This report aims to discuss the multi-dimensional factors which influence the planning, implementation, and the evaluation of health interventions. The first part is the discussion of the impact of the determinant factors such as the demographic distribution of populations, the political values, the religious beliefs, the human values, the ethnicity, and traditions in the whole process, as mentioned above of health interventions. The next section is about the public views and attitudes on health and the factor that can alter health state such as illness, as well as the public attitudes towards health and medical advocates. Lastly, this report will talk the different influences of the interaction from cultural, social, national and international policy on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health interventions in New Zealand.
Demographic Distribution of Populations
Rapid influx of migrants with diverse ethnicity and cultural background, with different social and economic status, age group that varies from birth, active years, and geriatric are factors that contributes to changes in population demographics, that has specific demands which needs special focus and attention. More people in the societies prefer to settle now in city than in countryside areas. The rapid rate of urbanization in growing regions test the capability of governments to effectively design and run into the necessities of the rising numbers of city dwellers. As metropolis residents expand in
In UK new health strategies have been planned to develop the health policy. To improve the population’s health and health needs, individual behaviour and social, environmental and economic determinants, the health are considered. The main areas covered are individual and collective responsibilities for health, interaction between genetics, ideological dilemmas and policy assumptions underlying different approaches. There are many more programs to provide nursing perspective on public health in the UK (Kilgallon, 2013).
This is assignment is to review and reflect on your own personal values and beliefs which shapes how you interpret and analyze population health. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how you see your role as a healthcare professional in advocating for, and influencing population health. Describe the connection of this role to public health and address your thoughts around the influence that health care providers may have or not, in promoting the health of the community. What role should heath care providers play, and what strategies may increase the influence of healthcare providers in improving population health? This assignment can be approached from a clinical, academic or public health focus.
World health Organization (WHO) defines health policy as the decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. Health policies defines all the health care priorities, and establish a system of well-planned interventions to achieve better health outcomes. Governments with adequate policy capacity have ‘the ability to develop policy that is aligned with resources in pursuit of goals’ (Greer, Wismar and Figueras 2016: 39). Health policies always designed to targets specific diseases, to control certain determinant of health, or to generally provide a healthy life-style
As a clinician, we can come up with the best interventions. But, it is only going to be successful if the patient understands the intervention and implement correctly. In order to patients understand the information provided, a clinical need to speak the language and understand the culture of their patients (Benjamin, 2010). Pender, Murdaugh, and Parsons (2010) recommends few strategies for delivering health care information. The one I am going to us the most is breaking down complex information into small, understanding chunks. Regardless how much the information is simplified, remembering all the information is almost impossible. Therefore, I also going to provide a written handout according to the patient's literacy level or repeat the
The proposed intervention is intended to increase the utilization of established guidelines by AFP into the PCPs practice setting. This will therefore increase the access of the patients to PCPs who utilize the guidelines, which is intended to decrease the cost of treatment of AB and the quality of care will improve.
Public health interventions have greatly achieved many milestones because of government involvements (Mello et al., 2013). Government plays an important role in the execution and the process of public health policies into laws (Congress.gov, n.d.; Hodge, White, & Sniegowski, 2012). The process of public health policies involves various entities, which includes but not limited to the House, Senate, and the Presidential Actions that pushes legislative proposals into active public laws (Congress.gov, n.d.). Therefore, the critical involvement of the government plays a significant role in passing public health agendas that advances, improves, and supports the lives of the public through the implementation of quality of health services (Hodge,
I think public health interventions are mainly responsible for improvements in health status of mothers and infants because there are few changes that has been happened in environmental interventions, health related education and overall economic growth. In early 20th century, the vaccines and antibiotics were not invented, so the main focus was to educate people and help them in family planning.
On this assessment I will explain the role of public health. When we talk about public health we mean either public or private measures set prevent disease, stimulate good health, and stretch life expectation. Public health has an important role within our society, it is important that both health care workers and patients remain aware of its relevance in our society. The second part of this assessment has for main goal to determine the implications of illness and disease in our communities. We will determine the numerous approaches to the provision of services for patients, explain the relationship between the prevalence of diseases and the services required to support the patients and analyse the importance of our lifestyles choices on future
The basic demographic equation add and subtract the three demographic variables fertility, mortality, and net migration. Urbanization movement masses of people in cities, which then have a growing influence on society. Suburbanization transition the high risk, poverty communities known for the disinvestment and deindustrialization neighborhoods. Alienating the poverty or lower class social groups the same opportunities as the higher socials groups. As relining defines alienation to the description cities designing an outer appearance decline advancement. Which cause a division in cultural diversity shaping a conformed community at a poverty level in society.
When a policy is implemented, people can get used to it and forget to pay attention to it, and this can make it ineffective. New or changed policy has to be under scrutiny to ensure that it is effective, and also puts the needs of the community into account. Health policies affect the entire population and they are directly tied to the lives of citizens. For this reason, the process of formulating, implementing and modifying health policies should be done by professionals and individuals who will be directly affected by the
As discuss in the book and in the lecture, theories are use many time in public health programs and interventions. Public health uses theories to answer questions such as “why do people behavior healthy and unhealthy and why do people do what they do” (Edberg, 4). Being able to answer these question is essential to chance someone’s behavior.
The definition of health has been the most perplexing issue from inception (Earle 2007 ; Green and Labonte 2008). The subjective nature of health and variation of the understanding of health, at different times and across different cultures has informed the perception of health as a broad concept, with a range of different meanings (Naidoo and Wills 2009; Blaxter 2010; Green et al 2015). However, these unique perceptions of health; which ultimately influence health behaviours, are changing over the years because humans are dynamic beings with ever changing health needs (Costello and Haggart 2003; Naidoo and Wills 2009; Rayner and Lang 2012). Since, the “lay” definition of public health is the health of the public, the way health is understood will directly affect public health practice (Rayner & Lang 2012; Green et al 2015). Public health as discipline, as well as public health intervention has over the years become a contested and debated by different people working to understand and improve health (Tones and Green 2004 ; Scriven and Garman 2007 ; Green et al 2015 ).
In UK new health strategies have been planned to develop the health policy. To improve the population’s health and health needs, individual behavior and social, environmental and economic determinants to health are considered. The main areas covered are individual and collective responsibilities for health, interaction between genetics, ideological dilemmas and policy assumptions underlying different approaches. There are many more programs to provide nursing perspective on public health in the UK (Kilgallon, 2013).
The process of people moving into cities, which is called urbanisation, was happening around the world in past decades. It causes cities to have more labourers and resources than before. This makes a big contribution to the social development of cities. Thanks to these social developments, public services are becoming better in these areas. Citizens can enjoy a better life by access these public services such as better medical care, more education resources and well-built transport. It means an equitable society can be created. An equitable society means citizens can have more opportunities to access social resources and to live a better life. This essay will argue that
The importance of this study is to alert both people and government of the causes of Rural-urban migration and its effect on economic growth. The effects of rural-urban migration on both rural and urban areas are alarming, overpopulation on the