Ideal Health Promotion

The understanding of health has evolved through time. This is because, understanding health is key to attainment of health. When people understand the concepts of health, decisions on which interventions and programs to undertake in order to have healthy individuals and communities will be well informed. This means that all determinants of health must be put into consideration if this is to be achieved. The vision of the Ministry of Health is to have a healthy and productive people. This, then, makes health promotion one of the primary foci for attainment of this vision.

The aim of this case based study, is to Promote Health and behaviour changes within the work place,

The purpose of Health Promotion is that it provides knowledge, positive attitudes and skills and reduces bad and risky behaviour that affects people’s health, prevents illnesses and helps to maintain good health.

I enjoyed reading your post this week. You brought up some excellent points regarding disease prevention and health promotion. I came from the world of cardiology and this chronic disease can be devastating; however, I do find it interesting how providers approach disease prevention and health promotion. It is certainly a collaborative effort and without ancillary health care members, providers would not be able to tackle this issue. In my years of practice as an APRN in cardiology, the disease state is already in place and by the time they are in the hands of a cardiologist much of the damage is done; however, our hopes is to prevent any further progression of the disease. Furthermore, I believe disease prevention and health promotion should begin

The nationwide the health prevention and health promotion activities are established through variety of tools and procedures, among them the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deals with safeguarding our nation with highest priority of health and security. According to World Health Organization, health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health” (World Health Organization, n.d.).

The World Organization (WHO) defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over the health and its detriments, and thereby improve their health”. Health promotion is an efficient way to preserve health and wellness. Health

According to Rodgers (2000), the philosophical underpinning for this approach is heavily embedded in interpretation of the results. Remember, the purpose of Rodgers’ (2000) evolutionary method is not to provide a definitive, final solution to what health promotion is, but to provide the foundation and clarity to augment the ongoing cycle of the concept development. Therefore, the proposed definition of health promotion is any action that improves the health status of individual(s) and/or communities through behavior modifications, which empowers them to maintain a healthy lifestyle and/or prevent disease(s).

Commonly known by its abbreviation, COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is an irreversible cluster of lung diseases characterized by a progressive restriction of airflow associated with inflammation of the small airways and destruction of the lung parenchyma. COPD is mainly comprised of two lung diseases, chronic bronchitis as well as emphysema. (Burt & Corbridge, 2013). In the United States, COPD currently stands as the third leading cause of death preceded only by heart disease and cancer. Statistical estimates put the number of adults diagnosed with COPD at approximately fifteen million. However, about half of older adults with low pulmonary function may not be aware that they have COPD. This suggests that the actual number of Americans affected may approach twenty-four million. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Because there is no cure for COPD, thorough provider management is necessary to improve quality of life,

Diabetes is a chronic medical condition that requires a lifelong commitment in terms of self-management. Managing diabetes is a continuous process for the patients and their health care providers (Ho, Berggren, & Dahlborg-Lyckhage, 2010).

A family health nurse assists patients and their families to manage health and illness. When dealing with chronic illness, all family members are affected and typically experience a disruption in their normal functioning. In this paper, I will discuss the chronic illness of Alzheimer’s disease and review three (3) ways I could promote the health of the patient and the family dealing with this illness.

A nurse is a professional that has been involved in educational preparations as well as long and in-depth specialised training in relation to taking care of the sick. Health promotion is an activity that encourages people to improve their physical, mental and social well-being. Nurses play an adequate role in promoting health. As stated by Health Promotion International, “their role as promoters of health is more complex, since they have multi-disciplinary knowledge and experience of health promotion in their nursing practice.”

Health promotion and teaching are important tools for nursing. By promoting health and health teaching, nurses can help lay the foundation for a healthier future.

Ideas that I have for spreading the improvement or sustaining the practice change within my health system and other systems is simple, it involves health promotion and health education. I personally believe that health education is an important role when addressing medical problems. Therefore, it should not only involve patient education but also staff education. By educating office staffs, nurses and ancillary staff these individuals can then look out of clues that the patient may need help with. Secondly, health promotion is another important factor. I believe that by incorporating health promotion behaviors during every patient encounter will overall have a positive impact in the patient health status.

Within this report a health promotion activity will be evaluated. The meaning and role of health promotion will also be explored along with an evaluation of health education, and exploring the nature of the preventive approach and the behaviour change approach and the role of empowerment in health promotion. Additionally, in this report it will contain two aspects of epidemiology and their effects on health promotion.

As nurses we encounter people every day from a variety of cultures, in healthcare our understanding of each patient’s cultural values will help guide us in providing care that is individualized and respectful while at the same time providing evidence based care that is safe for our patients. To provide culturally competent care to patients nurses must be aware of their own culture before they can be aware of others cultures, each culture views health, wellness, illness and healthcare workers in a different light (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle, 2014, Chapter 2).