HLTH 2030 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Tobacco Smoking, Order Of Australia, Health Education
20 Nov 2018
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Positive spiritual and social health - sense of community. Beneficial residence location and access to health care. Leading causes of death in perspective **most are behavioral issues** Minimum baccalaureate-level required health education academic preparation qualifications. Purpose: the overall purpose of health education is to improve quality of life for communities and individuals. Health disparity: the difference in health between populations often caused by two health inequities - lack of access to care and lack of quality care. A health education specialist may be using sex-, age-, or race/ethnicity-specific rates to compare various subgroups while looking for disparities. Using data and mortality rates --> finding prevalence rates --> identifying risk factors. Ultimate goal is to improve quality of life, even though the quality of life is difficult to quantify. Many health professionals believe there is a direct relationship between quality of life and health status.
