🔑 Key Definitions
Health Habits: Usual health-related behaviors performed automatically
Risk Factors: Behaviors that increase probability of illness
Health Behavior: Any activity performed to maintain or improve health
Primary Prevention: Actions to PREVENT disease before it occurs
Risk Factors: Behaviors that increase probability of illness
Health Behavior: Any activity performed to maintain or improve health
Primary Prevention: Actions to PREVENT disease before it occurs
🧠 Types of Health Behavior
- Health Behavior: Any activity to stay healthy
- Wellness Behavior: Actions to MAINTAIN good health
- Symptom-Based Behavior: Actions when feeling sick
- Sick-Role Behavior: Actions to GET well after deciding you're ill
📊 Three Levels of Prevention
- Primary Prevention:
- Actions to AVOID disease
- Before illness occurs
- Examples: Vaccines, healthy eating, exercise
- Secondary Prevention:
- Early detection and treatment
- Examples: Screening tests, check-ups
- Tertiary Prevention:
- Limit damage, prevent disability
- Rehabilitation after illness
🛠 Primary Prevention Methods
- Genetic Counseling: Informing people of inherited disease risks
- Immunization: Vaccines to prevent specific diseases
- Health Education: Teaching healthy lifestyle choices
💡 Exam Tips
- Three levels: Primary (before), Secondary (early), Tertiary (after)
- Primary prevention is MOST cost-effective
- Health habits are AUTOMATIC behaviors
- Wellness behavior = maintaining health; Sick-role = getting well
- Immunization = primary prevention (prevents before disease)