...people may have a little bit of money but otherwise the quality of their life is not good. They do not have access to affordable social and physical services like schooling, health care, medications, safe water, good sanitation, good transport etc., and they may not feel safe in their homes either because they cannot trust the authorities or because they belong to some particularly vulnerable group The first MDG goal directly stresses out the significance of poverty while goals 4, 5 & 6 relate to health. The rest focus more on the socio-environmental, economic and political issues that largely determine the population’s ill-health and wellbeing. Hence it is inevitable that poverty and health are globalised issues with greater local impacts that both must be addressed well using integrated approaches if quality health outcomes need to be achieved. The concept of health promotion in particular provides the overarching framework to practically address health inequalities and inequities that are determined by the broader social, environmental, economic and political aspects. Hence, poverty is now popularly debated as one of the main determinant of health, therefore it must be inclusive in addressing health issues. This assumption is supported by Keleher & MacDoughall (2011) referring to poverty as one that still remains as a fundamental determinant of diseases. This paper will specifically discuss...
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...Health Promotion Review of Literature Introduction Optimum health is an important resource for personal, social and economic development. The goal of achieving optimum health for all is only imaginable by the joint effort of not only the health sector but also government and non-governmental organizations, media and for the most part individuals and the community. Health promotion emphases on accomplishing parity in health and its deed targets at dropping variances in present-day health status and safeguarding equal opportunities and resources to empower all individuals to attain their fullest wellbeing. The focus of health promotion has flourished from disease prevention to promoting wellness and improving living standards. According to World Health Organization “health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions”. The chief objective is to increase health awareness among individuals, families and community through providing of information and health education thereby making them responsible for their own health, the health of others in the community and be responsible conserving the natural environment around them. Nurses are involved in promoting health whether in a hospital or in the community. They play an active part in all phases of care, to inspire and aid an increasing state of wellbeing...
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...Asian Americans Lequyen Tran Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V December 20, 2015 Asian Americans The United States (U.S.) is a diverse nation it is comprised of people from different countries all over the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau report as of July 2014, approximately 36% of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). As the country continues to become more diverse it also impact changes in health care needs. Patient populations are becoming more diverse and complex with many different health barriers. Minority groups are mainly affected when it comes to health care because of the cultural, language, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical barriers that can burden their health. This essay will focus on one minority group in particular, Asian Americans. It will explain and provide information towards the groups’ current health status, how they define health promotion, and what health disparities exist in this group. Most Asians in America originate from countries in the Far East, Southeast Asia, or Indian subcontinent including countries like: Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam (U.S. Census). This minority group is diverse within itself. Many originated from nearly 50 different countries and have over 800 languages and dialects spoken among them (Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI), n.d.). They are also one of the fastest growing minority...
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...Health Promotion in Nursing Practice 1 Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Amber Rose Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V July 25, 2014 Health Promotion in Nursing Practice 2 A wise man once said, “To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” (Brainy Quotes, 2011). Buddha’s idea of taking control of ones health is the very idea behind health promotion. Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health (WHO, 2012). The goal of health promotion is to help prevent the spread of disease or premature death, while promoting healthy living choices. Nurses are an important piece to this process. The concern for nurses it to promote health promotion in nursing practice, help implement methods for health promotion, and to explain and educate the three levels of health promotion prevention. Health Promotion in Nursing Practice The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to educate, influence and aid the patient to maintain an existing quality of life by preventing illness, and if illness is present, help slow progression by managing the symptoms (). Nurses are constantly educating patients with every interaction. A new Essence of Care benchmark will expect nurses to promote good health with every patient contact, as this creates more opportunities to provide education (). Nurses educate the patient by providing facts, statistics...
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...Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION Health Promotion: Educating The Nurse and The Public Kurt Luedtke Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Vicki Denson Health Promotion The Healthy People 2010 report designates nursing as one of the prime proponents of health promotion. Nurses are the largest single group of health care providers in the United States with an estimated 2.6 million registered nurses practicing (ANA) throughout the country. As the largest field of health care providers nurses will have a huge affect on health promotion and health education through community, hospital and legislative based activity. More importantly, health promotion will need to be a greater part of the nursing education curriculum as nursing education has had a heavy emphasis on acute care and health education but only recently has there been an emphasis on health promotion. The World Health Organization [WHO] defines health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health (WHO, 1986, p. 1). WHO broadly describes health as well being in the social, the mental, the environmental and the physical attributes of an individual or group not just a state from being free from disease. The idea that health promotion can help achieve health by assisting individuals and groups to become more active in their own health by various means such as education, promoting positive lifestyle choices, health...
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...Nurses Impacting Lives: Health Promotion in a Community Setting Christine Resler Grand Canyon University: NRS 429 May 18, 2014 Nurses Impacting Lives: Heath Promotion in a Community Setting The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated, “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment” (“Milestones,” 2009, p. 1). This approach to health promotion places responsibility for health on the individual with nurses acting in partnership with the individual in collaboration with other health care professionals (Edelman, 2014, p.15). With healthcare reform at the forefront, the roles and responsibilities of nurses are transforming how health promotion is implemented with an understanding of the stages of the transtheoretical model (TTM) and the three levels of health promotion. Healthcare reform has made it necessary for nursing practice to be efficient, cost effective, and that nurses practice their profession to the extent of their scope of practice. The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to shift from an individual disease focused model to a model of promoting health and wellness of the population. The current disease focused model is provider driven. Illness is the source of financial reward as...
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...[pic]Read without ads and support Scribd by becoming a Scribd Premium Reader. See Premium Plans × Language: English Choose the language in which you want to experience Scribd: • English • 中文 • Español • العربية • Português • 日本語 • Deutsch • Français • Turkce • Русский язык • Tiếng việt • Język polski • Bahasa indonesia Download Go BackAdd Note Link Embed Save [pic]of 8 Readcast [pic] [pic][pic][pic] Dr. Nola J. Pender PhD, RN, FAANa nursing theorist who first presented her Health Promotion Model for nursing in her book HealthPromotion in Nursing Practice (1982). She developed the idea that promoting optimal health supersedespreventing disease. Pender's theory identifies cognitive-perceptual factors in the individual, such asimportance of health, perceived benefits of health-promoting behaviors, and perceived barriers to health-promoting behaviors. These factors are modified by demographic and biologic characteristics andinterpersonal influences, as well as situational and behavioral factors. They help predict participation inhealth-promoting behavior. The individual's definition of health for himself or herself has more importance thana general statement about health. A major assumption in Pender's theory is that health, as a positive high-level state, is assumed to be a goal toward which an individual strives. Pender Nursing Theory The Health Promotion Model of nursingNola Pender, former professor...
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...Health Promotion Whilst on placement on an adult mental health acute ward, I had the chance to participate in health promoting activities. One health promoting activity I took part in was ensuring a safe and effective discharge of a 33 year old patient who had a diagnosis of disorganised schizophrenia, in order to prevent readmission. Mr. Raja (pseudonym) is divorced and lives alone, lacks in family support and is unemployed. He was admitted onto the ward after he had a relapse because he was not taking his medication. Service users who stop their prescribed medication regime are at a greater risk of experiencing a relapse of their mental illness (Carter et al 2003).In this assignment I will be discussing the health promotion aimed at encouraging concordance to medication regime. I shall discus the definition of health and health promotion and also the model of health promotion that best describes the care that was given to the service user. Mr Raja had other noticeable health issues such as overweight and smoking; however this will not be addressed in this essay. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO 2009). The constitution goes on to explain that the highest achievable standard of health is one of the basic rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, and political belief, economic or social condition (WHO 2009). Hubley...
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...‘Biology is the study of life and living things (organisms), and is an enormous, rapidly developing subject involving many allied disciplines such as chemistry, physics, mathematics, geology and psychology’ (Roberts et al, 2000, p.1). ‘Psychology is a science in which behavioural and other evidence (including individuals’ reports of their thoughts and feelings) is used to understand the internal processes leading people (and members of other species) to behave as they do’ (Eysenk, 2009, p.36). ‘Sociology provides a critical and systematic understanding of the processes which structures the society in which we live’ (University of Surrey 2009). The above quotations shortly define biology, psychology and sociology as three individual topics, which will be discussed throughout the whole assignment in order to gain an understanding of the relation of their individual influences to the outcome of my chosen patient’s current health status, a cerebrovascular accident (stroke). Rana and Upton (2009) were the first to research these three factors individually, relating them to poor health and well-being. Roberts’ (2000) definition above describes the certain issues explored within biology today; however, psychological and sociological issues can influence the biological status of the human body. Despite sociology influencing ones behaviour, it is also based around the effect it has upon groups and external events. Sociology does not only target the individual involved, but the way the...
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