Behavioural risk factors (Who World Health Organization) Health promotion is defined as “the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health”. Health promotion focuses on physical, mental and social well-being not merely disease or infirmity in line with the definition of health in the WHO Constitution (1). Application of the concept of health promotion and education requires actions on both risk behaviourbut also the risk linked to living conditions of people. The more health literate people are the more they are able to protect their health. Behavioural studies are necessary to understand the predisposition of individuals towards certain risks factors and should be the basis for developing health promotion and education interventions. In addition to enhancing health literacy, it is important that individuals live in environments conducive to health and that this healthy environment is supported by healthy public policies that reduce exposure to risks. In order to identify behavioural risk factors, the WHO Regional Office, in collaboration with WHO headquarters and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, is implementing a Global School Health Survey. The work on reducing risks will focus on actions to: reduce physical inactivity regulate exposure to marketing of food and nonalcoholic beverages to children promote a healthy diet. (1) "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." (WHO Constitution). http://www.emro.who.int/health-education/health-risk-factors/behaviour-risk-factors.html Health Risk Behaviors among Filipino Adolescents Citation: Hindin, Michelle J. (2003). Health Risk Behaviors among Filipino Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33(3),145-6. Citation Export File (RIS Format): 91.ris — Octet Stream, 1 kB (1927 bytes) Abstract: To the Editor: Adolescents make decisions that can substantially alter their life's trajectory. Engaging in health-related risk behavior such as smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and early sexual activity can alter their economic prospects as well as their future health. Recent evidence from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that rates of smoking, alcohol use, and drug use are on the rise, particularly in the developing world and among adolescents. In addition, the evidence of ill-health effects from these behaviors is mounting. Against this backdrop, the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors are described, and the risk and protective factors associated with these behaviors are explored in a cohort of Filipino adolescents. In the United States and Western Europe, and more recently, in a small subset of developing nations, researchers have begun documenting both the risk and protective factors for adolescent health risk behaviors 1, 2 and 3. While these developing nation studies look at a wide range of outcomes and predictors, peer influence and behavior consistently emerges as a risk factor for adolescent health risk behavior 2 and 4. Good parent–child relationships 1 and 2 and school connectedness or engagement 1 and 3 emerge as protective factors. In the rapidly urbanizing setting of Cebu, Philippines, it is hypothesized that staying in school and connectedness to parents will emerge as protective factors and peer behaviors will emerge as risk factors for smoking, drinking, drug use and sexual activity. It is anticipated that the degree to which these factors are influential will vary by gender. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00246-5 NOTE: Try to access this URL and include studying these https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-disease/evidence-for-chronic-disease-risk-factors/contents/summary https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-disease/evidence-for-chronic-disease-risk-factors/behavioural-and-biomedicalrisk-factors Study these and prepare for a quiz next meeting.
