2.1.3 A Flashcards
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Prevention
Delaying or reducing the level of need relating to treatment, careand support. E.g. immunisation programs
Promotion
The World Health organisation defines health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase their control over their health, and improve their health. E.g. government strategies and information campaigns such as a healthier wales.
Why is partnership important?
Partnership is important because although organisations can promote the reasons why it’s important to adopt healthy lifestyle choices they cannot force individuals to comply. For example, legislation bans smoking in the workplace and public areas, but doesn’t ban an individual from smoking in their own home.
When are preventative measures considered at their most effective?
when they are supported by lifestyle choices and local and national strategies.These measures intend to promote physical, mental and social well-being so that people do not experience a decline in their health, well-being and resilience.
The following are examples of preventative measures that are used to promote health
well-being and resilience in Wales:,• Information to support healthy lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of disease, e.g. stopsmoking and increase physical activity.• National immunisation programmes (for children and adults) to reduce the risk of disease.• National screening programmes to promote early detection of diseases.• National screening programmes to promote early detection of health conditions that affectchild development, to enable the right care and support to be provided.
Preventative measures include:
Appropriate levels of nutrition and hydration, which promote good health wellbeing and resilience. Having a good diet, such as that recommended by the Eatwell Guide, is key good nutrition.Hydration is equally important, and this means having sufficient fluid in the body. Drinking plenty of water is important because it regulates body temperature, boosts the body’s immune system and supports the body’s organs to function as they should. Good hydration prevents the risk of developing some infections, constipation and poor health, well-being and resilience. Hydration is linked to the prevention of diseases because it supports good health, well-being and resilience
Why do some adults and children require an annual influenza vaccination?
prevent the risk of people in certain groups developing health complications such as pneumonia and other serious illnesses that can ultimately lead to death.
Why does public health wales run campaigns that encourage people to have the flu vaccine?
This is to reduce their risk of becoming seriously ill as a result of the viral infection.
What do childhood immunisation programs do?
prevent the spread of diseases and they reduce the risk of harm toindividual children and their families.
What are parents
areas and others with responsibility for a child provided with in relation to immunisation?,information that encourage them to have their baby or childimmunised with vaccines to protect them from potentially harmful diseases such as tetanus, polio, and Hepatitis B.
What have individual health boards developed?
different initiatives to reach out to different communities, to maximise the potential for uptake of childhood immunisations. For example, Cardiff and Vale Health Board have developed a postcard with information for parents about all of the immunisations that are needed by children from the ages of 0-11. The postcard is available in eight languages including Welsh, English, Arabic and Farsi, to reflect the ethnic and language diversity within the health board’s area.
What do oppurtunities do screening programs provide people?
to be checked or screened for any signs of potential risks to their health, well-being and resilience.
What are screening programs?
a preventative measure because it can detect potential signs of disease, providing an opportunity for early intervention and treatment.
How many screening programs are there in Wales?
7
Screening programmes in Wales detect the symptoms of disease but do not address…
the information and advice that will support individuals to improve their health, well-being and causes, such as harmful lifestyle choices and behaviours.
Stress definition
Stress is defined as the degree to which a person feels overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of pressures that feel unmanageable .
Why is stress management considered a preventative measure?
because it reduces the harmful impact of stress.
What can prolonged stress lead to?
Prolonged stress leads to poor health, well- being and resilience.
What does naturally occurring stress include?
stress is naturally associated with life events that ultimately lead to positive outcomes. This includes sitting exams, moving house, changing jobs, going on holiday and preparation for a baby during pregnancy.
What happens when an individual experiences stress?
their body triggers a ‘fight or flight’ response to activate the immune system. the body is designed to react in this way for short periods only, and stress shouldn’t become a way of life. When long-term stress happens, the body encounters continual wear and tear, leading to a person feeling constantly overwhelmed and unable to cope. This results in an increased risk of adopting harmful behaviours such as smoking, drinking alcohol over the recommended guidelines, eating unhealthy foods, physical inactivity or being obsessively active.
What has stress been generally been linked to?
Stress in general has been linked to increased risk depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disease
What’s stress management?
Stress management means taking action through interventions, to reduce the impact of stress and address its causes.
Interventions to prevent or manage stress include:
• an individual taking responsibility for their own stress management, including identifying factors that are, and are not, within their control• supportive relationships with family, carers, friends, community and other social networks• making lifestyle choices that contribute to reducing stress• local and national strategies that contribute to reducing the causes of stress
Coping skills mean?
Ways in which to deal with stress
