SAC 3 - 2.2 Flashcards
(14 cards)
QUIT - strengthen community action
*Quit Victoria (Quit) is a program run by the Cancer
Council Victoria, which is funded by the Victorian
Government and VicHealth, and is an example of
strengthening community action.
QUIT - develops personal skills
*Quit develops personal skills by providing information regarding tobacco smoking and vaping through public education using mass media advertising campaigns, public relations and downloadable information on the Quit website.
QUIT - creates a supportive environment
by providing support throughout the quitting process, through providing help with past smokers
quit - reorienting health services.
*Quit provides a free online learning training program for health professionals that assists in reorienting health services.
QUIT - impact on health status
Decrease in the prevalence of smoking-related conditions such as cancer, CVD and respiratory diseases
restriction of blood vessels redeuces nutrient delivery to the spine. Lowering the morbidity of back pain
live lighter -
LiveLighter works to help people to eat well, be physically active and avoid excess weight gain.
Live lighter - develop personal skills
The program develops personal skills by providing fact sheets and a range of healthy recipes to download for free from its website.
livelighter - create supportive environments
LiveLighter works to create supportive environments that make the healthy option the easy option by advocating for less promotion of junk food, better access to healthy food for all, and systems to empower people to be more active.
livelighter - strengthens community action
●The program strengthens community action by working with retailers, universities, community organisations and all levels of government to make this happen.
●LiveLighter - reorients health services
LiveLighter reorients health services by providing professional development opportunities for health professionals, including general practitioners, that include topics such as ‘Weight management training and talking to patients about healthy body weight
livelighter - build healthy public policies
LiveLighter develops healthy public policies that workplaces can use to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Policy templates are available to download for free from the LiveLighter website.
livelighter - impacts on health status
Reducing rates of obesity can contribute to lower incidence of related conditions such as arthritis, depression and type 2 diabetes.
Reducing rates of obesity can contribute to lower incidence of related conditions such as arthritis, depression and type 2 diabetes.
livelighter - Impacts on health and wellbeing
Reducing rates of obesity can mean that people have more energy and can complete daily tasks promoting physical health and wellbeing
Overweight and obesity can cause people to feel self-conscious, so reducing these conditions can contribute to higher levels of self-esteem among the population.
