PSYC 3170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Coronary Artery Disease, Nursing Shortage, Health Promotion
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Health promotion priorities for future: many changes; alcohol unchanged; exercise up though, obesity the issue growing, diabetes and high bp on rise too, social marketing. Application of marketing technologies developed in the commercial sector of the solution of social problems where the bottom line is behaviour change. Focus on those at risk: at risk- becoming increasingly important. By studying likelihood of ppl at risk, better targets. Prevention: will continue to be a priority, windows of vulnerability, behavioural immunization. Focus on elderly: rapid aging due to pop. Will leave many elder: many chronic pains, depression, disease and disabled, need to increase their quality of life, intakes, exercise stress, community, better health outcomes, community based should focus on helping elderly achieve high levels of functioning. Refocusing health promotion efforts: early mortality down, but morbidity is focus or should be focus. Lifestyle change programs to improve diabetics health. Bc-all gov"t approach and seemed to be working.