Health promotion

Healthy People 2020. Therefore the goal of the initiative is the prevention of the condition in youths. The health promotion theory can be used to design and implement strategies and methodologies to achieve such goals. The theory’s author, Dr. Nola Pender, believes that the promotion of health and the prevention of…

Obtaining participants body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and a health evaluation when they first start participating. Monitoring the strengths and weaknesses of the health classes and exercise clubs. Tracking the amount of people that show up to each class to know what classes have a higher attendance. Providing a short evaluation form at each class for participants to fill out. Objectives of the health promotion program will be taught and explained every class. The objectives…

Pender Health Promotion Model Cattaleeya Chantaros Florida Southern College School of Nursing Health Promotion Model Nola J Pender purposed the health promotion model in 1982. It defines health as a positive dynamic state which is not an absence of the disease. Nonetheless, it focuses on increasing a level of wellbeing (Pender, 2011). Pender explained that health promotion is the model that help people change their lifestyles to move toward a state of ideal health. The model focuses on…

Health promotion for school staffs emphasis on staff welfare and workplace condition, and health promotion in the workplace. Health working atmosphere can help to reduce stress level by staffs. Appropriate classroom, office, staff rooms, cooking and dining facilities that is well designed, a tobacco-free school should be provided to staff as part of in service development. Furthermore, as part of in service training, an oral health promotion program that aimed to provide knowledge and lead to…

Health Promotion among Hispanics The purpose of this report is to analyze the health status of Hispanics and identify an effective health promotion approach based on their unique needs. The health status of Hispanics is compared with whites who are the national majority. The health barriers based on culture, socioeconomic and sociopolitical factors are considered to identify the health promotion approach. Current Health Status of Hispanics As per the statistics from the Centers for Disease…

principles in evidence-based health promotion is key to informing prevention levels and strategies aimed at reducing the burden of disease from alcohol-associated consumption and harm in young Australian adults. Values are desirable concepts, a principle is a rule for action and a theory explains a framework for evidence (5, 22). One principle of ‘Change processes’ which includes active participation, non-maleficence and maximum beneficence, is helpful in assessing the health impact of policy…

Defining health may be one of the most controversial topics in health care. This is because there are so many aspects to health, and so many battling opinions on the overall definition, that it sometimes makes it difficult to decide which definition is the most correct. Why is it so challenging to define health and understand the meaning of this seemingly simple word? The answer is clear: health is an evolving concept. (Pender, 2002) As we learn more about health and human development, health…

between men and health. Men are more seriously affected by chronic health conditions than women. They also built the men with the promise of human health, because it must be visible from a relational perspective of gender is directly related. The man, therefore, due to injury, have more exposure, the greater the tendency vulnerability disease in acquiring more women to penetrate cultural and behavioral risk factors by gender stereotypes devaluation raised the prevention practices and health…

Answer: Health promotion for the older adult is directed towards improving and maintaining health at the highest level of function and always towards greater independence. The hall mark of nursing action is health education and promotion of self-care. In developed countries, the average life expectancy is approximately 80 years, and the most rapidly growing segment of the population is the group of people 90 years of age or older. Current US government figures estimate that the group of…

Health promotion among Hispanic population Being one of the fastest growing ethnic/racial groups today, Hispanics contribute largely to the demographic trends affecting the United States. According to the U.S. census bureau, as of 2013 there are 54 million Hispanics residing in the United States, which is 17% of the total population(“Minority Health”). This makes the Hispanic community the largest ethnic minority in the United States. It is also estimated that by 2060, Hispanics will constitute…