Health Education Exam #1

defined as any combination of planned learning experiences bases on sounds theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions

any planned combination of learning experiences that are designed to predispose, reinforce, and enable voluntary behavior conducive to health in individuals, groups, and communities

any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms, that support actions and conditions of living conductive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities

first international conference on health and health care held in Alma Ata, Russia in 1978; sponsored by WHO

declared health as a fundamental human right; government must provide

1. attain high-quality longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death · 2. achieve health equality, eliminate disparities and improve the health of all groups · 3. create social and physical environments that promote good health for all · 4. promote quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all lifestyles

known as the godfather of health education and health promotion; developed precede proceed planning model

former SOPHE (society for public health education) president; rigorous evaluations in practice settings

originator of the health belief model; applied social psychology theory to examine and predict health behavior

contributor to health education program development for children; helped develop health education planning framework known as ‘Intervention Mapping’

noted for work in clinic settings; co-author of major health education theory textbook

original editor of the journal of worksite health promotion

elementary school, diabetes, community, worksite, healthcare/hospital, agency, non-profit voluntary, higher education