Personal Health Assessment and Health Promotion Plan Abstract The purpose of this assignment is to gain a greater understanding of the health promotion concepts through self reflection. I plan to do this by identifying three self-assessment tools; a food journal, exercise log and sleep log, along with providing rationale for the chosen instruments. I will also address the Transtheoretical Model (TM), which stages I have gone through and which stage I am currently in. These tools and stages
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For a long time, health was understood simply as the state of absence of disease. However, this definition of health has been replaced by another one, which includes physical, mental and social well-being. Health is widely recognized as the greatest and best resource for social, economic and personal development, as well as one of the most important dimensions of quality of life. Health and quality of life are related. The quality of life refers how a person appreciates his or her self-realization
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well-being. Physical well-being is important for learning and developmental capabilities by Viv Young and Claire Bhaumik,( 2011) Health and well-being at work: a survey of employees [online]. Available at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp . Accessed on: 5th December,2014. In furtherance to the above, a number of research findings inspired by the World Health Organization (WHO) have suggested that lifestyle behavioural choices contribute to a significant proportion of chronic diseases
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unhealthy diet habits, so the whole society pay more attention to how to keep a healthy body, especially elderly people very concerned about diet health. However, some people one-sided regarded as cubilose, abalone and rare ingredients are good health care food. In fact, simple, cheap and delicious nutritional porridge also plays an important role in health care. So nowadays, porridge as emerging force of the catering industry, the advantage of the flexible management pattern and low price attracted
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The challenge of working with young people relating to promoting positive sexual health Teenage pregnancies and early parenthood have been recognised to be associated with poor health and social exclusion. There have been debates on whether teen mothers and their children are the consequences of the teen mother’s age or socially disadvantaged circumstances Sexual health is a subject that’s affects many counries, especially when young people are being infected with STIs, it a subject of amusement
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Family Health Assessment A family health assessment is an important tool in formulating a health care plan for a family. This paper will discuss the nurse’s role in family assessment and how this task is performed. A nurse has an important role in health promotion. To perform these tasks the author has chosen a nuclear family. By the use of family focused open ended questions, 11 functional health patterns were covered. This principle is known as the Gordon’s functional health patterns.
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FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Laisa Johny Grand Canyon University: Family Centered Health Promotion NRS 429V February 17, 2012 Family Health Assessment Family health assessment is an important tool and crucial to understand family problems, developing plan of care and provision of care according to their needs. Nurses have an important role in health promotion. “Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns are the foundation for the nursing diagnosis and health promotion
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Family Health Assessment A family health assessment is an important tool in formulating a health care plan for a family. This paper will discuss the nurse’s role in family assessment and how this task is performed. A nurse has an important role in health promotion. To perform these tasks the author has chosen a nuclear family. By the use of family focused open ended questions, 11 functional health patterns were covered. This principle is known as the Gordon’s functional health patterns.
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Promoting health in secondary schools Ruth Joyce Marilyn Toft and Eric Winstone The authors Ruth Joyce is County Adviser in Drugs and Health Education, Cambridge County Council, Cambridge, UK. Marilyn Toft is Training Co-ordinator at Lewisham Education Authority, Lewisham, UK. Eric Winstone is Deputy Principal of Sir Harry Smith Community College, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK. Abstract Describes the Promoting Health in Secondary Schools project, which was commissioned by the Health Education
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concepts. The fast food industry is growing at an annual rate of 3 percent, while the fresh juice and smoothie sector is growing at an annual rate estimated at 30 percent. Jamba Juice offer customers a healthy, quick service food concept ideal for health conscious customers. Jamba Juice is a chain of specialty restaurants. As the name suggests, Jamba Juice is retailer that sells a variety of different types of juice drinks and smoothies. JJ's goal is to provide customers with a healthy alternative
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