BBH 316 Exam 1
Health Promotion - correct answer ✔field of study concerned with the
complex nature of health behavior
programs and interventions are implemented to... - correct answer ✔promote
change in behavior in order to improve people's health
health - correct answer ✔"a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
characteristics of health - correct answer ✔well-being, balanced state,
growth, functionality, wholeness, transcendence, empowerment
well-being - correct answer ✔when your psychological, social, and physical
resources and challenges are balanced
why are health promotion programs important? - correct answer ✔-improve
physical, psychological, educational, and work outcomes for individuals
-help control or reduce overall health care costs
-create healthier individuals, families, communities, workplaces, and
organizations
Health promotion is based on - correct answer ✔ecological health
perspective levels of influence
ecological health perspective levels of influence - correct answer ✔1.
intrapersonal or individual level
2. interpersonal level
, 3. population level
1. intrapersonal or individual level - correct answer ✔within individuals
primary prevention - correct answer ✔programs that take action prior to the
onset of a health problem to intercept its causation or to modify its course
secondary prevention - correct answer ✔programs designed to interrupt
problematic behaviors among those who are engaged in unhealthy decision
making and perhaps showing early signs of disease or disability
tertiary prevention - correct answer ✔programs to improve the life of
individuals with chronic illness
father of health promotion - correct answer ✔John Snow (cholera)
3 revolutionary steps in the history of health promotion - correct answer ✔1.
address sanitary conditions and infectious diseases
2. shift in community health practices resulting from understanding of
contribution of lifestyle
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