Health activities	Focus	Examples of materials	Examples of tasks	Subject areas
Health Promotion	Enhance and maintain health	Charts, graphs, lists Food and product labels	Purchase food Plan exercise regimen	Healthy weight
Protecting personal and public safety	Safeguard health of individuals and communities	Health and safety warnings Air and water quality reports	Decide between product options Use/avoid products	Road safety Home safety
Disease prevention	Take preventive measures and engage in early detection	Postings for inoculations and screening Letters related to test results Graphs, charts	Determine risk Engage in screening or diagnostic tests Follow-up	Men’s health Cancer screening Reduction in harmful lifestyle activities Vaccination
Managing illness	Seek care and form a partnership with healthcare providers	Health history forms Medicine labels Discharge instructions Education booklets and brochures	Describe and measure symptoms Follow directions on medicine labels Collect information on merits of various treatment regimens for discussion with health professionals	Diabetes mellitus Medication instructions
Systems navigation	Access needed services	Maps Application forms Statements of rights and responsibilities Informed consent	Locate facilities Apply for benefits Offer informed consent	Which services to access when acutely unwell, and how to access them