AS Flashcards Health Promotion Roles and Context

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What are the roles in promoting health, well-being, and resilience?

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Health education and health promotion specialists, GP, nurse, dentist, allied health professionals, midwife, health visitor, paediatrician, child psychotherapist, counsellor, family support worker, community health care worker, social care worker, teacher/classroom assistant/learning support assistant, child/youth worker.

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What are the benefits of health promotion roles?

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Expertise/knowledge, captive audience, knowledge of individual.

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What are the limitations of health promotion roles?

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Time constraints, financial constraints, can give advice but cannot force the individual to follow it (individual’s resistance to change).

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What is the context in which health promotion roles operate?

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Political: funding issues, austerity; Demographic: ageing population, more chronic illnesses, more people with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs); Environmental: climate change, pollution; Societal: substance misuse; Settings: primary care, secondary care, tertiary care, early years provision, schools, youth club.

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What are the roles of organisations promoting health and well-being?

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Welsh Government, Public Health Wales (part of NHS Wales), local authorities, local health boards, national and local third sector and charitable organisations, Flying Start/Integrated Children’s Centres.