Health Promotion Glossary
25 essential terms — because precise language is the foundation of clear thinking in Health Promotion.
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A collaborative research approach that equitably involves community members in all phases of the research process.
A theory explaining how new ideas, practices, and technologies spread through social systems over time.
The process through which people gain greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health.
A behavioral model predicting health actions based on perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy.
The principle that everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
A systematic process to evaluate the potential health effects of a proposed policy, program, or project before implementation.
An approach that integrates health considerations into decision-making across all sectors and policy areas.
The capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information needed for appropriate health decisions.
The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health through individual, community, and policy-level interventions.
A WHO initiative encouraging urban areas to place health on their political and social agendas through intersectoral action, community participation, and equity.
A collaborative counseling technique that strengthens a person's own motivation and commitment to change.
The 1986 WHO charter that defined health promotion and its five key action areas for improving population health.
A comprehensive planning and evaluation framework for health promotion and disease prevention programs.
Strategies aimed at preventing disease before it occurs, such as vaccination, health education, and risk factor reduction.
An approach focusing on factors that create and sustain health rather than on factors that cause disease.
Strategies aimed at early detection and treatment of disease to halt progression, such as screening programs.
A person's belief in their ability to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific outcomes.
Antonovsky's concept describing the extent to which life is perceived as comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful.
A health promotion strategy that targets specific environments such as schools, workplaces, and cities to create health-supporting conditions.
Strategies aimed at managing established disease to minimize disability and complications, such as rehabilitation programs.
A model of behavior change describing five stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
Health promotion strategies that address root causes of poor health at the societal and environmental level rather than targeting individual behaviors.