Asthma And Health Promotion

Breathe Easy: A Health Promotion Model On Asthma Management In School Age (7-11 Year Old) Children Introduction Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (from WHO, 1946, in Park, 2005) and Health Promotion has been defined as an enterprise involving the development over time, in individuals and communities, of basic and positive states of and conditions for physical, mental and social health (Raeburn and Rootman, 1998

Review of Literature Following is a comprehensive analysis of the articles selected from databases to help answer the posited PICOT question. The search produced eight articles that were most applicable to the implementation of asthma education in school settings. Further, the articles gave invaluable information to answer the writer’s PICOT question. Not only are education interventions mentioned in the selected articles, other modes to decrease absenteeism among school-aged children were discussed

Asthma is a chronic condition that affects a lot of patients on my pediatric floor. As a nurse I constantly educate patients and their parents on ways to prevent asthma attacks, identify triggers, and how to handle the medication regimen. A specific family that came to mind was a family of 5. My patient was 8 years old and suffered from frequent asthma attacks due to allergic asthma. She lived at home with her mom, dad, two sisters and two cats. She played soccer and video games for fun. One

SEMESTER 1 2015 PARAMEDIC PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PARA705 Assessment 2 Written Assignment Chronic medical condition: Asthma Word count: 2000 Introduction This assignment will explore and discuss asthma through the insight of a ten year old asthma patient Miss B. Miss B’s description of asthma will be defined whilst aligning this to current literature. Patient care treatment plans will be discussed according to the New Zealand health system, this will be contrasted to

Intervention At various stages of asthma, preventative measures can be used to control or alleviate the symptoms associated with this disease. Education is an important component to every intervention phase, particularly in primary prevention, because the patient is encouraged to be proactive with their personal health in order to avoid and control the triggers. Prescribed medication, such as an inhaler, and an action plan that is individualized to the specific care of a particular patient is essential

Chronic diseases are one of the health problems that affect quality of life, and increased morbidity, mortality and costs of healthcare in the world. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are seven of ten deaths cases each year due to chronic diseases and treating people with chronic diseases accounts for 86% of the United States of America (U.S) nation’s health care costs (Asthma Facts: CDC’s National Asthma Control Program Grantees, 2013). Therefore, the U.S has placed

Combating Asthma in an Underprivileged Community Hospitalizations due to asthma is a major health issue for Hillsborough County, Florida and was identified as being in the least favorable health category (Florida Department of Health, 2015). Hillsborough County had a rate of 1,096.2 asthma hospitalizations per 100,000 people in 2015 which was higher than the rate for the state of Florida and the top United States performers (Florida Department of Health, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to identify

Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client Student Name: Date: January 26, 2014 Biographical Data Patient/Client Initials: CB Phone No: 602-388-1612 Address: 115 W. Coronodo Road, Phoenix, AZ 85003 Birth Date: 12/05/98 Age: 15 Sex: M Birthplace: Phoenix Marital Status: Single Race/Ethnic Origin: White Occupation: Student Employer: N/A Financial Status: Aetna Health Insurance Source and Reliability of Informant:

The majority of asthma diagnoses are made during childhood (NCBI), but asthma also remains a concern in the adult population. There are numerous environmental and lifestyle factors related to the urban living that are thought to promote the occurrence of asthma (nbci). Asthma is a significant public health concern in New York State, as well as on a national level. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is a continual increase in the prevalence of chronic lung disease

Family health promotion starts at home, it is a family affair, a family process that sustains or enhances the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of its members; the family nurse plays a vital role in facilitating this environment (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Harmon Hanson, 2015). The use of routines and rituals is a nursing intervention that can assist families through empowerment, to take control of their health, to produce healthier outcomes. Routines provide structure