Approaches Flashcards
(19 cards)
Primary approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience
Include Prevention and promotion activities that aim to reducerisks and promote the health, well-being and resilience ofthe entire population. National immunisationprogrammes in Wales are an example of primaryprevention and promotion. Individuals being vaccinatedagainst harmful diseases stops the spread of infectionwhich prevents harm to themselves, their households andthe population as a whole.
Secondary approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience
Prevention and promotion activities that aim to reducethe risk of disease and its impacts for people identified tobe at risk because of their personal characteristics (e.g.age and gender) or health condition (e.g. diabetes).National screening programmes in Wales are an exampleof secondary prevention and promotion. Specific groupsof people are identified to be at an increased risk ofdeveloping some diseases or conditions. Therefore,screening provides an opportunity for early detection sothat intervention and treatment can take place at theearliest opportunity.
Tertiary approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience
Prevention and promotion activities that are aimed atreducing the impact of a condition, and improving qualityof life where a disease already exists. Tertiary preventionand promotion includes a range of interventions toenable an individual to continue living independentlywithin their own community, for example a Telecaresystem in the home of a person living with dementia. Thiswould enable an individual to live independently in theirown home whilst increasing a sense of safety and securityfor themselves and others.
Person centred approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience definition
Partnership working andmutual respect between anindividual and aprofessional. An individualwill identify what matters tothem and what they thinkwill work best for them,having been provided withthe necessary informationand support to enable themto make well-informedchoices.
Person centred approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience benefits
- Individual is morelikely to commit totheir plan to makeimprovements,because they takeownership of thatplan.- Increased chance ofbetter outcomes forthe individual andthe professional.
Person centred approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience limitations
- If partnershipworking and mutualrespect do not exist,the impact of thisapproach is limited.- If the individualdoesn’t involvethemselves in thisapproach, there willbe a decreasedchance of betteroutcomes.
Educational approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience definition
Providing information toincrease knowledge andunderstanding of how toreduce risks and improvehealth, well-being andresilience. The aim is toraise awareness of an issue(e.g. infectious diseases) toenable an individual tomake informed decisions.
Educational approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience benefits
- Factual informationin different formatscan be provided tomeet the diverseneeds of thepopulation.- It empowers anindividual to makeinformed decisionsto makeimprovements
Educational approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience limitations
- Having knowledgedoesn’t always leadto a change inbehaviour- Social and economicdeterminants arenot all within anindividuals control,and therefore lessenthe impact ofknowledge.
Behavioural approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience definition
Encouraging people tochange attitudes andbehaviours such as adopting healthy lifestyle choices
Behavioural approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience benefits
- Individuals whomake inbuilt, longterm changes as aresult of thisapproach decrease their risk andimprove theiroutcomes.
Behavioural approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience limitations
- Social and economicdeterminants candisrupt the adoptionof healthy lifestylechoices.- Behavioural changecan be short lived.
Societal approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience definition
Making changes withinsociety such as addressinginequalities in health, well-being and resilience.
Societal approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience benefits
- Addresses social andeconomic factors tosupport preventionand long-termpositive change.
Societal approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience limitations
- Diverse and complexissues need to beaddressed, with no’quick fix’ outcomes.
Medical approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience definition
Promoting medicalprocedures andinterventions (e.g. takingblood pressure readings_ toprevent risks and improvehealth, well-being andresilience.
Medical approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience benefits
- Interventions suchas screening,treatments andmedication canmake a difference tohealth, well-beingand resilience.
Medical approach to promoting health wellbeing and resilience limitations
- Relies onengagement from anindividual, whichmay not be present.- Focuses on detectingrisks or problemsinstead of ‘wellness’which is about longterm healthylifestyle choices.
