module 5 Flashcards
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What percentage of deaths globally are attributed to NCDs?
Around 70% of deaths globally are attributed to NCDs.
The River Story
different types of disease prevention strategies metaphor
Disease prevention
aims to minimize incidence or effects of disease
Disease prevention 4 stages
primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary
Primordial prevention
targets underlying health determinants by modifying social policies to improve health of population and prevent risk factor development
Primary prevention
targets susceptible individuals in attempt to prevent disease development and targets exposures and risk factors of diseases to increase immunity
Secondary intervention
early detection and treatment of disease
Tertiary intervention
reduce impact of disease on patient’s function, survival, and quality of life
Stage of prevention involving health promotion
primordial
Effective health promotion 2 approaches:
identification risk and reduced average risk
Identification risk
identify individuals susceptible to risk factor and intervene to reduce development of risk
Reduced average risk
for whole population via legislative and/or public policy changes
First International Conference on Health Promotion
in Ottawa in 1986 and The Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion developed
The Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion
build healthy public policy, create supportive environments , strengthen community actions
3 categories health promotion targets
environmental, social, and other factors
Social factors health promotion targets examples
education, family, social economic status (SES), war/conflict, culture, race/racism
Other factors health promotion targets examples
internal/external factors affecting health, healthy/unhealthy behvaiours, quality health services availability
to changing health behaviours barriers
grouped into SEM levels
SEM intrapersonal level
within control of individual. involves social relationships
SEM interpersonal factors
knowledge, attitudes, skills, self-efficacy, motivation, age, SES
SEM community/institution
It encompasses social and physical environments, social and gender norms, sense of empowerment, and policies influencing social environments of schools and workplaces.
SEM public policy
broad structural factors like local, state, and federal policies that can enable or hinder individual’s ability to take control over health
What is the Health Belief Model (HBM)?
One of the best-known and most widely used theories of health behaviour change.