The role of public health practitioners
As hinted already, in recent years consumers across the globe have been empowered; also currently patients are also considered consumers. Accordingly, health care providers need to recognise their patients as consumers who deserve to be adequately empowered; specifically public health practitioners need to revise their roles as health care is now significantly driven by patients (Lober & Flowers 2011). As discussed already, empowerment cannot be given to somebody; rather it ought to be achieved by those who pursue it (Laverack 2005). Specifically, public health practitioners who have access to power need to work with their clients collaboratively, especially those who pursue power to create the necessary conditions to ensure empowerment.
Laverack (2005) notes that public health practitioners have important role to play in undertaking an empowering approach. To facilitate change among the clients, practitioners can work both one-to-one basis as well as with groups or communities. The main …show more content…
It has been argued that many health practitioners believe that the empowerment of their clients will erode their power (Laverack 2005). However, this is a wrong notion as empowering patients will ultimately improve the efficiency of the health care system as people will gain more control on their health and well-being. The essay has also highlighted the role of public health practitioners in terms of empowering their clients. They need to show commitment to advance social equity through creating more opportunities for marginalised groups in the society (Anderson et al. 2010). Finally, the discussion presented above signifies that the key aim of public health as an approach is to promote health through empowering the client in the health system. Many scholars including Laverack (2005) stresses that public health should adopt an empowering
As hinted already, in recent years consumers across the globe have been empowered; also currently patients are also considered consumers. Accordingly, health care providers need to recognise their patients as consumers who deserve to be adequately empowered; specifically public health practitioners need to revise their roles as health care is now significantly driven by patients (Lober & Flowers 2011). As discussed already, empowerment cannot be given to somebody; rather it ought to be achieved by those who pursue it (Laverack 2005). Specifically, public health practitioners who have access to power need to work with their clients collaboratively, especially those who pursue power to create the necessary conditions to ensure empowerment.
Laverack (2005) notes that public health practitioners have important role to play in undertaking an empowering approach. To facilitate change among the clients, practitioners can work both one-to-one basis as well as with groups or communities. The main …show more content…
It has been argued that many health practitioners believe that the empowerment of their clients will erode their power (Laverack 2005). However, this is a wrong notion as empowering patients will ultimately improve the efficiency of the health care system as people will gain more control on their health and well-being. The essay has also highlighted the role of public health practitioners in terms of empowering their clients. They need to show commitment to advance social equity through creating more opportunities for marginalised groups in the society (Anderson et al. 2010). Finally, the discussion presented above signifies that the key aim of public health as an approach is to promote health through empowering the client in the health system. Many scholars including Laverack (2005) stresses that public health should adopt an empowering