Midterm

Question 1

Definition of health

Answer 1

State of complete physical mental and social well-being

Question 2

Five dimensions of health

Answer 2

Death, disease, disability, discomfort, dissatisfaction

Question 3

How we measure health

Answer 3

We’re Tallardy rate, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, Longevity, disease incidence or prevalence rate

Question 4

Leading causes of death

Answer 4

Heart disease
Cancer
Stroke
Chronic respiratory disease
Injuries
All timers disease
Diabetes
Influenza and ammonia
Nephritis
Suicide

Question 5

Function of public health

Answer 5

Fulfilling societies interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy

Question 6

Health behavior

Answer 6

Actions of individuals, groups, organizations and systems as well as the determinants correlates And the consequences of the action which includes social change, policy development and implementation, improved coping skills in and enhanced quality-of-life

Question 7

Three categories of health behavior

Answer 7

Prevention, illness, sick role
Prevention the person is healthy
Illness the person perceives a health problem
Sick role of the person receives diagnosis

Question 8

Categories of prevention

Answer 8

Primordial, prevent the development of risk factors
Primary, prevent onset of disease
Secondary, early detection
Tertiary, adherence, rehab, reduce consequences, prevent reoccurrence

Question 9

Health education

Answer 9

A broad and varied set of strategies to influence both individuals and their social environments in order to improve health behavior and enhance quality of life

Question 10

Why use Theory and health behavior and Health education

Answer 10

a dynamic exchange between Theory, research, and practice with the most likely to produce effective health education

Question 11

Health promotion

Answer 11

Combination of health education, related organizational, economical, and environmental support for behaviors of individuals, groups, or communities conducive to health

Question 12

Healthy people 2020

Answer 12

Striving to achieve a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
Several overarching goals that include elimination of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death, achievement of health equity, creation of social and physical environments that promote good health, Promotion of healthy development across every stage of life

42 topic areas and more than 1200 objectives

Question 13

Ottawa charter

Answer 13

An agreement created by WHO that promotes health promotion policy that combines several approaches including legislation, fiscal measures ,taxation and organizational change which can lead to health income and social policy is that foster greater equity

Question 14

Three paradigms

Answer 14

Positivism is believing that valid truth is only found from derived knowledge
Constructivism it’s not based just on knowledge, Other individual and social aspects aspects come into play
Pragmatism combo of both

Question 15

What is theory

Answer 15

A set of interrelated constructs (concepts) definitions and propositions that present systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting phenomena

Question 16

Socio-ecological model

Answer 16

Individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, public policy

Health behavior I thought to be maximized when environment and policies support healthful choices and individuals are motivated and educated to make these choices

Should be behavior specific, takes an account multiple levels of influence on behavior with environmental context in and encourages multi level interventions

Does not take into account the life course

Question 17

Life course model

Answer 17

Incorporates above water and below water factors across a life course and how they can be influenced by embodiment expression constraints and opportunities

Question 18

Risk regulators

Answer 18

Certain factors that affect risk and can affect outcomes that are constraints or opportunities

Question 19

Health behaviors
Define volition
Complexity
Frequency

Answer 19

Volition means done by conscious personal choice not based on external principles

Question 20

Inductive versus deductive

Answer 20

Inductive is specific observations and moves to a conclusion

Deductive start with conclusion and seek observations to support the conclusion

Question 21

Disciplines that health behavior theory has come from

Answer 21

Psychology and social psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
Ecology

Question 22

Steps in applying theory to intervention

Answer 22

1. does the theory explain and predict. 2. intervention design.
2. evaluation