Health promotion in schools and worksites flashcards

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Settings approach to health promotion?

Ottawa Charter — create **supportive environments** in schools, workplaces, and communities rather than only individual education.

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School PSHE content?

Personal, Social, Health and Economic education — covers **drugs, alcohol, sex, mental health, nutrition** in structured curriculum.

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Peer education advantage?

Peers are **credible messengers** for adolescents — more influential than adult authority figures (social learning, Bandura).

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Workplace wellness programme?

Employer-provided initiatives — **exercise schemes**, smoking cessation, **mental health first aid**, healthy canteen options.

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Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)?

Confidential counselling service for employees — addresses **stress, addiction, mental health**; links to 3.4.3 stress management.

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Ethical issue in school health promotion?

**Autonomy** — young people may not freely consent; **cultural sensitivity** needed for sex/drug education; risk of **stigmatising** non-conforming behaviour.

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What is the 'settings approach' to health promotion?

An approach that promotes health within specific environments (e.g., schools, worksites) by changing the physical and social context to make healthy choices easier, rather than focusing only on individual education.

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Name two components of a 'whole-school' health promotion approach.

1. Curriculum-based education (e.g., PSHE lessons on nutrition). 2. Environmental and policy changes (e.g., healthy school canteen menus, anti-bullying policies, promoting physical activity).

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What are the three levels of intervention in workplace wellness programmes?

1. Primary (prevention, e.g., stress management workshops). 2. Secondary (early detection, e.g., health screenings). 3. Tertiary (treatment/support for existing conditions, e.g., Employee Assistance Programmes).

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Identify one strength of conducting health promotion in a worksite.

It provides efficient access to a large, stable adult population. The existing organisational structure and communication channels (e.g., intranet, meetings) can be used to implement the programme effectively.

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What is 'self-selection bias' in the context of evaluating workplace wellness programmes?

The tendency for employees who are already healthier and more motivated to voluntarily participate in wellness programmes. This can make the programme appear more effective than it is, as the participants were healthier to begin with.