Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter 1: Health Promotion Unit 1 Reading Notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2250A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Irwin

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Chapter 1: heath education, health promotion, health education specialties, and program planning. Lack of exercise, poor nutrition, tobacco use, excessive alcohol use. Health behaviour (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour that i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)ts a perso(cid:374)"s health: good health education and health promotion programs are needed to assist people in reducing their health risks in order to obtain and maintain good health. Advanced level practitioner added 3 responsibilites (research, admin, advancement) Cup (national health educator competencies update project: wanted to ensure responsibilities still defined health educators, mostly wording changed, some more important than others/performed more frequent, development of 3-tiered (entry, advanced level 1, advanced level 2) How does one become a certified health education specialist: ches exam based on the framework. Implement: assess needs, resources, and capacity for health education/promotion, plan health education and promotion, conduct evaluation and research, administer and manage, serve as a health education and promotion person, communicate, promote and advocate.