Implementation Phase Of The Public Health Campaign

The concept of health promotion has emerged with the increasing realisation in society that our health is one of our most valuable personal assets, as well as an asset for society (Crafter, 1997). The Health Promotion Agency (2008) describes health promotion as a process enabling people to

This may also convince family and friends that the campaign is worthwhile and they should join in. This will create a positive subject norm as people are influencing them and then that individual is more incline to follow the health advice given to them.

Understanding that diabetes has reached epidemic proportions globally, the ADA has set up a yearly “wake up call” event that hopes to reach as many individuals in the workplace, homes, clinics, and everywhere in America and have them take the Association’s 60 second survey called the “Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test” ("American Diabetes Association Alert Day," 2017). This event is held every year on the last Tuesday of March, and is called the “American Diabetes Association Alert Day” and all companies and organizations that want to make a difference in this diabetes epidemic can definitely make a difference by sharing via social media, email, digital banners, posters, risk test handouts, and educational resources provided on the ADA’s website. This event focuses on awareness, as prediabetes is a condition that can be reversed with weight loss, active lifestyle, healthy food choices, healthier lifestyle modifications and lastly medications regimen ("American Diabetes Association Alert Day," 2017). As nurses, it is imperative to become involved with associations like the ADA to assist communities with education, screenings measures, and

The function of a health promotion brochure is to present information to the community on different topics with the intention of improving the health and well-being of individuals through the implementation of health education. In order for a brochure to be effective, the message must be clear, precise, and totally understood by the individual. Some health promoting brochures can provide incentives to maintaining wellness promoting behaviors. Brochures outlining strategies for preventing diseases such as diabetes can provide information to attain a stable lifestyle. The information however, has to be properly presented to get

The layout of the pamphlet on diabetes and weight loss is a good one. It is very clear and it follows the flow of the discussion. The first panel talks about the importance of losing weight, and then the discussion moves into easy, bullet-pointed ways in which that can be done. Lastly, the pamphlet looks at what to say to the doctor or other health care provider about the issue. Additionally, the layout is very easy to follow, and the pamphlet is colorful without being gaudy. That makes it interesting to read and fun to follow, without feeling as though one is being lectured about weight and diet.

The rate of diabetes in the United States is one of the highest compared to other developed countries. An estimate of 9.3% of the population have diabetes, of those with diabetes 27.8% have yet to be diagnosed (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). This means that approximately 8.1 million people are currently living with diabetes, but are unaware of it. As of 2012, 12.3% of people with diabetes were 20 years old or older, the largest population diagnosed with diabetes were adults 65 years old or older. 25.9% of this population lives with diabetes (CDC, 2014). On a national level, the CDC have launched initiatives that focus on prevention and disease management. The National Diabetes Prevention Program is an example of one such initiative. This program focuses on lifestyle changes,

According to Rural Health Information Hub (2017), the fundamental purpose of disease prevention is to keep individuals healthy. One implements health promotion interventions in an effort to promote healthy behaviors and to decrease the risks of developing chronic illnesses (RHIH, 2017). According to the ADA (2016) individuals that participate in health promotion behaviors are more likely to have better health outcomes compared to those who do not. The EBP change project has shown that educating patients with prediabetes can increase diabetes knowledge and promote an increase in health promotion behaviors. The EBP change project outcome has indicated that participants who completed the 6-week diabetes education program were able to increase their knowledge regarding type 2 diabetes. Therefore, with the positive outcome of the EBP change project, the EBP change project site can incorporate certain aspects of the diabetes education program into their patient education to increase diabetes knowledge, picking healthier food options and participants in activities that would increase physical fitness.

Every year influenza (flu) hits America, and often leaves adults and children ill for days. The Centers for Disease Control takes it upon themselves to encourage adults and children to get vaccinated for the flu. They do this through an advertising campaign that relates to people of all ages. Their Centers for Disease Control campaign focuses on convincing people of all ages, especially children, to get flu vaccinces.

Having a health fair would help push the message out. In another study, the effects of messages describing consequences of childhood obesity was collected from two nationally representative internet based surveys (Gollust, Niederdeppe, & Barry,

Analyzing the current Distribution Strategy for Panhandle Health as pertaining to the Diabetes Education program, the logical solution was to incorporate the same ideas established in their Breast Cancer program. This model is what we recommend Panhandle Health to pursue in the Diabetes program hoping to mirror the success of the other, with one exception: stick to the plan. According to the website (Panhandlehealthdistrict.org), Panhandle is part of a Health Group who’s main goal is education not treatment of clients. This being the case our recommendation is that Panhandle Health cater to the other “competing” clinics in the area by having them refer clients to Panhandle facilities for educational services. In return, Panhandle will refer

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease where patient education is imperative and requires education that surpasses the primary care office. According to Cha et al. (2012) basic education and family involvement is an essential component for pre-diabetic and diabetic population to achieve glycemic control. Time management and time constraint are obstacles that are affecting the primary care provider in initiating health promotion topics and disease prevention information (Kowinsky, Greenhouse, Zombek, Rader & Reidy, 2009). Recognizing the time constraint at the EBP change project site for health promotion and patient education a culturally sensitive educational program would be created to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors targeting African Americans with prediabetes.

We have discussed many services Panhandle Health has to offer for the community. People need a way to change their lifestyles and mold them into a healthier alternative, and Panhandle Health helps them do that. Panhandle Health is focused on preventing people from becoming diabetic with their programs, whether this be the MNT program, or the free diabetic screenings for members of the communities. For Panhandle Health to successfully help the demographics in the surrounding communities they must advertise their services more thoroughly and on a more widespread scale. With a better understanding of the demographics in the surrounding areas, they can reach out to each community differently, in a way that is unique to the community closest to

In my current role with the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH), I am working on a number of projects aimed at increasing awareness of prediabetes and preventing the onset of diabetes in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with prediabetes. An emerging trend in public health is the prevalence of prediabetes. On one hand, a prediabetes diagnosis is an opportune time to implement preventative interventions earlier and hopefully prevent the onset of Type II diabetes and lends itself to the concept of “early detection = better health outcomes”. However, the prevalence of prediabetes is staggering; more than 1 out 3 adults in the U.S. and 14% of Hawaii’s population has prediabetes. Additionally, 30 % of people with prediabetes will develop

The issue of attempting to improve health promotion is that of receptive audience. Without drama and entertainment the general public is rarely interested. The lower income people targeted by program

The public health promotes a good strategy for public health in four different aspects. They focus on being population based. They focus on the population with the aims of improving and preventing diseases and promoting good health and since then, have seen changes within the health of the public. People of the public have benefitted from the strategies used to improve the health of the public. For example the percentage for Teenage Pregnancy in the UK had increased rapidly over the years. Public Health directors have been able to focus on this and used strategies to try and help improve this by promoting sex education and teaching in schools about the importance of being protected to help reduce the percentage of teenage pregnancy. This strategy targets a specific population i.e. Teenagers.