...Introduction Health begins in the context of our everyday lives, including in the places we live, eat, work and play. Health is not just about the absence of disease, but also the physical, mental and social wellbeing (Scully, 2004). Many factors are involved to influence the health of communities, such as social, cultural, economic and physical environments. My goal is to advocate for healthy school environments. Children of all ethnicities and socio-economic groups spend most of their waking hours together in schools, and therefore, schools are ideal environments for the promotion and establishment of healthy living in children. I believe that advocating for a healthy school community involves promoting: 1) healthy eating and 2) daily physical activity. 1. Healthy eating A healthy diet during childhood supports optimal health, growth and cognitive development, as well as aid in the prevention of chronic illness later in life (Van Cauwenberghe et al., 2010). Because children spend many hours per day in school, a significant amount of their total daily calories are consumed at school (Wechsler, Devereaux, Davis & Collins, 2000). Students can obtain low-nutrient products such as chips, ice creams, carbonated beverages and sweetened fruit juices in school cafeterias, vending machines and school stores (Wechsler et al., 2000). For example, vending machines were highly accessible in my high school. We had five of them in the cafeteria and one more in the front lobby. My friends...
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...countries where obesity and overweight kills more people than underweight does (WHO, 2011). Obese children are more likely to have health problems throughout their childhood, these health issues are associated with long-term health consequences to which the economic costs are enormous (Swinburn, 2008). Obesity in childhood is frequently tracked into adulthood, this is clearly a major contributor for the adulthood epidemic. Interventions and preventions have become key strategies in reducing the impact of childhood obesity. Through national and international health promotions, promoting healthy eating and physical activity in environments that reduce childhood obesity. The rapid increase of childhood obesity not only is it a burden on psychological, physical but also socially (Deckelbaum & Williams, 2005). Health care professionals such as nurses’ play a very important role in the prevention or management of obesity. Nurses’ can research current evidence in health promotions to find the best program for different populations by providing support and management of their illness (Bluford, Sherry & Scanlon, 2007). Throughout this is essay all these points will be discussed in more detail. Obesity and overweight have been defined as an excess or abnormal fat accumulation that may impair health within children and adults (Rabbitt & Coyne, 2012). Worldwide increasing obesity prevalence in children is on the rise (Deckelbaum & Williams, 2005). Traditionally obesity has been an adult disorder...
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...that consumers would not have to hesitant between cheap burger meal and expensive healthy meal. Customers will rather go for healthy meal if the prices differences are approximately small. Although the launching of the new products of the company is not doing well, McDonald’s still wants to maintain selling the healthy products such as fruits, salads, and vegetables as well as fruit juice especially for kids. Because McDonald’s knows that child is one the major consumers in their business strategy, and therefore, they come out with healthy food which can attract their parents’ minds, as the children would consume whatever if their parents would allow them to. If parents found that there are fruits and vegetables in the Happy Meal box, without any consideration, they would go for it. Besides McDonald’s supports sport, the company is sponsoring a lot of sport event such as football and tennis. As nowadays, children are influenced by athletes like David Beckham and Michael Jordon. Therefore, McDonald’s now is implementing the Happy Meals with some sport related gadgets, which is aim to attract children’ attention on their role model of players in gadgets. McDonald’s has made a big efforts with their best possibility means to offer the consumers an assorted range of products against the issues of obesity arise in the world. Therefore, it is unfair for Royal Family to blame on McDonald’s of promoting an obese lifestyle as McDonald’s has tried their best to find solution to reduce...
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...Health Promotion Prevention Adrianne Gorman Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-0104 August 10, 2014 The health promotion includes strengthening the skills of individuals to encourage healthy behaviors, and it also includes constructing the healthy social and physical environments to support these actions (Green 1979). It includes any mixture of health instruction and associated organizational, economic, and political interventions designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental changes promoting to health (WHO, 2011). Health promotion involves all different countries from around the world to join together in collaboration to ensure that all the people from each and every community have the resources and information available to educate and further advance their participation in healthy lifestyle. This should be an opportunity available to all individuals even if they are financially dependent, old, uneducated, educated, affluent, or young to name just a few. The green health promotion gives the idea of improving the ecological health and sustainability of the community, school, or business. Green health promotion has been a term since 1986 when the Ottawa Carter for Health Promotion was involved in the ecological public health movement. Green promotion is heard throughout the country. Addressing the green health promotion in schools shows that there is a lack of collaboration between groups educating and the nursing professional. We must begin working on...
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...Introduction The theme of article is about the famous fast food restaurants company McDonald’s‘s policies to promote balance food and beverage choices as to develop its healthy image. Though this project, we hope to manipulate what we have studied at school to analyze and judge whether McDonald’s’s policies can benefit the company. We aim to use the related management concepts and theories including management environment, planning and social responsibilities to analyze McDonald’s‘s policies to find out the pros and cons of its new policies, then recommend them and see whether McDonald’s should go on these policies. Also, we hope to learn more about the strategies that fast food companies’ managed to against obstacles, the change of healthy life styles through this article’s example. Major idea This resource is about promoting balanced food and beverage choices by McDonald’s and Alliance for a Healthier Generation to increase customers’ access to fruit and vegetables and help families and children to make more choices to build up their health and keep with balanced lifestyles. They work together for two reasons. First, as the number of obesity is increasing in the global, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which is a national nonprofit working want to solve the problem to increase people’s health of life. Then, to McDonald’s, since the economic crisis is more serious in the world, McDonald’s wants to increase the revenue and keep the lead. Therefore, McDonald’s...
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...INTRODUCING HEALTHY NUTRITIONAL ALTERNATIVES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS Prepared for Dr. Arthur C. Johnson, Superintendent of Palm Beach County Schools Palm Beach County School Board 3340 Forest Hill Blvd., C-316 West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Prepared by Heather Ronga, CEOl Drink Healthy, Corporation July 21, 2013 Drink Healthy, Corporation 123 Main Street New Town, FL 33415 Phone (555) 123-4567 Fax (555) 123-4568 July 21, 2013 Dr. Arthur C. Johnson, Superintendent of Palm Beach County Schools Palm Beach County School Board 3340 Forest Hill Blvd., C-316 West Palm Beach, FL 33406 RE: Introducing Healthy Nutritional Alternatives in Palm Beach County Schools Dear Dr. Johnson: This proposal is for your review introducing healthy nutritional alternatives in Palm Beach County Schools. Drink Healthy, Corporation is in accordance with state and federal initiatives and the Florida Department of Education guidelines by providing and promoting healthy eating to your students and your athletes while advocating health awareness. The progression towards a healthier student body is nutrition such as fruit drinks, vegetable drinks, and simple snacks. This partnered with physical education will lead to great success for students. Furthermore, eating healthy in school will lessen the obesity rate and stop students from feeling as sluggish. Students will be more energetic and have a higher success in academics, throughout the day. Dr. Johnson implementing...
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...chose to explore the benefits of “Parent and Tot” play gyms in my community. Acting as a social network for parents and children, play gyms offer a positive social environment to play, learn, and converse with peers. Play gyms are a fun space for children to play and be physically active. Lastly with the ever increasing housing costs, children have limited space to play as larger places become more expensive. Therefore, play gyms have an overall positive affect on toddlers and adults alike promoting physical, emotional, and social well-being while keeping costs to a minimum. Healthy child development is an essential determinant of health because of the longterm effects on the rest of a child's life. Having a healthy upbringing can influence choices later on in life to prevent obesity, increase activity, and create a foundation for social skills. Parent-Tot programs deal with many of the determinants of health that are outside the scope of the health care system. A child's social support networks are just as important as maintaining their physical exercise. These play gyms are great for learning social skills, for instance children learn how to take turns, and exercise patients. Play gyms also allow other adults to interact with each other. Social support networks for the entire family are important to allow parents to be the best they can be for their children. Perry et. Al ( 2014) states “Support from families and friends and from informal and formal groups can provide practical...
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...overarching goals of Healthy People 2020. From these goals, I want to look at ‘Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all’ (Healthy People, n.d.). I chose this goal because I believe that social and physical environments can play a vital role in helping people live healthy lifestyles. I believe that this is evident in day to day life, from having a ‘gym buddy’ to posting how far you ran on a social media network, we all want to have our peers support us in our healthy living. Having a social support as well as a physical environment that promotes healthy living can be the catalyst to a future generation accepting good health as the norm. Looking further...
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... Obesity is generally linked to overconsumption of food and more specifically, fast food. Michael Pollan, in his book “the omnivore’s dilemma”, states: “when food is abundant and cheap, people will eat more and get fat”. He blames the obesity epidemic in the United States on the excess eating of food as a result of it being accessible and inexpensive. His statement is accurate; people tend to buy more of an item when it is cheap and the same goes for food and drink. And, because most cheap foods especially processed foods contain high level of fat, sugar, sodium and calories, their overconsumption lead to health issues and obesity. However, while the consumption of cheap food plays a big role in the incidence of obesity, especially in children. However, there are a numerous other influences that should be considered when analyzing the prevalence of obesity in America; two of...
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...well-being Unit 1.1 (L/505/9300) Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand the impact of food and nutrition on children’s health and development. Understand how food choices impact on health and development during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Understand the nutritional needs of children. Understand the impact of poor diet on children’s health and development. Understand individuals’ dietary requirements and preferences. Be able to support healthy eating in own setting. Unit 1.2 WB (A/505/9809) Promote healthy lifestyles for children through exercise The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand children’s need for exercise. Be able to support children’s exercise in an indoor and outdoor space Unit 1.3 WB (M/505/9810) Support physical care routines for children The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand the physical care needs of children. Be able to use hygienic practice to minimise the spread of infection. Understand rest and sleep needs of children. Understand childhood immunisation. Be able to support children in personal physical care routines. Unit 1.4 WB (T/505/9811) Promote children’s emotional well-being The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand children’s needs in relation to emotional well-being. Understand the requirements for promoting emotional well-being in relation to current...
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...Standard 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning 1a. Know and understand children’s characteristics and needs 1b. Know and understand the multiple influences on development and learning 1c. Use developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments Promoting child development and learning to me is a very important characteristic. This particular detail in Early Childhood encompasses all of the important values of a child from their influences to what they will do when you influence their work or play time. A child’s needs in and out of the classroom are an important value in life. When inside of a classroom you always want to be on top of things especially when you are looking for ways to promote learning in your classroom. As a teacher you especially want to be on the lookout for developmental influences and hindrances in your classroom. While within this standard you also want to be able to acknowledge your students strive to learn and develop and never try to prevent them from discovering something on their own. I believe that in order to create a safe, healthy and learning environment one must be able to get down on a child’s level of play to be able to understand how things can influence that child. At this point in time I am not working with children on a personal level such as in a day care or School system but I do work very closely with all of the young children at my church and interact closely with any...
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...the U.S. population in diet, physical activity, control of cholesterol and high blood pressure, smoking and drinking cessation, and appropriate aspirin use. Cardiovascular health is very much influenced by the physical, social, and political environment, including: Maternal child health: Encompass the health of women, children, and families across the life course. This approach embraces the principles of health equity, cultural competence, community empowerment, and social determinants of health in a family-centered, intergenerational approach to maternal and child health. Promotion of healthy kids and families: Availability of healthy foods, extracurricular activities in schools and physical education can do much by improving physical strength thereby reducing overweight and increasing strength and stamina. Encourage kids to develop safe and healthy habits to prevent disease and injury. Make them aware of eating nutrients for growth. To stay healthy, be active and fit. and eat foods that are good including fruits and vegetables Health promotion in workplace: Defined as preventing, minimizing and eliminating health hazards, and maintaining and promoting work ability. Promotion of healthy behaviors: Educate the children about the several harmful effects of smoking. Changes in the heart rate and blood pressure, the negative clotting effects, and...
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...Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Health Promotion In Nursing Practice Elizabeth Carhuapoma Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS 429 April Herrera July 08, 2012 Health Promotion In Nursing Practice As health care evolves and changes, the roles of nurses in health promotion and prevention have expanded greatly. The goal is to prevent disease from occurring rather than taking a reactive position of treating the client once disease has already occurred. Health defined by Edelman and Mandle is a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that allows a person to reach their individual potential for optimal health (Edelman & Mandle, n.d.). In order to reach these goals, levels of prevention have been defined and nurses take an active role in the implementation of positive changes in clients’ lifestyle. On each level of the health promotion continuum, the nurse has to keep in mind the clients’ cultural and educational background to develop mutually agreed- upon goals. “Primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses, now attempt to involve individuals and their families in the delivery of care, teaching individuals about individual responsibilities and lifestyle choices has become an important part of their job”(Edelman & Mandle, p. 9). These positive changes improve the quality of the clients’ and families lives. The three- levels of health care promotion...
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...in children and adolescents is a serious health issue with many health and social consequences which many remains with them into adulthood. It is important to implement prevention programs as well as getting a better understanding for children to help control the obesity epidemic. To better respond to this issues and those similar to it, Healthy People 2020 has been promoting healthy choices that parent can make to help lower the risks of obesity in the children. There are many agencies that are responsible for addressing and managing the affect of obesity in children. The Department of transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency are working together to help promote walking and biking to school as a way to increase the level of exercise for children. Also the United State’s Department of Agriculture or USDA is also working towards providing new Dietary Guidelines and Food Pyramid as well as helping with legislation to improve school food. The Role of Health Agencies Physical activity is one of many indicators of health defined in the most current version of Healthy People. One of the main results of lack of activities is obesity mainly in children. Obesity in children is a health issue that most health care providers that serve the pediatric community have to deal with and are looking for possible solutions. It is very important for health care agencies to promote health lifestyles and in this case exercise, and healthy eating habit. Obesity in children is a...
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...Action Plan To address the problem of childhood obesity, the overall goal of this Action Plan is to educate parents of the importance of eating healthy and implementing activity into the schedule of their family. This will be implemented with pamphlets and classes offered. The goal is to improve the overall health of the entire family and have these healthy habits carry over to the next generation. The first recommendation is to teach parents healthy habits such as eating healthier and being more active... This approach will address the problem because parent's attitudes toward healthy behaviors have a direct impact on their families. Parents will model positive eating habits, adding more activity in their day, this will create a healthy...
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