• Revise the definition and methods of health promotion from MD2001

health promotion

enabling people to take control over and improve their health

Ottawa Charter

the first internationally signed agreement in relation to health promotion

• Apply health promotion methods to the prevention of cardiovascular disease

health promotion really focuses on the ‘modifiable’ risk factors as you are able to enforce and introduce health promotion to reduce/erradicate these risk factors.

there are 3 risk factors included

Personality

Perceived stress

Lifestyle factors

there are 5 main approaches to health promotion which include the following

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MBEES

My Bee Eats Exotic Soup

• Describe how personal attitudes and traits effect the response to health promotion initiatives