Health Promotion: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health promotion is a very vague term that can mean many things and has many definitions depending on who you ask. According to O’Donnell (1987, p.4) health promotion is “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health.” This definition makes a lot of sense and sounds like he is speaking of the physical aspect of health. There are different kinds of health including physical, mental and physical
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importance of eating right and how your eating habit can affect your health in the long run. There are many reasons to eat healthy; one of those reasons is to support your immune system. Our body’s blood cells decide what’s good and what’s bad for us. If you’re constantly eating fruits and vegetables yr body will extract all the nutrients inside the fruits and vegetables to help support your immune system and help it fight against any bacteria that can cause illness. Now if you’re mostly eating junk
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bite into the nutritious deliciousness that is coming my way in a few short minutes. However, as the minutes tick away I’m still standing still waiting on this gargantuan in front me to finish placing his order. He must have no idea what he wanted; I can hear him talking about half the value meals individually. Then it occurred to me that he must be ordering for his family that has already snagged the perfect table and placed out all the utensils and ketchup appropriately. Finally I complete my order
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HCS/245 Oct 7, 2014 Margaret Latham Asthma Asthma is a serious respiratory diseases that is widespread that affects millions and millions of people through out the world. This disease affects newborns, young children, adults, baby boomers and seniors and it is rapidly affecting small children in a rapid rate. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways with recurring symptoms, with reversible airflow obstruction with common symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness
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for an extended period of time. It can be controlled by diet, exercise, pills and insulin injections. There are three main types of diabetes--Type I, which affects primarily the younger population; Type II, which primarily affects the population above 40; and gestational diabetes, which affects women during the third trimester of their pregnancy. While scientists do not know what causes diabetes, they do know that it is caused from a variety of factors that can vary from person to person. Examples
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try to cover up their mental decline in the early stages, making early diagnosis even more difficult. Educating the medical community and the general population about the signs, symptoms and causes of dementia is an important step in seeking out a cure for this fatal disease. Dementia is a general term for a syndrome that is progressive in nature and is marked by deterioration in cognitive function that is greater than what would normally be expected. There are many types of dementia, the most
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she can recognize the symptoms of high and low blood sugar. She said “When the sugar gets low, I get shaky and can not think clearly. If it gets high, you also get shaky but get very hot.” Marlene eats crackers, peanut butter, cheese and meats slices between meals so her levels do not get too high or low. Marlene said the hardest part about having diabetes is the want to eat something when you want to and hope you do not go too high with her levels. She said that risk factors for diabetes can cause
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main types of diabetes that can affect a person. Type I, which usually has an effect on the younger population, Type II, which effects the population of people above 40, and gestational diabetes, which affects women during their third trimester of a pregnancy. With Type I diabetes, the pancreas produces little or no insulin in the body. Type I diabetics must use insulin injections on a daily basis. Type I diabetes usually affect children and young adults, but it can affect people of any age.
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F912 Principals of health and well being There are many components in order for a service user to stay healthy. A person can stay healthy through many components for example regular exercise; not only keeps you fit, but also increases flexibility, boosts your mood and safeguards your health. A daily walk can help to keep you active and if you walk with friends, it can give your social life a boost. This enables the needs of a service user to be fulfilled however although someone may have a disease
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Though, “prevention is better than cure”. To prevent disease in the healthcare needs a wide range of consistent programs, actions and activities. Recognizing the health problems and evolving healthy life style is vital for people in our era and platform. Furthermore, the global economy is straining by increasing healthcare expenses. Thus, health promotion is the only way to reduce health incidence (occurrence of new cases) of definite diseases such as obesity, autism, heart disease, diabetes, lung
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