m2Lesson 1. Methods of Health Education

Health Education

_________ is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes

Health Services

Healthy People 2020 directly addresses access to _________ as a topic area and incorporates quality of these services throughout a number of topic areas.

Health protection

_________ is concerned with measures to control infectious disease risks and environmental hazards (such as chemicals, poisons, and radiation), including public health emergencies.

Health improvement

_________ is concerned with societal interventions (e.g. in housing, education, employment, family/community life, and lifestyle) aimed at preventing disease, promoting health, and reducing inequalities

Health protection and Health improvement

Effective medical practitioners must be concerned with contributing to both _________ and _________ goals.

Biology and Genetics

Older people are biologically prone to being in poorer health than adolescents due to the physical and cognitive effects of aging, which is an example of _________ determinants of health.

breast CA

Examples of Biology and Genetics determinants of health include Age, Sex, Inherited conditions, Family history of heart disease, and carrying the genes for _________.

Social determinants of health.

Availability of resources to meet daily needs (such as educational and job opportunities), exposure to crime, violence and social disorder, and socioeconomic conditions are examples of _________

Physical

Worksites, schools, recreational settings, housing, homes, neighborhoods, and exposure to toxic substances and other physical hazards are examples of _________ determinants of health.

Lifestyle

Diet, physical activity, alcohol/cigarette/other drug use, and handwashing are examples of _________ determinants of health.

Environmental

Climate change, disaster preparedness, housing, education, employment, and social exclusion are examples of _________ determinants.

chemical

A medical technologist's job duties include complex analysis of microscopic, immunologic, biologic, bacteriologic, hematologic, and _________ tests and their results.

microscopic

Specific tasks that a medical technologist might be asked to include preparing cultures of tissue samples, establishing and monitoring programs that ensure data accuracy, microscopically examining slides of bodily fluids, cross-matching blood for transfusions, chemically analyzing blood or urine for toxic components, and analyzing blood cells by counting and identifying cells using _________ techniques.

effectiveness

The role of laboratory professionals is to inform physicians about which tests have the highest _________ in given clinical conditions.

quality

The partnership between laboratory professionals and physicians helps control the overall cost of testing and patient care, and improves the _________ of care.