...HEALTH PROMOTION; REVIEW OF LITERATURE Health Promotion. Public health concepts and public health nursing was formed in the mid 18th century in response to communicable diseases, claiming the lives of people in large numbers. Over the years, the leading cause of death has shifted and transitioned from infectious deceases to chronic diseases. In today’s modern world advancement in health care and technology call for quality of life and achievement of optimum health for all people. The face and scope of public health transformed to accommodate this need, originating the idea of health promotion. This paper focuses on the role of nursing in health promotion and levels of health promotion. Definition World Health Organization defined health promotion as 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 (WHO, 1986). Purpose of Health Promotion The central goal of health promotion is to enhance each individual’s ability to improve their own health. This goal can be achieved by creating an environment that supports the health of a person as whole. Nurses have a vital role in creating that environment. This is done by health education and by being the mediator - link between patients and health care resources. The different sectors of health care, that span into the nursing scope of practice, enable nurses to interact with patients in...
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...Review of Literature in Three Levels of Health Promotion Health Promotion A motivational quote from the Earl of Derby, says it straight forward, “Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness”(Lavie, C.J. & Milani, R.V., 2011) Illness also referred as disease, is defined as “the failure of a person’s adaptive mechanisms to counteract stimuli and stresses adequately, resulting in functional or structural disturbances” (Edelman & Mandle, C. (2010. p7). Adjacent to disease is health, which requires the accountability of an individual to support their physical, mental, spiritual and social well- being to live a well and meaningful satisfying life. This corresponds with health promotion, when nurses” help people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health” (Edelman & Mandle, C.2010,p.16). Nurses preserve a large portion of health promotion by routinely managing the nursing assessment, while incorporating a nursing diagnosis according to the individual’s necessity of learning. Ideally the goal of health promotion is by empowering individuals, family or communities to develop the ability to conquer daily routines and conditions, reaching a height of health safety. The importance of the nursing roles and responsibility in the revolving healthcare promotion will be discussed with nursing implementation methods that embrace health promotion. A comparison of the three levels of health...
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...Health promotion is an essential health care issue that should be implemented by all members of the health care team (Hosseini, Torab, Taghdisi, & Vardanjani, 2013). Nurses play a critical role in health promotion for patients, family, and community because we provide direct patient care and are able to see the whole picture of the client’s situation. The population of people with chronic illness is increasing and the health care needs of clients is trending in an upward fashion (Jadelhack, 2012). As members of the health care field, it is critical that nurses take a proactive approach in preventing the increasing trend of chronic, complex illnesses by promoting health for our patients, family, and the community. There are three levels of health promotion that nurses can focus on including primary, secondary, and tertiary which will improve the health care system and the health of our society (Godwin, 2010). Implementing health promotion process gives people the opportunity to take control over actions and gives them the tools to improve lifestyle behaviors in order to optimize health (Jadelhack, 2012). The framework for health promotion is comprised of theories that include behavior, social sciences, and evidence based research (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle, 2014). Health promotion includes proactive participation at all levels of society and requires a multi-faceted approach by health care team members (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle, 2014). By providing effective health promotion...
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...National Institute of Mental Health, “In 2015, an estimated 3 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. This number represented 12.5% of the US population aged 12 to 17” (NIMH, 2016). “Suicide is the second leading cause of adolescent death in Europe, third in the US and fourth globally. In Europe, the annual suicide rate for 15–19 year olds is 4.8 per 100,000. In a large epidemiological survey con- ducted in the US, 13.8...
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...Health Promotion 1 Literature Review Bressy Thomas Grand Canyon University Health Promotion 2 Health promotion involves motivation and improvement in someone’s health and identifies their potential health problems. From the literature reviews, Health promotion defined in different ways. Literature, Worldviews on Evidence-base nursing, explains health promotion as, Etiologically –driven socio-political-economic determinants of health are addressed. This serves to counter social inaction and social division/inequality. It is an inherently political process…that leads to community coalitions through shared radical consciousness. Health promotion looks to develop and reform social structures…between representative stakeholders in different sectors and agencies. (Whitehead 2004b) Looking after community, looking after their lifestyles and advising them really on their needs and how...
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...Review of Literature Grand Canyon University: Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V September 8, 2013 Review of Literature Health Promotion is the concern with physical, social, and mental wellbeing that strives to help people take control over the matters that influence their life. In addition, to enable people to increase control of their health, improve their health, and optimize their quality of life. The concept of health promotion was developed to emphasize the community-based practice of health promotion, community participant and health promotion practice. Health promotion can be encompassed with any disease either acute or chronic. When underlining the definition health promotion in relationship to hypertension it is defined as “effect of anti-hypertensive patient-oriented education and in-home monitoring for medication adherence and management of hypertension, by providing education of healthy lifestyle behaviors and medication adherence”(Hacihasanoglu & Gozum, 2011, p. 692). This means to change the behaviors to one’s lifestyle along with medication compliance an individual can achieve control of and a better well-being while living with hypertension. Nurses’ purpose to health promotion is to assist in education, promotion, planning, implementation, and goal setting to patient, groups, and communities. We are the largest group of health professional, we have the potential to contribute substantially in the area of health promotion. The nurses’...
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...Running head: REVIEW OF LITERATURE REVIEW OF LITERATURE NITHIN MATHEW Review of literature According to World Health Organization (WHO), (2004) defined health as ‘ the complete physical , mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity’. Health promotion has an important role to keep people in good health and prevent and treat community and rehabilitate from the diseases. It needs good knowledge about the health risks and reduces the risks in the societies. Definition The World Health Organization defined health promotion as the process which enables people to improve control over the determinants of health and as a result to improve their own health( WHO; 2007). Health promotion encompasses strategies that allow population to be healthy and enable them to make healthy choices. There are two types of strategies, individual and passive or active strategy. Purpose of health promotion Health promotion is cost- effective. The health promotion services are high in demand due to many preventable health problems such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases. Health education helps the individual, community and group to advance their health, knowledge and attitude. Educating people about health promotion, physical activity, vaccination, safe driving, smoking and other growing health concerns...
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...Running head: REVIEW OF LITERATURE Review of Literature Shauna Robbins-Bagby Grand Canyon University NRS 429V August 27, 2012 Review of Literature Health promotion involves the whole person who includes person, family, community, and population. “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012) Health involves physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning. Promotion involves encouraging, teaching, and educating patients, families, and communities in order for them to make healthier lifestyle choices thus improving their quality of life and increasing their lifespan. Health promotion in nursing practice is extremely important with nursing roles and responsibilities evolving to accommodate the ever changing diversity of today’s population and also with the promotion of preventive care as opposed to acute care. Health promotion encompasses preventive care and contains three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary. It is the role and responsibility of the nurse to promote health to the patient. In order for this to occur, the nurse must talk with the patient and family and develop a trusting relationship with them. The nurse must find out what language they prefer to use when learning new things. The nurse must also explore...
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...Expanding Role of Nursing in Health Promotion Robert W Lewis Grand Canyon University NRS-429V February 7, 2013 Nursing in the 21st century is being redefined. The population of the United States is increasingly diverse, with many cultural and religious influences on the health of the population. Legislative initiatives like the affordable health care act (AHC) will require a shift from the wellness-illness model to a practice focused on health promotion. When discussing a definition of health promotion published literature over the last 30 years has expanded and refined this role. One definition that is comprehensive is: Health Promotion is the art and science of helping people discover the synergies between their core passions and optimal health, enhancing their motivation to strive for optimal health, and supporting them in changing their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health. Optimal health is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of learning experiences that enhance awareness, increase motivation, and build skills and, most important, through the creation of opportunities that open access to environments that make positive health practices the easiest choice. (O'Donnell, 2009) O’Donnell’s definition is broad and encompasses all of the areas of health promotion as it would be related to nursing practice. Health promotion might be viewed more clearly...
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...Running: A Literature Review of Health Promotion A Literature Review of Health Promotion Lilian .N. Abagwe Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS 429 October 16, 2011 Abstract Historically, the United States has been sickness oriented. But in the last twenty years, a new model has surfaced. The new model lays emphasis on wellness rather than sickness. As a result in this change in focus, health promotion is now a fundamental part of nursing profession. This article will review recent literature from three professional sources relative to nursing profession and health promotion. This paper will examine; (a) Definition of health promotion. (b) Purpose of health promotion in nursing practice. (c) Evolving nursing roles and responsibilities in health promotion. (d) Explain the implementation methods for health promotion. (e) Compare the three levels of health promotion prevention. Health promotion is defined as “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health.” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to enable people make healthy choices. According Smeltzer & Bare (2006), the...
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...THE CASE FOR A MODEL OF CARE Contemporary health care systems are constantly challenged to revise traditional methods of health care delivery. These challenges are multifaceted and stem from: 1. novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments; 2. changes in consumer demands and expectations; 3. fiscal and resource constraints; 4. changes in societal demographics in particular the ageing of society; 5. an increasing burden of chronic disease; 6. documentation of limitations in traditional health care delivery; 7. an increasing emphasis on transparency and accountability, 8. evidence based practice (EBP) and clinical governance structures; and 9. the increasing cultural diversity of the community. These challenges provoke discussion of the necessity of developing services around a model of care. What do we mean by a model of care? Ambiguity exists in the literature, with the terms, model of care, nursing model, philosophy, paradigm, framework and theory often used interchangeably, despite referring to diverse, yet parallel concepts (Tierney 1998). In their recent review of the literature, the Queensland Government (Australia) reported that they found no consistent definition of ‘model of care’ (Queensland Health 2000). They concluded that a model of care is a multidimensional concept that defines the way in which health care services are delivered (Queensland Health 2000). More specifically, Davidson and Elliott...
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...Running head: RIVIEW OF LITERATURE REVIEW OF LITERATURE SOON TAYLOR GCU: NRS 429 JUNE 8, 2012 PROF. MELANIE ESCOBAR REVIEW OF LITERATURE Introduction We are facing the revolutionary era of shifting health concept and promoting health behavior through multi-influencing factors includes technological advancement and media. More people are aware of the benefits of physical fitness, good nutrition, stress management, and avoidance of health hazards such as smoking and are striving for the optimal health while this world becomes more inter-connected and inevitably each individual is influenced by health-environments of all individuals worldwide (Edelman, 2010). Definition of Health Promotion Americans are acutely aware of the importance of health promotion achieved by positive health behavior and attempt to improve the health status traditionally focused on reducing disease such as communicable disease. The change is affecting all levels; individuals, groups, community, institutions and government. Our challenge lies to improve access to the care and reduce cost of health services and to improve the quality of life to maintain optimum state of healthy life style for everyone which signifies for the new definition of health promotion. Purpose of Health Promotion The purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities to increase the span of healthy life for Americans, reduce health disparities among Americans, achieve...
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...Review of Literature Nancy D. Guerrero Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion March 31, 2013 Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2005 as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.” Health Promotion is focused on bringing awareness to the public in order to prevent an increase in disease. Health promotion can also give the individual the tools and teaching needed to live a healthier life style, therefore optimizing their level of health and decrease the incidence of disease. Health promotion is essential in the community, in schools and in the workplace. It brings very important information to the public, and sometimes lifesaving .interventions to certain individual. There are also other benefits to health promotion such as reducing health care costs. Individuals who choose healthier alternatives lower their chances of disease, which in turn can lower their health care costs. This is also beneficial in the work place, where employers can lower costs of health insurance. The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to not only providing patient teaching on their particular disease process, but to also be that frontline educator on preventive health practices to remain healthy. It is also important that health promotion be given at the bedside. As Nurses we are not just a care giver to our patients, we also play the...
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...Health Promotion Literature Review Rebecca Turner Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V October 28, 2012 Health Promotion Literature Review Health promotion is a well-known term in nursing, with authors arguing that health promotion is central to the philosophy of nursing (Irvine, 2007). After studying three selected articles regarding the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health promotion, a similar theme referring to the role of the nurse to develop a more holistic understanding of health promotion in all stages of life and refreshing the concept of health promotion in order to advocate for the changing world’s environment, was apparent. Traditional health promotion preventions are defined by preventing disease, restoring health, and containing illness (Irvine, 2007). Today, health promotion is defined not just by focusing on health education, lifestyle and behavioral changes, but has undertaken a new paradigm, empowering clients by taking political and social action to promote health enhancing environments (Irvine, 2007). Nurse practice involves all stages of the lifespan in a variety of settings, ranging from the family home to communities (Whitehead, 2011). In these settings, nurse health promotion practice proposes developing personal skills, building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action and reorienting health services (Roden & Jarvis, 2012). Nurse roles and responsibilities are evolving by...
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...Review of Literature In today’s society, health promotion has become a fundamental part of nursing care. As nursing has evolved, so has the need to educate the public. Today’s literature gives many examples of health promotion and its importance. In this paper the purpose of health promotion, the roles and responsibilities of nurses in health promotion, and implementation methods will be reviewed while discussing the three levels of health promotion: primary, secondary and tertiary. Health promotion is defined in many ways. By today’s standards, it is a process by which individuals are encouraged to take action in order to enable a healthy and productive lifestyle. Partnership and participation are key factors which empower individuals and communities to take control of their health. This allows for a sense of accountability for their actions which leads to a greater fulfillment with successful outcomes. The purpose of health promotion in nursing is vital because nurses have a responsibility to society. Nurses need not only care for individuals while ill, but also to educate and empower those individuals to improve their health prior to illness itself. Nurses have always begun educating patients on their needs upon admission with an illness and this education was individually tailored and specific to their illness. However, the purpose of health promotion in nursing is not to simply help the ill recover, but to prevent illness from occurring, and educate those with illness...
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