Health Education T2

• Enablers: 

  • Gamified equipment  
  • Online classes/ apps 
  • Smart watches/ phones 
  • Podcasts  
• Gamified equipment  

  • Merges gaming's thrill with fitness endeavours. Instead of merely jogging or cycling. You're venturing on quests, collecting points- all while burning calories  
  • Motivates the population to be active by combining gaming/ technology and exercise  
• Online classes/ apps 

  • Online classes and fitness apps provide easy access to physical activity 
  • Offers a range of classes/ types of exercise from running training, HIIT, Pilates, yoga etc.  
  • Less expensive than gyms 
  • Utilise technology to allow time poor people to fit physical activity into their schedule  
• Smart watches  

  • Allow us to track elements of our physical health from steps, sleep, exercise, heart rate etc. 
  • It keeps individuals accountable and to track their fitness goals 
  • The accompanying apps also allow is to track progress and join challenges as incentives  
  • Some smart watches are: Garmin, Fitbit, Apple watch 
• Podcasts 

  • Are forms of entertainment that are easily accessible to individuals often enjoy during physical activity 
  • They are often used during walks/ runs 
  • Podcasts also offer motivation and inspiration for individuals to live a healthier lifestyle and improve their physical health  
• 1st sentence- provide data that links to the barrier/enabler being discussed 
• 2nd sentence- introduce barrier/enabler being discussed, link to how data shows this (analytical sentence starters) 
• 3rd sentence- link to another framework (determinants, action area, resources) 
• 4th sentence- explain how this impacts the health issue, does it reveal there is a health issue that needs to be improved?, or is it something that can be used to improve the health issue? 
• Barriers 

  • Technology  
  • Instant food (Uber Eats) 
  • Lack of time  
  • Sedentary behaviour  
• Enablers  

  Personal: 

  • Motivation  

  Social: 

  • Friends and family 

  Community:  

  • Gym  
  • Guidance officers  
• Determinants  

  • Media  
  • Heath literacy  
  • Lack of education  
  • Access to services  
• The determinant framework is used to understand how a health issue occurs.
• 4th sentence- explain how this impacts the health issue, does it reveal there is a health issue that needs to be improved?, or is it something that can be used to improve the health issue? 
• 5 Action Areas: 

  • Building healthy public policy 
  • Creating supportive environments  
  • Strengthen community action  
  • Develop personal skills  
  • Reorient health services  

   
• Building healthy public policy focus  

  • Using legislative and organisational policies to improve health issues 
• Examples of Building healthy public policy 

  • Policy/Law: Seat belt laws = health issue of road safety  
  • Policy/Law: Smoking Regulations = health issue of smoking  
• Creating supportive environments focus 

  • Implementing strategies and campaigns in different environments to allow individuals to make healthier choices regarding a health issue while in those surroundings  
• Examples of creating supportive environments  

  • Healthy workspaces  
  • Restricting cigarettes advertisements online, in TV shows and in movies 
  • School events and programs  
• Strengthening and community action focus  

  • Initiatives and programs that create collective action in a community to improve their health around a particular issue   
• Examples of strengthening and community action 

  • Community fun runs  
  • Fitness in the park  
  • Community kitchen/ shelters 
• Developing personal skills focus   

  • Provides information, skills and education through campaigns and strategies to improve their health literacy of individuals allowing them to make positive choices  
• Examples of developing personal skills  

  • Online education 
  • Presentations  
  •  Teaching materials  
  • Classes/ information sessions  
• Reorientating health services focus 

  •  Targeting and transforming traditional health services and treatment options to improve a health issue by improving determinants, and reducing risk factors present in individuals and communities  
• Examples of reorientating health services  

  • Improving access to programs/ innovations 
  • 'Stop Smoking' programs  

    
• How does the lack of time influence our nutrition? 

  • Takeout 
  • Pre made foods 
  • Process foods  
• How does the hustle mentality contribute to a lack of time? 

  • Lack of sleep 
  • Stress  
  • Burnout  
• Workload 

  • Many jobs in the modern world require longer hours and increased productivity  
  • Commuting to work, meetings, and the expectation of being available outside of regular office hours can significantly reduce free time