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Public Health Prevention forms - Coggle Diagram
Public Health Prevention forms
Public Health Campaigns
:check: Raise awareness of important health issues
:check: Encourage public to adopt behaviours promoting good health
:check: Avoid behaviours that may damage health
Policy
:explode: Aims government sets out to achieve
:explode: Develop methods + principles for achieving goals
:explode: Can lead to formation of new laws
Laws
Set of standards/ principles that must be followed
Implements + maintains justice
Different types:
Family
Tort
Criminal
Contract
Evaluation of Public Health Campaigns
Advantages
Wide reaching
Changing social norms
All people included - Less chance of missing people out
Can be backed up by laws/policy
Disadvantages
Difficulty measuring effectiveness
Not reaching everyone equally
Difficulty changing behaviour
Not individualised
Effect of education?
Effect of fear arousal?
Expensive to maintain
Worth it for change?
Role of Psych in PHC
BPS - psychological government campaign
Aim: To identify, develop + deliver a psychological approach to policy making
Puts people first, puts policy in line with people's psychology
Policies may fail if not connecting with people - E.g. environmental/ psychological/ social contexts not understood