Session 7: Health Promotion

Question 1

What is the aim of primary prevention?

Answer 1

Prevent onset of disease or injury by reducing exposure to risk factors

Question 2

What are the 4 main approaches of primary prevention?

Answer 2

1. Immunization
2. Prevention of contact with environmental risk factors
3. Taking appropriate precautions regarding communicable diseases
4. Reducing risk factors from health related behaviors

Question 3

What is the aim of secondary prevention?

Answer 3

To detect and treat disease or its risk factors at early stage to prevent progression or potential future complications

Question 4

What are an example of secondary prevention?

Answer 4

Screenings

Question 5

What is the aim of tertiary prevention?

Answer 5

Minimize the effects of established disease

Question 6

What are 3 examples of tertiary prevention?

Answer 6

Transplants to prevent someone from organ failure

Steroids for asthma to prevent asthma attacks

Question 7

What are the 6 aspects of Ottawa Charter?

Answer 7

Building healthy public policy
Creating supportive environments
Strengthening community actions
Developing personal skills
Re-orientating health services
Moving into the future

Question 8

What are the 3 types of health promotion strategies?

Answer 8

Policy, legislation and systems change
Community development
Health communication - education

Question 9

What 3 examples of systems approaches to health promotion?

Answer 9

Social policy - culture
Fiscal approaches - taxation
Bans and restriction - reducing availability of use in certain settings