Health Promotion Report
As part of our Health Promotion module, my classmates and I were placed into three groups. Each group was given a class to work with from the local Cornamaddy National School, with whom they would have to teach a topic related to the area of nutrition which was suited to the class’ age group. My group were allocated 5th class from the school, and we began brainstorming ideas immediately. We felt a topic such as the food pyramid may be too easy for this age group, as they may have touched upon it already and we wanted to provide them with new information. The final topic we decided on was Vitamin D and Calcium, and how they work together to provide us with healthy, strong bones and teeth. We felt this was extremely relevant
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The objective of this initiative was to provide children with sufficient guidance in order for them to act as agents of health-promoting changes. A programme known as Shape Up was set up and tested in a school in Maastricht, The Netherlands by the Regional Institute of Health. This school was selected as it was considered to be a community school in a priority area where childhood obesity needed to be promoted, it was also located in a relatively disadvantaged area, which was considered to be relevant for the Shape Up approach. The school already had an existing healthy eating policy stating that snacks should be healthy, however Shape Up wanted to challenge children to discuss these kind of policies and to voice their opinions. In total there were 212 pupils in the school taking part, alongside 22 staff members including non-teaching staff members. There were two main projects activities which took place during the Shape Up programme which involved the whole school, the first being to map different issues of health and well-being at the school, and for the pupils to then brainstorm how these issues can be resolved. A survey was created by some of the teachers and was administrated to the students aged eleven to fourteen, the results of this survey would provide talking points for each individual class group to discuss. Each class then made a presentation on what they believed were the most important issues that needed to be resolved, and three of these ideas were selected for the whole school to work on; 1. The creation of a healthy lunch for school, not just focused on snacks, 2. The creation of a community playground close to the school, and 3. The improvement of road safety in the area surrounding the school. Student representatives were then selected to speak about the initiative to improve road safety and to
Often in practice, we as nurses deal with a variety of diseases and treatments and often have to react to the illness that the patient presents with upon our interaction. While this is an essential piece of our practice, we also have a duty to our patients to be proactive in preventing specific health-related consequences based on their risk factors and to promote their health and well being. Health promotion as it relates to nursing is about us empowering our patients to increase their control over their lives and well beings and includes: focusing on their health not just illness, empowering our patients, recognizing that health involves many dimensions and is also effected by factors outside of their control (Whitehead et al. 2008)..
From Kindergarten to 12th grade, children spend most of their time at school. School, what we adults think, is supposed to be the teachers of our children while we are at work. They feed them lunch, and possibly breakfast, five days out the week, keep them active, and teach them all about their body and health in health class. But, are they really taking care of them enough? Some schools fail to serve healthy foods, teach health class, or even provide enough time to be physically active. One in three kids are obese, that is reason enough to care about these children’s lives at school. Schools are one of the reasons that the younger generation has a fast growing obese rate.
D.P. receives an abundance of support in her life. She finds most of her motivation from her family because family means the world to her. The members in her family will encourage her to do her best along with attending diabetic information groups. She finds the support and motivation from her family to be a great way to help deal with her diabetes. Other family members who have diabetes or know someone else with diabetes helps her realize that this is not necessarily an ending of freedom or her life. The health care professionals also have an impact on D.P.’s motivational level as they give her options and techniques to improve her ways of living in order to cope with diabetes. Fox and Chesla (2008) see the positive inspirational outcome a
...). A future research idea piggybacks on this program by encouraging an initiation of state and/or national legislation, specifically for change moving towards healthier school nutrition and additional school nutrition education. This legislation would also mandate increases in the amount of time children are allowed for physical activity in their school day as a lack of physical activity is a huge risk factor for overweight and obesity. Another thought is to designate a school health coordinator who will be responsible for maintaining and continuing the positive work that this study began. Utilizing the success of this program and others like it in this regards will lead to action on all levels of the social ecological framework. Ultimately, a multilevel examination of determinants and interventions needs to be aimed at preventing child overweight and obesity.
In the previous chapters I discussed the problem of the lack of healthy eating promotion programs in schools are leaving parents and students uneducated about how to purchase healthy items which is leading to childhood obesity. I also discussed how the problem is being addressed, as well as the theory of social constructionism. In this chapter, I will discuss the specific methodology I plan to use and the three different types of data collection I plan to employ to carry out my study. This study will use a qualitative approach to study and address the issue of the lack of healthy eating promotion in schools. The three types of data collection I plan to use are: direct observation, focus groups and a questionnaire. These methods will be clarified later in this chapter.
The purpose of the scholarly paper part two is to demonstrate the completion of the evidence-based homeless health promotion project; it is specific to the population living in Miami, Florida. Part two of the project presents evidence-based interventions to address measurable and unfavorable health outcomes associated with risk factors that were identified in part one of the project. Also, health promotion project evaluation will be provided.
Childhood obesity has been on the rise in the last couple of years. In the 1970’s childhood obesity was never a concern to the public until the number increased over the years. An alarming rate of 31% of all adults have been obese since they were children and the rates of childhood obesity don’t fall too behind with an 18% of children being obese. That makes almost half of obese adults and children. A child that is obese has a 70-80% higher chance of staying obese even through their adulthood if no action is taken. Childhood obesity is not something children are in control of, these children suffer from different outcomes since they can’t look after themselves and heavily rely on someone to aid them when they need it. These numbers can be drastically altered in a positive way by educating both children and parents about healthy, nutritious foods to consume, supplying schools with better lunch and healthier vending machines with healthy choices and promoting after school activities to keep children active and away from electronics.
Not ever before has health promotion been more vital than it is today. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. It travels beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a widespread range of social and environmental interventions. Health promotion is the fundamental center of nursing practice and research. Nursing activities frequently involve assessment of individuals, families and communities and planning, implementing, and evaluating intervention programs. In the healthcare setting nurses use a technique known as evidence-based practicing. This helps the nurse understand through facts what should be done and exactly how it should be done when it comes to promoting
For the program to develop there must be an increase in the number of conformities. Carrying out promotional campaigns is a strategy that will ensure that the specific segments such as the older adults understand the benefits of the program (Choi & Majumdar, 2014). The development in filed will also depend on the rate of sharing correct and updated information at both the local and international scales. The rollout of the CDPC interventions has faced challenges of funding and adaptation, in addition to pressure for the stakeholders.
The first Nursing Diagnoses is Population Health Promotion. The population expresses a concern, thus they become motivated and want to increase their well-being with an overall desire to maxmimize human health potential. This is evidenced by a willingness to engage in specific health behaviors, that can be used in any healthy condition. Health promotion ideas and behaviors may exist in a single person, a family, or community.
2011). Based on the 2014-2015 National Healthy Survey, 27.4% of Australian children aged between 5 and 17 were overweight or obese, which was a slight increase of 1.7% since 2011-2012 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2015). According to the World Health Organisation (20, intervention during the early years of child development has the capacity to reduce health inequalities. School and education play a vital role in improving and supporting a child’s health and well being by promoting healthy lifestyle choices and communicating the many risks and consequences of unhealthy behaviours through programs and resources (OECD, 2016). An example of a program is ‘Crunch and Sip’ which addresses healthy eating habits and encourages children to ‘refuel’ and ‘rehydrate’ on fruit, vegetables and water throughout the school day (Crunch and Sip, 2017).
Health promotion is the process of improving health status of a person and prevention of disease by enabling the person to take control of their health. It is not just the absence of disease (Maben, & Clark, 1995). Health promotion is commonly used term in health care world, and in current society the promotion of health has greater significance, especially with the rise in consumerism. Health promotion is a vital concept for nursing, symbolizing notions that nursing is related today. Nurses are being urged to take a health promotion role, and are deemed by others as an ideal role for them. It is therefore crucial that nurses cognize the meaning of health promotion and also what is expected from them by undertaking this
In addition, the children body mass decreased significantly. This positive decrease in body mass than decreases the risk of having medical conditions such as Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, arthritis and cancer. This program also demonstrated that children instantly started to eat less cheese, pastry, desserts, starchy food and dairy. The children were more engaged in making healthier choices such as fruits and vegetables. The engagement of programs in Canada is a good momentum to apply restrictions on the kind of food being served in public schools cafeterias throughout
Childhood obesity is a health problem that is becoming increasingly prevalent in society’s youth. For a number of years, children across the nation have become accustomed to occasionally participating in physical activities and regularly snacking on sugary treats. In result of these tendencies, approximately one third of American children are currently overweight or obese (Goodwin). These grim statistics effectively represent all the lack of adult interference, in regards to health, has done to the youth of America. The habits of over consuming foods and under participating in physical activities are all too common in the children of today. Children cannot solve this issue alone, though. These young people need to essentially be given the opportunities to make positive health decisions and learn about good, nutritional values.
I want to investigate how schools and parents can work together to support healthy eating for young children. Many schools already have healthy eating initiatives in place, however, there is still a high percentage of children with obesity. I firmly believe that if schools and parents have a close partnership in promoting healthy eating young children will have consistency both in the school and home environment. Healthy eating is an area that I feel passionate about due to the effects poor nutrition can have on the child both in the short term and in the long term. During my second school placement, I witnessed a healthy eating initiative that was extremely successful both with the staff and the students. This has influenced my enthusiasm to promote healthy eating in the early years by including parents in order to combat the serious issue of childhood