involves activities aimed at
reducing the factors leading to health prboems ie.
immunizaiton, healthy diet, not smoking etc


2. Secondary prevention ; activites involve early
detection of intervention in the potential development
or occurence of a health problem ie. screening


3. Tertiary ; focused on treatment of a health problem
to lessen its effects and to prevent further
deterioration and recurrence ie. checking blood sugar
when diabetic

,Primary health care - philosophy and model for improving health,
supports essential health care services, with a strong
emphasis on principles of health promotion and
disease prevention
- importance of determinants of health
- involves program and services beyond health care
system


what are the four pillars of PHC 1. Teams
2. Information : info exchanged between people
3. Healthy living : encouraging people to have a
healthy life style
4. Access : individuals must have acess to care


what is health - after world war 2 health was defined as the state of
complete physical, mental and social well being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
- extent to which an individual or group is able to
realize aspirations, satisfy needs and to change or
cope with the environment
- health is a positive concept emphasizing social and
personal resources as well as physical capacities
- health is objective process by functional stability,
balance, integrity - wellness is sujective


Health as a Continuum - a distinct from but interrelated to illness/disease
- health is a positive state more then an absence of
disease
- illness is a subjective experience of loss of health
and illness and health exist on a continuum
- disease is objective state of health and the
pathological process can be detected by medical
science

, Labonte (1993) multidimesional - reflects qualities of both actualization and stability
perspectives
1) vitalized and full of energy
2) satisfying social relationships
3) feeling of control over life and living conditions
4) being able to do things one enjoys
5) having sense of purpose
6) feeling connected to community


What was health like in the 21st century - positive and comprehensive
- attentive to mental health dimension
- inclusive of quality of life and spirituality


what are the 3 approaches of health in 1. medical approach
canada 2. behavioural approach
3.socioenvironmental/ population health approaches


Medical approach - emphasizes that medical intervention restores health
- dominated western thinking for most of 20th century
either healthy or not
- though that medical intervention alone would do
saving
- focused on specifc elements treating it and no
thought to promoting disease prevention


behavioural approach - focuses primarily on health practices
- by the 1970s there was more money being spent on
health care however people were not getting
healthier even with the more money spent
- report shifted from medical to behavioural
- developed primary health practices ; regular
excersie, hygiene , healthy diet and sleep
- practice less responsibility on the individual but
rather look at other factors surrounding individual ie.
the enviornment
- criticized for victim blaming

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