NSG 4405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Attributable Risk, Health Literacy, Occupational Safety And Health
Document Summary
Behavioral prevention = health promotion strategies, are aimed at changing individual behavior. Clinical prevention = one to one delivery method between the gcp and the patient and usually occur in traditional health care settings. Downstream approach = interventions and strategies focus on providing equitable access to care and services to mitigate the negative impacts of disadvantage on health of an individual. Environmental prevention = health protection by improving safety of the environment. Health literacy = the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriated health decisions. Health prevention = prevention not only of a disease or injury, but also to the slowing progression of the disease as well as the prevention of the sequels of diseases and injury. Health promotion = helps people make lifestyle changes aimed at achieving optimal health. Health protection/risk reduction = interventions protect the individual from disease by reducing risk.
