SPH 200 Unit 12 Exam with
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Public health - CORRECT ANSWER-Art and science of preventing disease, prolonging
life and *promoting health* through organized efforts of society
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion action strategies - CORRECT ANSWER-
Strengthen community action, develop personal skills, create supportive environment,
reorient health services, build healthy public policy
Health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER-Process of enabling people to increase control
over, and to improve, their health
- health seen as resource for everyday life, not objective of living
- this is not just responsibility of health sector, but goes beyond healthy lifestyles to well-
being
Ecological Model of Health Promotion - CORRECT ANSWER-A comprehensive model
used in health promotion aimed more at a macro (population) level. It has constructs
that take into consideration the micro issues of the person, as well as the macro issues
of the community
(Macro)- Public policy (national, state, local laws)
Community (relationships among organizations)
Organizational (organizations, social institutions)
Interpersonal (family, friends, social networks)
(Micro)- Individual (knowledge, attitudes, skills)
Theories of behaviour change - CORRECT ANSWER-Interventions to change health
behaviour are more effective if based on theory
Most frequently used: social, psychological, motivational, stage-based
Motivational theories - CORRECT ANSWER-Includes social cognitive theory, theory of
planned behaviour/action, protection motivation theory
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