HLT 3301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Smoking Cessation, Mammography, Health Equity

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Health Education
• Course: HLT 3301
• Professor: Christian Stewart

Document Summary

Public health: health: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, shift from infectious to chronic diseases: heart disease, diabetes, cancer, top 5 causes of death are lifestyle behaviors, smoking, poor diet. Primary prevention: the basis of public health, universal approach: entire populations or subgroups of the population are targeted regardless. Secondary prevention: minimizing consequences of a disease through early detection/diagnosis and intervention, enhances odds of treatment success, examples: smoking cessation programs, mammograms. Tertiary prevention: applying treatment after late diagnosis to prevent further damage or death, mitigating the consequences after the fact. Indicated approach: designed for individuals who have a risk factor that puts them at very high risk: examples: mental health counseling for rape victims, education pamphlets for type 2 diabetes. Value-expectancy theories: people will change a behavior if they anticipate the personal benefits of the outcome will outweigh any costs of the behavior, benefits may be immediate or delayed.