HEALTH SCI PROMOTION 2250 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is health promo a part of
i.e what is a branc of. - Answers - Health Promo is a part of public health
Branch of public health.
Health promotion is the combination of what two supports? - Answers - *educational
and ecological* supports of actions and conditions conducive to health
unit 1 -- whats it about - Answers - Health Promotion In Canada
unit 1 Learning outcomes - Answers - The relationship between health promotion,
health education, and disease prevention
The historical roots of health promotion
- and milestones in the history of health promotion in Canada;
The expectations and assumptions of health promotion programs;
The economic and social determinants of health, health inequities, and health
inequalities.
Fcous of Unit 1 - Answers -
Understanding the relationship between health promotion, health education, and
disease prevention; - Answers -
Learning the historical roots of health promotion and milestones in the history of health
promotion in Canada; - Answers -
Knowing the expectations and assumptions of health promotion programs; - Answers -
Appreciating and understanding the economic and social determinants of health, health
inequities, and health inequalities. - Answers -
Unit 1 Lec 1: Health Promo in Canada - Answers -
Control of behaviourl risk factors
If people only took better control of beahviour risk factors
,--> what could it prevent?
(3 things)
what the main message here? - Answers - Better control of behaviorl risk factors alone
could prevent:
- between 40-70% of ALL premature deatlhs
- 1/3 of ALL acutre disaablities
- 2/3 of chronic disabilities
*So if you control yourself, you would have better health*
What is HEALTH PROMOTION?
--> defintion. - Answers - "Process of enabliling people to increase control over and to
improver their health"
What does Health promotion look at?
--> in terms of factors - Answers - Health promotion looks at comprehensive approve,
look at larger factors (not just some factors)
--> *look at larger and ALL the factors*
What is embedded in Health Promotion? - Answers - The Ottawa charter
What is health
--> WHO defition.
--> what determines health - Answers - A state of complete wellbeing, rather than just
absence of disease or affimity (WHO)
--> Bunch of factors determine health , not just one.
When did Health promotion get global attention for the first time? (First time..) - Answers
- 1986
- first international confernce of Health Promotion by WHO.
- held in Ottawa
--> released Ottawa Charter.
(which is still used today)
,What is the ottawa charter?
- still used today? - Answers - a document that lines goals/principles on how to promote
HP
released in 1986 by first international confernce of Health Promotion by WHO. (held in
Otttawa)
It is still used today
Ottawa charter:
What is the breakdown of the document?
--> its main goal
---> breakdown. - Answers - Goals on how to promote HP
Breakdown:
- 5 action areas
- 3 strategies
What are the 5 action areas in the ottawa charter? - Answers - 1) Building healthy public
policies
2) Creating supportive environments
3) Strengthening community action
4) Developing personal skills
5) Re-orientate health services
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
1) Building healthy public policies
--> only in the health field or all fields?
examples? - Answers - -- > Making policies that support health that protects health of
people
--> makes it easier for people make healthy choices
, --> IN ALL DEPARMENTS
-- not just health. legislative, regulatory, organisational, taxation...
--> ALL levels and sectors of goverment
Examples:
- seatbelts, smoking restirction, workplace saftey
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
2) Creating supportive environments
- why create?
- main purpose?
examples? - Answers - - Environments are linked to health - both built and natural
--> where people live, play, eat, work, etc.
*Increase ability of people to make healthy choices while in those settings*
Examples:
- promoting health in workplace, restircint junk food ads for kids, links to environment
(walking and running programs)
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
3) Strengthening community action
- purpose?
exmaples - Answers - Collective effort of communities to improve their health
examples:
- community fun runs, communtiy kitchens, support organisations
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
4) Developing personal skills
- purpose, what does it support?
- how is this done?
examples. - Answers - Purpose:
- Supports personal and social development
---> factors for good health.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is health promo a part of
i.e what is a branc of. - Answers - Health Promo is a part of public health
Branch of public health.
Health promotion is the combination of what two supports? - Answers - *educational
and ecological* supports of actions and conditions conducive to health
unit 1 -- whats it about - Answers - Health Promotion In Canada
unit 1 Learning outcomes - Answers - The relationship between health promotion,
health education, and disease prevention
The historical roots of health promotion
- and milestones in the history of health promotion in Canada;
The expectations and assumptions of health promotion programs;
The economic and social determinants of health, health inequities, and health
inequalities.
Fcous of Unit 1 - Answers -
Understanding the relationship between health promotion, health education, and
disease prevention; - Answers -
Learning the historical roots of health promotion and milestones in the history of health
promotion in Canada; - Answers -
Knowing the expectations and assumptions of health promotion programs; - Answers -
Appreciating and understanding the economic and social determinants of health, health
inequities, and health inequalities. - Answers -
Unit 1 Lec 1: Health Promo in Canada - Answers -
Control of behaviourl risk factors
If people only took better control of beahviour risk factors
,--> what could it prevent?
(3 things)
what the main message here? - Answers - Better control of behaviorl risk factors alone
could prevent:
- between 40-70% of ALL premature deatlhs
- 1/3 of ALL acutre disaablities
- 2/3 of chronic disabilities
*So if you control yourself, you would have better health*
What is HEALTH PROMOTION?
--> defintion. - Answers - "Process of enabliling people to increase control over and to
improver their health"
What does Health promotion look at?
--> in terms of factors - Answers - Health promotion looks at comprehensive approve,
look at larger factors (not just some factors)
--> *look at larger and ALL the factors*
What is embedded in Health Promotion? - Answers - The Ottawa charter
What is health
--> WHO defition.
--> what determines health - Answers - A state of complete wellbeing, rather than just
absence of disease or affimity (WHO)
--> Bunch of factors determine health , not just one.
When did Health promotion get global attention for the first time? (First time..) - Answers
- 1986
- first international confernce of Health Promotion by WHO.
- held in Ottawa
--> released Ottawa Charter.
(which is still used today)
,What is the ottawa charter?
- still used today? - Answers - a document that lines goals/principles on how to promote
HP
released in 1986 by first international confernce of Health Promotion by WHO. (held in
Otttawa)
It is still used today
Ottawa charter:
What is the breakdown of the document?
--> its main goal
---> breakdown. - Answers - Goals on how to promote HP
Breakdown:
- 5 action areas
- 3 strategies
What are the 5 action areas in the ottawa charter? - Answers - 1) Building healthy public
policies
2) Creating supportive environments
3) Strengthening community action
4) Developing personal skills
5) Re-orientate health services
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
1) Building healthy public policies
--> only in the health field or all fields?
examples? - Answers - -- > Making policies that support health that protects health of
people
--> makes it easier for people make healthy choices
, --> IN ALL DEPARMENTS
-- not just health. legislative, regulatory, organisational, taxation...
--> ALL levels and sectors of goverment
Examples:
- seatbelts, smoking restirction, workplace saftey
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
2) Creating supportive environments
- why create?
- main purpose?
examples? - Answers - - Environments are linked to health - both built and natural
--> where people live, play, eat, work, etc.
*Increase ability of people to make healthy choices while in those settings*
Examples:
- promoting health in workplace, restircint junk food ads for kids, links to environment
(walking and running programs)
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
3) Strengthening community action
- purpose?
exmaples - Answers - Collective effort of communities to improve their health
examples:
- community fun runs, communtiy kitchens, support organisations
Ottawa charter:
Describing action areas
4) Developing personal skills
- purpose, what does it support?
- how is this done?
examples. - Answers - Purpose:
- Supports personal and social development
---> factors for good health.
