Interview : Awareness And Education

Naidoo and Wills(2001, p.47) “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ - WHO (1946).” This definition falls into a holistic way of defining health, which believes that there are more areas to look at when thinking of health than just simply the absence of a disease. It considers the cause of why someone is ill and not just simply about ’fixing it’.

Review with others the demand for and interest in raising awareness of a particular health issue.

When preparing for an interview, a great deal of thought and consideration needs to be completed before the interview even begins. The person conducting the interview needs to think about where the interview is going to take place, the time of which it will occur at, and what kind of technology will be used. They need to review the file and consider who is being interviewed, what the person has experienced, and how they may be affected. Interviewing someone is a crucial part of policing, and ultimately helps police solve crimes. When it is done properly, it can be very successful, but if it is not done properly, it could ultimately end an investigation. Therefore, an interview can either be successful or not, and here are some points displaying the success and improvements that can be done in interviews.

For my informational interview I interviewed Hasty Elementary School Counselor Candace Thurman. Mrs. Thurman earned her B.A. in Psychology from Salem College and a MA Ed.S in Mental Health Counseling from Gardner Webb University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed School Counselor. Her maternal grandfather suffered from mental illness and was homeless. Seeing the impact his condition had on him as well as her family compelled her to choose a career in mental health. Mrs. Thurman worked in the middle school setting for 11 years. This year is her first year in an elementary school.

With there being such a plethora of cultures in the world, there are so many different beliefs and practices involving health and wellness, that almost everyone has a different definition of health, and different views on disease and illness in general. My definition of health involves many different aspects, but most importantly living a healthy lifestyle overall; being free from illness, and doing everything possible to stay that way. Eating a well-balanced diet, exercising regularly, and getting plenty of sleep along with protecting your

This can lead to: lack of concentration, interview lasting longer or be terminated, which can result in unreliable answers. To possibly avoid these I could: go in a quiet room, allow extra time and avoid sensitive questions. I will be doing interviews with teachers that teach visually impaired children rather than the child because the child may feel uncomfortable talking one-to-one with an unknown adult and yet I can still get the answers needed through the

Is there a solution to this costly societal problem? The long-term solution rests in the hands of health education beginning in kindergarten and continuing throughout college. We need more community involvement with this issue. It not only affects the health illiterate but those that are very health literate. It raises the costs of health care enormously. Despite massive technological advances and that we spend twice as much per capita on healthcare in the United States, we remain one of the unhealthiest nations in the world. Low health literacy contributes to our grim future. We have high rates of infant mortality; increased mortality related to chronic, preventable disease processes; and cancer mortality could be greatly reduced by early detection.

Enjoyed reading your very informative post. . You mention that addressing health inequalities requires action at different levels of the public health system. I totally agree with you. According to Lillie-Blanton (2008), reducing health inequalities requires bold , new approaches that intervene at the system level as well as among individual patients and providers (Lillie-Blanton, 2008). You bring up a good point when you suggested that APN’s become competent in issues of health disparities. Not many APNs are competent in issues of health disparities, so I think that increasing awareness of social factors that are determinants of health status and health care disparities is imperative I think that increasing awareness regarding health

At the start of the semester, my personal definition of health was when an individual is free of disease. What influenced me to have this perception of health was mostly due to the media. For example, when the topic of health shows up on the news we mostly see "miracle cases" in hospitals, or "tips on how to be healthy" that usually include promoting healthy diets and physical exercise into daily lives. However, after studying the population health promotion approach I've learned that health is not just a concept tied down to one individual, but also to communities, populations, and societies. I've learned that the improvement of health is not merely isolated to settings such as the hospital, but includes interdisciplinary action and public

Health literacy as defined in Cromier & Kotrlik article “the ability to read, understand, and use health information to make appropriate health care decisions and follow instructions for treatment” (Cromier 2007). It is a problem that affects an estimated 47 million people in the US alone and costs an estimated 73 billion dollars a year. These costs come from increased hospitalizations, the use of less preventative medicine, as well as, the social stigma that comes with having poor health literacy stopping people from seeking treatment at all. Health literacy is an important skill that every person needs to effectively make decisions relating to health care, which includes not only general health, but also disease and illness management, and health plan management. It is a problem that nurses can help combat through the utilization of effective communication, the continuum of care, and as advocates for policy change. Effective communication includes both communications with the patient as well as other health providers. The continuum of care is primarily comprised of patient education and needs to include making sure patients understand what they are being taught. Lastly, nurses need to be involved in the avocation for policy change. That should include health facility policy, local policy, and national policy. These three critical areas can go a long way in improving the health literacy of the US and could potentially save the lives of many who are overlooked in the

Growing up a lower income community of Atlanta, Georgia allowed me to see 1st hand the perpetual cycle of absent public healthcare policies, and inadequate health awareness. My mother and aunts were results of this neglect and misguidance, consuming unhealthy diets, and sedentary lifestyles not realizing the damages they were causing to their bodies. Their actions quickly turned into day to day complications from high blood pressure, heart disease and other health disparities that ran ramped within the African American community. Just like many other people, they were within the grips of illness that could have been avoided, or even treated with preventative health services, and quality risk reduction strategies.

I define health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Living a healthy lifestyle is very important to me, and I strive to achieve this on a daily basis.

Today, people saying that an individual “being healthy” or “living a healthy lifestyle” simply means that they have six-pack abs and muscles that stand out, like how people talk about famous actors and actresses. Being coined as healthy, though, not only means someone has a good body and works out frequently: there are many more aspects to being a healthy individual. Among these aspects include understanding health literacy and its importance to us humans.

Health was once a very basic word with simply one meaning. For many years health professionals defined health as “the absence of diagnosable disease”, and it was as simple as that (Murdaugh, Parsons & Pender, 2006, p. 6). If you didn’t have a disease then you were considered healthy. In today’s world, that is just one of the many meanings of the word “health”. The world is so diverse, composed of different social, ethnic, cultural, and religious groups whom all have different values and beliefs. These different opinions have allowed the medical field to grow which has ultimately helped shape a multitude of definitions for the word “health”. We now understand that there are different degrees as to how healthy someone is. Just because two people lack disease does not mean that they are equally as healthy (Murdaugh, Parsons & Pender, 2006, p. 6). There are many characteristics of a given person that allow them to fall on a spectrum of healthiness. The medical field no longer defines the word health in as basic of a form as “the absence of diagnosable disease”, but rather as a compositions many components; mental, physical, emotional, and social.

All week long, you have been applying for jobs and getting no results. Finally one day you get a phone call. The caller on the other end says, "I would like to meet with you for an interview." A job interview is never meant to scare the applicant away, but it is meant to create new futures and open doors giving them new and endless possibilities. It takes a lot of work to be fully prepared for your job interview; you need the right attire, make-up, and knowledge. As you’re driving to the interview you’re probably nervous, anxious, or wondering what questions will be asked by your future boss. The three main stages in the interview process are accepting an interview, getting prepared for the interview, and finally going for the actual interview.