HSC 3211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Health Belief Model, Preventive Healthcare, Health Promotion
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*interrupted in times of war and natural disaster. Who: the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health. 6 behaviors for health promotion: monitoring/limiting dietary fat intake, consuming >5 serving/day fruit and vegetables, regular physical activity and exercise, avoiding tobacco, medication adherence and compliance, stress and weight management. Most modifiable risk factors are dependent on individual behavior. Window of opportunity occurs during initial scare of discovering disease/injury teachable moment. Assumptions of these theories: not enough knowledge, behavior is affected by: What you know and how you think. Self-efficacy: self perceived ability to influence own life. Before seeking preventive healthcare patients must believe: disease is serious, risk posed to them or their children is real, preventive measure is effective, preventive measure has no serious risks or barriers. Cues to action: how and when to obtain preventive intervention, friend/family/support/ encouragement. Own motivation and readiness to change problem behavior.
