Health promotion in higher education

Health is a popular topic discussed by people all over the world. Illness is “a specific condition that prevents people body or mind from working normally” (Illness, n.d.). As a result, most companies’ employers pay more attention on preventing employees from illness because illness will decrease employees’ productivities and efficiencies significantly. Preventable illness makes up approximately 80% of the burden of illnesses and 90% of all health care costs. Employers are beginning to realize…

In the early 1980’s, the staff of a health ministry in West Philadelphia noted that many of their patients were utilizing the emergency room as a form of primary care. To address the growing issue, a voluntary medical assistance program known as the Mercy Health Plan was created. The concept of this plan was a connection between members and a primary care physician that would encourage consistent health care rather than waiting until something became so severe it required emergency care. This…

Introduction The Holistic Model defines health as a state of complete physical, social, spiritual and mental hauroa (Davies, 2013). Health Promotion is one of the five-core functions of public health in New Zealand (Davies, 2013). The process of health promotion is to facilitate people, to increase control over, and to improve their overall health and wellbeing (Green & Raeburn, 1998). Health promotion does not focus merely on the individual but moves beyond to focus on a range of…

pursuit of higher education. For some, college life is jam-packed with excitement, risks and responsibilities that foster learning new things, meeting new people and making your own decisions. For others, the ability to connect socially with peers is hindered by academic pressures with unique stressors they have never experienced before, isolating students from forming support systems and seeking treatment. As young adults transition from high school to college they are at higher risk for…

Education is a crucial determinant of health status because it is inextricably linked with the social factors of employment, income, working conditions, food security, and housing. A good education is necessary to obtain a secure and well-paying job. This, in turn, influences the type of community the individual resides in, the quality of housing, access to higher education, the ability to purchase nutritious food, the capacity to participate in activities, and the quality of early childhood…

The Pursuit of Education: The life of Sudanese Women Women’s rights to education have been a debated topic for centuries, but with the emergence of modernism in most countries, it is something that is changing. However, in underdeveloped regions such as sub- Saharan Africa, its literacy rates are low. One of the worst countries in this region is Sudan; a country plagued with harsh laws, poverty and disease. There’s a movement to prevent these outcomes through the use of education. Anne Cotton,…

College education should be free to benefit the lives of everyone. In the past, several political figures have supported free college education. These political figures include Rutherford B. Hayes, John Adams and the candidate for the democratic nomination of the presidential election of 2016, Bernie Sanders. These political officials acknowledged the issue of having to rely on loans to pay for college education. College education should be free to give young adults more opportunities to pursue…

Facts about Chamberlain’s Nurse Practitioner Program Similar to other health care specialties, when it comes to a career in nursing, gaining a quality post-secondary education is integral to an individual’s ability to maintain accurate knowledge relevant to patient care, understand a broader scope of practice, and demonstrate commitment to the nursing profession. Even employers emphasize the significance of higher education in nursing. Top nursing employers such as the Veteran’s Administration,…

In the quest of gaining higher knowledge college students may not be so naïve to what they hear and what they learn. College represents a major developmental transition, which may be a time of personal growth as well as stress (Turner-Musa & Wilson , 2006). African-american college student. The number of African American students attending higher education in the U.S increased from 9% to 14% from 1978 to 2009 (U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics , 2010).…

that grabbed everyone’s attention. Teachers of today are still proud to carry the honor of being a teacher. The traditional protocol in the education system was to allocate pay according to the years of service and the level of education obtained by the teacher. With this in mind, today’s teachers are no longer accredited for years of service or level of education, but are evaluated by test scores instead. Today, a teacher’s performance in the classroom might impact his or her qualification to…