What Does Health Mean to the Individual?
The health of individuals and communities is affected by a broad range of factors.
What is the Determinants of Health
the process that enables people to improve or have greater control over their health.
What is Health Promotion
D R S B C or CHILDREN SHOULD NOT DRINK RED BULL
What is the Ottawa Charter acronym
health status is continually changing.
What is Dynamic nature of health
Knowledge and skill, Attitudes, Genetics
What is Individual Factors
Individuals Community Groups/Schools Non-Government Organisations Government International Organisations eg WHO, United Nations
What is Responsibility for Health Promotion
A breakdown in one aspect of health is likely to impact on the other aspects,
What is the interaction of the dimensions
Example: Children living in households where someone smokes are more likely to take up smoking themselves, particularly when their smoking is condoned or accepted by their parents.
What is Sociocultural / Family
These approaches use health education, social marketing, self-help, self-care and public policies to support health lifestyles of both individuals and whole populations.
What is Lifestyle Behavioural Approach
Education
Employment
Income
What is Socioeconomic Factors
approaches that involve drugs and technology to help to prevent health issues.
What is Preventative Medical Approach
recognises that people have different views based on their social circumstances and ways of seeing, interpreting, interrelating and interacting with their environment.
What is a Social Construct of health
Socioeconomic advantage
Self efficacy
Health knowledge and skills
Interest and desire
Attitudes
Modifiable Factors
EQUITY, DIVERSITY and SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
Medicare
The Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (PBS) -
* Close the Gap
WHAT IS EQUITY