Threats to health and Health promotion
Quiz for students studying health and disease module - some basic principles of threats to health and health promotion.
- Created by: Amy Abbott
- Created on: 03-12-12 15:52
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2. What is an epidemic?
- When a disease occurs in excess of what is normally to be expected within a population
- When an infection goes global
- When everyone will become infected with a disease
3. What does the medical/preventative approach aim to achieve?
- targets groups and populations to promote positive health
- Primary prevention (education), Secondary prevention (screening, and tertiary prevention (rehabilitation) to prevent premature deaths
- Encourage individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles and vies health as the property of the individual
4. An example of a zoonotic disease would be ?
- Tetanus
- Toxoplasmosis
- Cholera
5. What are the aims of the social change approach?
- targets groups and populations to promote positive health
- Provide knowledge and information to people so they can make informed decisions about their behaviour. Professional acts as a catalyst for change.
- using the media to encourage people to change behaviour
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