Health Promotion

Question 1

What are the 4 aims of health promotion?

Answer 1

Improving FITNESS levels
Improving LIFE EXPECTANCY
Raising AWARENESS
Preventing ILL HEALTH

Question 2

What METHODS can be used for health promotion? Name 6.

Answer 2

Leaflets
Posters
Newspaper & TV adverts
TV campaigns
Use of celebrities
Education in schools/colleges

Question 3

Name 5 possible strategies for health promotion:

Answer 3

1 Health education & advice
2 Screening for disease such as cervical smears & breast scans.
3 Primary prevention of illness - immunisations & jabs
4 Secondary prevention - when become high risk for disease or in early stages of illness - reducing blood pressure and levels of LDL cholesterol.
5 Tertiary prevention - controlling disease, e.g. heart disease.

Question 4

How could you evaluate the effectiveness of a health campaign?

Answer 4

• Analysis of data - results before and after the campaign, e.g. weigh-in, pulse rate.
• Questionnaires for service users before and after.
• Statistics, e.g. incidence of teenage pregnancy/A&E admissions for alcohol related accidents.