Promotion

My partner’s revised goal for the individual health promotion plan project was to eat at least two Paleo-based meals everyday for a month. One of the interventions used to approach this goal was stimulus control. When following such a rigid diet, there will be a lot of environmental triggers present. The first environmental trigger that was observed was her living situation. Having roommates that are not following a Paleo-based diet meant that there was a substantial amount of food that…

Health promotion mod 2 discussion Regular physical activity is essential for a healthy and a productive living. With this intention the US department of health and human sciences published the physical activity guidelines in 2008, to improve the health status of all Americans in all stages of lifespan. The main idea behind the physical activity initiative is that regular physical activity can produce long term health benefits. Furthermore, the guidelines points out the…

Health promotion and disease prevention has come a long way in the United States over the years. In the early years of this country, prevention was limited to keeping disease out of the country by containing it coming in on ships from other countries. As time progressed, sanitation became the focus on prevention. Americans began to realize that poor sanitation practices were contributing to the spread of infectious diseases. The late nineteenth century and early twentieth century saw a shift in…

unhealthy diet, smoking and air pollution (88, 00). Therefore, health promotion is extremely significant as it plays an important role in reducing the risks of disease in individuals throughout the world (u, 0). According to Cancer Research UK (2009), smoking is one of the modifiable risk factors of chronic disease such as lung cancer, causing approximately 80,000 deaths per year in UK. Therefore, I have decided to identify the heath promotion strategies in relation to smoking. The model, I have…

can be ranked by using this method (Mann 2005, p. 340). School oral health promotion program are essential in promoting healthy lifestyles of children. Globally, nearly 90% of children attend primary school. That large number of children can be reached through primary schools Jürgensen & Petersen 2012). Hence this program is prioritized for primary school age children, based on premise…

There seems to be a lot of direct and indirect messages at play in the ad, the messages have a way of catching the attention of the customers with the ad’s face value and subliminal messages. At times you may have made a purchase, whether it be small or big, and wondered why you bought it. In the advertising industry, it would make sense to go to some extremes to be the company that is remembered over the rest of the competition the creators of this ad seemed to have these extremes in spades.…

Creating a healthier community through disease prevention and health promotion is an important part of enhancing health. “Prevention oriented approaches and services decrease morbidity and mortality rates” (Harkness and DeMarcus, 2016, p.32) As a nurse, it is our responsibility to serve the community and promote health by educating individuals the importance of disease prevention and good health practices. Nurses or healthcare staff must be involved in their community and identify the health…

Individual Health Promotion Planning Project Nurses play a vital role in health promotion and are often the main educators in patient healthcare. Therefore, nurses should be educated on how to assess, create and implement health promotion plans. Several areas are assessed to successfully create a health plan. The patients diet, exercise, stress, health maintenance and safety are assessed and goals created for each. After assessing all areas the nurse and patient works together to focus on…

A. L.’s Health Promotion Plan Health promotion is crucial in personal and community health. Essential roles of registered nurses (RNs) are to assess, produce, educate and to implement health promotion goals for their patients. This paper evaluates the results of a Real Age Test completed by a classmate in order to develop a health promotion plan that serves to improve two particular areas of his health. These specific areas include Enhanced Fluid Balance and Enhanced Sleep. In order to improve…

Health Promotion Paper The need I identified in my Windshield Survey was the absence of inpatient drug treatment facilities in Vincennes, Indiana. Lack of inpatient treatment resulted in patients being turned away from Good Samaritan Hospital and referred to facilities that are an hour or more away from Vincennes. This need is associated with the Healthy People 2020 objective of Substance Abuse which is aimed at reduction in the number of teens using alcohol or any illicit drugs, (Allender,…