Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter 1: Module 1 - public health

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

Document Summary

Health promotion: the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Key values that guide how health promoters help individuals, groups and communities to assist with health issues: Empowerment: a process through which people gain greater control over the decisions and actions affective their health. 3 conditions that contribute to empowerment: social networks community participation community competence positive health impacts of empowerment: increased levels of social support enhanced coping capacities increased life satisfaction decreased susceptibility to illness. Social justice and equity: equitable access to food, income, employment, shelter, education and other factors are needed to maintain good health. Since income determines living conditions (ex/ housing, access to better foods, etc); lower-income canadians are more likely to die younger and suffer more illness than canadians with higher income regardless of age, sex, race or place of residence. Inclusion: feeling inclusive in social networks or society.