...perception toward needing to change and the client’s perceived benefits to the health change. This model helps the nurse to choose education strategies for the client as well (Edelman & Mandle, 2010,). Nurses have always been the front educators for their client. The nurse can develop a plan based on client’s knowledge, readiness and patients understanding of how changes can affect his/her recovery. Meeting the goal of the client will depend on the client’s responsiveness to teaching. Since I work on cardiac /renal unit, we take care of patients with Congestive heart failures and Renal failures. Education on low salt diet is something that happens on daily basis. We provide education booklets and dietary leaflets to the patients in addition to educating them personally. We encourage our clients to use salt substitutes instead of real salt or season their food with herbs, spices, herbed vinegar etc. We encourage our patients to read the labels for sodium content. We further educate our patients about the significance of these changes and reiterate that making small changes to their diet can make a huge difference in living a healthier life. Educating patients to lead healthier lives is not only rewarding to the patient but also to the nurses as well because it brings a sense of satisfaction when patients understand the benefit and works toward living a healthier life. Reference: Edelman, Carole, Kudzma, E., Mandle, C. (2014). Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 8th Edition...
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...One of Americas biggest battles isn’t with another foreign county, but it is with obesity within our own youth. Over the last few century’s, as America moved from rural communities to urban environments, Americas youth has become more obese. Following closely behind Wales, America is the second fattest nation in the world. “Obesity and other closely related overweight conditions are the fifth leading cause of death worldwide” (Lobelo 1). The fattening of Americas youth is a terrifying epidemic that must change for the betterment of the country. Obesity is more than a health issue or of who to blame. More physical education in middle and high school is the answer to make a healthier generation that is less stressed and happier. Parents...
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...numbers continue to grow, there needs to be changes in certain aspects of children’s lifestyles. This increase over the years can be attributed to many factors including unhealthy, calorie-filled school lunches and children not receiving enough exercise. Childhood obesity poses a very real threat to the health of younger generations and can lead to dangerous, life-threatening health issues later in life. In the rise of child obesity, children are at more risk of diabetes and other heart diseases that could not only affect them in the short and long term. In response to this issue, child obesity should be combated by offering healthier choices for school lunches, and allowing a full hour for recess. All of these could be accomplished by allowing more funding from the Department of Education, and this would allow more funding to state educational funds. Decreasing child obesity would be important for children in the long run because it would decrease their chance of developing type-two diabetes and early heart diseases. Obesity is the root cause of countless diseases, conditions, and illnesses, some of which are even life-threatening. Adulthood obesity has been linked to many deadly diseases. Some examples include heart disease, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. While the health risks that go along with childhood obesity are not as severe, the chances of adulthood obesity increase to nearly double that of non-obese children when the individual experiences obesity in their childhood...
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...1. How should McDonald’s respond when ads promoting healthy lifestyles featuring Ronald McDonald are equated with Joe Camel and cigarette ads? Should McDonald’s eliminate Ronald McDonald in its ads? 2. Discuss the merits of the law proposed by France that would require fast-food companies either to add a health message to commercials or pay a 1.5 percent tax on their ad budgets. 3. Propose a strategy for McDonald’s to pay the tax or add health messages, and defend your recommendation. 4. If there is no evidence that obesity rates fall in those countries that ban food advertising to children, why bother? 5. The broad issue facing McDonald’s U.K. is the current attitude toward rising obesity. The company seems to have tried many different approaches to deal with the problem, but the problem persists. List all the problems facing McDonald’s and critique its various approaches to solve the problems. 6. Based on your response to Question 4, recommend both a short-range and long-range plan for McDonald’s to implement. McDonald's and Obesity McDonald's and Obesity People around the world are spooked that their children will become as overweight as American children. In the US, roughly 30% of children are overweight or obese while 64.5% of Americans are overweight or obese, which is the highest ratio in the world. Obesity rates in children are rising in other countries with one out of five children in Britain, 30% of Spain, and 36% in Italy. Experts believe that the number of...
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...eating is the cure. Healthful Eating will help one to live longer and give one the confidence needed in knowing that body is at its best. Making small changes in every day eating habits will enable people to move forward towards a healthier body and lifestyle. It is important that we eat healthily. To do this we have to have what is called “a diet.” To have a healthy diet, we have to make sure we eat the right kinds of foods. Nutritious foods are very beneficial; nutrients help us to grow, keep our bodies in good repair, and help us to stay fit and active. Healthful foods provide necessary nutrients to our body. Nutrients are a key factor to obtain energy so our muscles work properly, our brain remains active and our hearts continue to beat. Furthermore, “nutrients help build and strengthen bones, muscles, and tendons and regulate body processes, such as blood pressure” (WebMD 2005-2008). Living longer is what most people strive for. For countless people, it is a struggle to succeed at eating healthy. For others, this success comes naturally. “By committing to eat healthier, one will reduce their risk of many chronic diseases” (Barston, S., Toscano M., & Arthur, S., 2008). Studies show that reducing daily caloric intake to nineteen hundred will increase life expectancy by up to fifteen years. Research has also proven that reducing personal calorie consumption and choosing to eat the right foods on a daily basis can make a positive impact on an individuals’...
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...seem to be linked to the types of foods we eat. Obesity one of the number one issue in the United States alone. Fast foods are blamed for causing the majority of the obesity problems here in America today. Fast food is a convenient food that is usually faster to get and sometimes ready at the time it is wanted. Ultimately fast food slows the metabolism down with all the calories and unhealthy ingredients that can cause people to be overweight which can lead to obesity if we continue to consume as much as we do on a daily basis. An alternative to fast food is a good home cooked meal. Home cooked meals can help fight the war against obesity. Home cooked meals may take time, that most American’s don’t have these days, however they are much healthier for everyone. Cardiovascular health is affected by the foods put into our bodies. Fast food causes a much higher risk of heart disease because of the extra saturated and trans fats in the foods. Trans fats are found in french fries, fried chicken, fried fish sandwiches, biscuits, fried apples, and other pie desserts. Trans fats are also found in several other fast foods like pizza and doughnuts. Trans fats cause a higher risk of heart disease than saturated fats. Eating home cooked meals can lower the risk of heart disease. There are some states and countries that has banned the use of trans fats in foods. When cooking at home the ingredients and what is put in the food being serving to...
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...Thomas October 14, 2007 2 Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan The health/nutrition problem I am addressing is the need for me to lose thirty pounds that I have been hanging on to since the birth of my son four years ago. I feel that I need to get down to a healthier weight. I hope this nutrition/exercise plan will help me to accomplish this goal. I think that getting to a healthier weight will give me more energy as well as lower my risk for several age-related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancers. My plan may take up to six months to complete. After I have accomplished my goal, I will continue my healthier diet and exercise regimen to help maintain my healthier weight and have more energy. The first step at the beginning of any nutrition/fitness program should be a visit to a family physician for a complete physical. After my physical, I will discuss my health/nutrition goal to lose excess weight and get back in shape with my physician. We will discuss exercise options such as cardio and strength training. I have the benefit of a home gym. That will make my exercise regimen easier especially that the winter months are almost here. I will start a journal to log...
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...The challenges and strategies for improving the national health as a whole will be to , increase the quality of individual life by making awareness and motivation to acquire knowledge over health .reduce and eliminate the disparities in the people that includes race , gender , ethnicity ,income and disability. The changes and policy strategies are designed to target whole national’s health rather than individuals by modifying physical and organizational strctures.example of such modification includes enhancing opportunities to engage in physical activity by providing onsite facilities for exercises. The educational and informational strategies attempt to build the knowledge to inform the necessity of optimal health practice. Information and learning experiences voluntary adaptations towards conductive behavior of health. This can be done by providing information in internet, posters, pamphlets, health and nutrition software’s and providing information regarding healthy diet and exercise. Behavioral and social strategies will influence the behaviors indirectly by targeting individual’s awareness, self – efficacy, perceived support and interntions.this can include social environment to provide support for the people to maintain weight changes. Such interventions can involve group behavioral counseling. The Vision of healthy people 2020: “A society in which all people live long , Healthy lives “, So the barriers to health service includes lack of availability, Increased cost, lack...
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...knowledge. If I want to have a healthier life and be more active, I have to make crucial changes in what I do on a day to day basis. After I learn the proper way of being healthy I will see positive outcomes. The main issue that I am trying to avoid is obesity. What is obesity? It is the excess of fat tissue in one's body."Obesity is a leading cause of United States morality, morbidity, disability, healthcare utilization and healthcare costs (The Obesity Society, 2009)". Across the globe, obesity is one of the biggest health issues that many countries have come across. A lot of my close family members are and were (have passed) obese, this is why it is of great importance that I pay extra close attention to components that can intensify my risk of also becoming obese. I believe that obesity can be based on genetics, but I also know that it is caused by our own poor and unhealthy eating habits that we have lived with since we were children, as well as our past generations. I know that I can break this ongoing cycle that has been passed down one too many times, by just making healthier decisions as to the food that I eat and becoming more active. In order to avoid becoming obese, I would need to set goals for myself. I would need to pay extra close attention to my daily activities as well as my nutritional intake. A nutritional goal of mine is to attain a daily calorie intake, which is currently at 1800 calories a day, in order to calmly get to a healthier weight (My Pyramid, 2010)...
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...The Lighter Life towards Healthy Living By Rebecca Powell SCI-241/Nutrition Mercedes Arguelles-Instructor The Lighter Life towards Health By Rebecca Powell Obesity has plagued my life since the age of 12, along with other health issues from birth. Morbid obesity has plagued my family down through the years, along with having diabetes, hypertension and cancer. I think these are the major three demons of many African Americans families. I am looking to break the chain. My mother during this time tried everything imaginable with several physicians input to help me lose weight. Being born with one leg much shorter than the other, my weight added hurt and harm to what the doctors were trying to resolve. During the adolescent years the physicians told my mother I would never be able to participate in regular childhood activities. Between the ages of 12 thru 14, hearing this type news would have destroyed my pre-teens and teenage years. The type surgery needed would have had a short, tom-boyish, very active teenage down for up to a year of recovery. The surgery was one of seriousness of which if one wrong could have paralyzed me from the waist down. My mother did not want to take that chance. She opted out of doing so, they told us I would never be able to anything that would require me to run, jump, and wear heels. It would be required to continue wearing specially made shoes with a three inch soul for the remainder of my life. Not. The doctors were unaware...
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...Health and wellness in the workplace Octavio Ponce COMM/112 September 18, 2012 Karen Hamilton Health and wellness in the workplace Health and wellness programs in the workplace can greatly benefit the company and their employee’s at personal and business levels. It is no surprise that a manufacturing company cannot run an efficient business without their employees being present at the job site. However, with health cost steadily keeps rising and costing the company lots of money, they cannot afford to lose employees for health reasons. Today, employers are suffering more than ever of losing money, not just because of the economy but also of their employees. Employees are being absent from work due to their poor health and lifestyles. Employers are implementing wellness programs to help employees get familiar with other options in changing their lifestyle. The question the employers should be asking is; are we doing enough to ensure the health of their workforce? The majority would simply say; they don’t know. Today, more employers are implementing wellness programs to assist their employees, who aim to better the current health status of the employee and also reducing costs to the company. Encouraging employees is a top priority to start a wellness program on the right track, it is not easy to change employee lifestyle like increasing physical activity, eating habits, reducing stress, and ceasing tobacco use (Lastowka, 2011). The link between the health of the employee...
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...may improve the returns to investments in education * Health is a factor in school attendance * Healthier students learn more effectively * A longer life raises the rate of return to education * Healthier people have lower depreciation of education capital 11-12. Two types of Human of “human capital”? * Education * Health 13-16. Improving gender inequality can reduce poverty and reap significant rewards: * Falling infant & child mortality * Improved nutrition & health standards * Increased visibility & lower corruption * Faster economic growth 17-20. Diseases in Poor Countries * HIV/AIDS * Malaria * Tuberculosis * Malnutrition Identification: 1. _ Human Development Index (HDI)_ _Measures average achievement of a country in basic human capabilities. 2. Gender-Related Development Index (GDI) Measures achievement in the same basic capabilities as the HDI does, but does take note of inequality in achievement between women and men. 3. Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) Examines whether women and men are able to actively participate in economic and political life and take part in decision-making. 4. Agricultural transformation It is the process by which individual farms shift from highly diversified, subsistence-oriented production towards more specialized production oriented towards the market or other systems of exchange. 5. Mixed and Diversified Farming...
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...McDonald’s, has stores located all over the world that are found in 118 countries and operate over 35,000 restaurants worldwide. It is compressed of both company-owned and franchised restaurants that all operate maintaining a tight grasp on operations, cost, quality and control. The relationship between McDonald’s and its independent franchises is of fundamental importance to overall performance and to the McDonald’s brand. Being this large of a company, every decision that it makes is crucial for the survival of the company and any wrong moves can make a huge impact on them on a much larger scale. The company is always undergoing changes and every decision that McDonald’s makes needs to be greatly evaluated to make sure it doesn’t lead them towards failure. There’s a lot of competition in the fast food industry and competitors are always competing against each other when it comes to price, quality, advertising, deals, new items and more. There’s a lot of opportunity that has been made and still to be made in the fast food industry and all falls back on the decisions that these companies make and in this paper we will be conducting multiple strategical analysis on McDonald’s and evaluating it. One of the most challenging things looking at the fast food industry is that it is not an attractive market for new entrants, competing against the costs of existing companies is very difficult but they could exceed because of low start-up costs and massive market demand. The market is very...
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...P1 In this assignment I will be explaining three different approaches to health education. I will also be giving examples of each approach being used and lastly I will also be explaining the role of the health educators in these approaches. The three approaches I will be talking about are as follows; social marketing approach, two way communication and community development approach. Health education is usually used to give information and advice of the knowledge and skills that the professionals have gained in their sector in order to change the behaviour that affects health an example of this could be using social marketing by putting posters up in busses about eating healthy. Health educators come from a wide range of professions including teachers in schools, social workers who work with adults and young children, practice nurses in wards and hospitals and even care homes, health visitors that come out to individuals and leisure centre staff who work in gyms. Health education uses different approaches to promote health education and some of the approaches that are used and are being used I will be talking about within this assignment. Prescriptions were introduced 1952 smoking and cancer link introduced 1954 2000 NHS walk in centres introduced 2007 smoking ban introduced This time line links in with my campaign and shows how health improved over the years within drugs and other substances for an example smoking ban in public bases resulted in...
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...have in their life. However, you do not have to wait until Thanksgiving day to express gratitude. There are ways that you can benefit from being grateful every day. Benefits Of Being Grateful Improved Sleep Quality Thankfulness can help you sleep better at night. There was a study done in 2009 by the Journal Of Psychosomatic Research that showed people who express gratitude more often sleep better at night. Even if you only spend 15 minutes a day writing down the things that you are grateful for, your sleep quality and quantity can improve. Improves Your Physical Health Being grateful can help improve your physical health. There was a study done in 2012 that...
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