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1
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What is the social ecologic theory?

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Behaviour affects and is affected by multiple levels of influence. (individual, interpersonal, institutional, community and policy)

2
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What is the health belief model?

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Focuses on the perceived threat of a health problem, the benefits of avoiding the threat and barriers to doing so.

3
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What is the stages of change model?

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Behaviour change is a process not an event.

4
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What is the theory of meaningful learning?

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Behaviour change is a unique process that each person must learn on their own.

5
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What is the information processing model?

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States that individuals must be exposed to, comprehend, retain, and retrieve pertinent information in order to make a decision and engage in behavior change.

6
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What is social cognitive theory?

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Posits that whether a person will change a health behavior depends on (1) self-efficacy, (2) goals, and (3) outcome expectancies

7
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Name the 5 approaches to health promotion.

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Medical
Behaviour change
Educational
Client-centred
Societal
8
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What are the main areas discussed in the Ottawa Charter?

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Strengthening community action
Develop personal skills
Create supportive environments
Reorient health services
Enable, mediate, advocate
9
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What are the steps in the project planning cycle?

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  1. Needs assessment
  2. Writing objectives
  3. deciding indicators
  4. Implementation
  5. Evaluation
10
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8 steps to grow an advocacy movement

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  1. develop a united consistant message.
  2. Chose focussed issues
  3. build alliances accross sectors.
  4. Involve role-players at all stages
  5. Use EBM for education
  6. Evaluate outcomes of step 5
  7. Build on existing initiatives
  8. Find health champions!
11
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Advocacy strategies

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Media
Courts
Legislation
Coalitions