Health Promotion
The ten leading health indicators, as listed on the Healthy People 2010 website, "were selected on the basis of their ability to motivate action, the availability of data to measure progress, and their importance as public health issues." They include: Physical Activity; Overweight and Obesity; Tobacco Use; Substance Abuse; Responsible Sexual Behavior; Mental Health; Injury and Violence; Environmental Quality; Immunization; and Access to Health Care ("hat Are the Leading Health Indicators?"). Almost all of the ten leading health indicators can be controlled by the individual. The first three listed: Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity, and Tobacco Use, especially remain in control of the average American and therefore, information on how to prevent disease and maintain health can be extremely helpful.

For example, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) offers strong and viable advice on physical activity as a means to promote optimal health. According to the CDC website, "Regular physical…...

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Works Cited

'Overweight and Obesity: A Vision for the Future." United States Department of Health and Human Services. <  http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_vision.htm >.

"Physical Activity and Health." Center for Disease Control. <  http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm >.

"Tobacco Use and Periodontal Disease." American Academy of Periodontology. <  http://www.perio.org/consumer/smoking.htm >.

"What Are the Leading Health Indicators?" Healthy People 2010. <  http://www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/lhiwhat.htm >

Health Promotion
While some health problems and diseases are congenital, health is largely a matter of common sense and lifestyle habits. Therefore, any community health program must include means by which citizens can make healthy lifestyle choices. Choices must be affordable, accessible, and convenient. For example, the community should have free sports facilities that appeal to a wide range of people. For example, skateboard parks should be installed for young people, and shuffleboard facilities for the older population. Basketball courts, tennis courts, and other facilities that encourage free usage would also be helpful. Moreover, people in the community should be encouraged to walk more often, so sidewalks should be maintained and stores should be located within walking distance to people's homes. Bicycle lanes and paths would encourage bicycling over driving. Also, walking and bicycle riding would be encouraged if the neighborhood is kept attractive, by planning more trees and flowers. Increasing…...

Health Promotion
The advance practice nurse is a professional healer that deals with many people on a daily basis. Coworkers, administrators, patients and their families all interact with the nurse throughout the working hours, and the relationships that are built form the basic structure that supports the nurse's career and very much determines the degree of success that will be achieved. The people with whom the nurse will interact come from many walks of life; the nurse will be exposed to people of many different races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, social statuses, political opinions, and physical appearances. In order for the nurse to have healthy relationships with those around him or her, it is vital to be culturally accepting and understanding of anyone that might be a part of his or her professional relationships. President John F. Kennedy once said, "Let us not be blind to our differences -…...

Health Promotion:
American HIV Prevention in an Era of False Security - an Investigative Study

AIDS is one of the most dangerous diseases to affect humankind. AIDS awareness is best-funded and best-taught in the United States of America. This realization is especially apparent when HIV rates are examined in African countries and some Asian countries such as India. Education levels about sexually transmitted diseases in general - and funding for prevention and treatment programs - are very low in many foreign countries.

Americans, on the other hand, have been very fortunate to enjoy a high level of free and public education and impressive levels of funding for prevention and treatment programs. Almost every urban center in America has clinics that offer free HIV testing and counseling. This awareness and general academic and emotional acceptance of AIDS has, during the last two decades, fought hard against the spreading of the disease. The entire gamut…...

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HealthyCulture.com:

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CDPC.com:  http://www.cdpc.com/5northam.htm 

HIVPositive.com:  http://www.hivpositive.com/index.html

Health Promotion
'Health' is one of the most desired assets since it is a well-acknowledged fact that only a healthy person can enjoy the various beauties and bounties of this world. But for a person to stay healthy, it is not only the medical illnesses that he needs to avoid but also passivity and a lethargic lifestyle. An inactive life is just as bad as a life with some chronic medical illness since it breeds boredom, obesity, frustration, stress and leads to a poorer self-image. An active person on the other hand is more likely to enjoy life to the fullest. For this reason, exercise must be part of our daily routine.

However though health is desired and benefits of exercise are well-known, still many people find it difficult to adhere to a work-out regimen or some form of daily exercise. Most people complain of lack of motivation and others feel something…...

Health Promotion:
The three levels of prevention in health promotion in nursing practice are primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. The process of prevention in nursing practice is made up of preventing diseases, curing them, and restricting their progression. These three levels of prevention work towards health promotion, which is described as the combination of academic and environmental support for living conditions and actions that contribute to the well-being of an individual and the community. The main goal of health promotion is to allow people to make informed decisions about their behaviors and actions in relation to health and well-being. As previously mentioned, health promotion is achieved through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Primary prevention deals with specific protection while secondary prevention involves early diagnosis, treatment, and restricting illness and tertiary prevention focuses on restoration and rehabilitation.

eview and Comparison of Articles:

As an important aspect in nursing practice, health promotion prevention has been…...

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Lawrence, M., Kerr, S., Watson, H., Jackson, J., & Brownlee, M. (2009). A Summary of the Guidance Relating to Four Lifestyle Risk Factors for Recurrent Stroke. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 5(10), 471-476.

Peckham, S., Hann, A. & Boyce, T. (2011). Health Promotion and Ill-health Prevention: The

Role of General Practice. Quality in Primary Care, 19, 317-323.

Perry et al. (2010, December). Addressing Mental Health Promotion in Chronic Disease

Health Promotion and Nursing Practice
During the last three decades the concept of health promotion has emerged from within the overall field of nursing, presenting a proactive method through which health care workers can empower their patients to prevent disease and maintain optimal health. While scholars, medical researchers, and professional nurses have all classified the practice of health promotion in varying terms throughout the years, the consensus definition of the term was provided by the World Health Organization's Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World, which stated that "health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health" (2005). Health promotion programs have since become a fundamental aspect of nursing practice, because modern nurses are expected to exceed the previous standard of evaluation and treatment by becoming actively partnering with their patients to assure positive health outcomes…...

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References

Barnes, J. (2009), Health promotion in sexual health: Different theories and models of health promotion. Nursing Times, 105: 13. Retrieved from   practice/clinical-zones/sexual-health/health-promotion-in-sexual-health-1-different- theories-and-models-of-health-promotion/5001125.articlehttp://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing -

McElligott, D., Capitulo, K.L., Morris, D.L., Click, E.R. (2008), The effect of a holistic program on health-promoting behaviors in hospital registered nurses. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 20:10 1-9. Retrieved from  http://fpb.case.edu/News/Docs/ClickMorris_HolisticNursing2010.pdf 

Whitehead, D., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, J., Sun, Z. And Xie, C. (2008), Health promotion and health education practice: nurses' perceptions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 61: 181- 187. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04479.x

Finally, the transtheoretical model proposes five stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation for action, action, and maintenance. These five stages illustrate health behavior. The transtheoretical model can be viewed more as an outcome of health promotion rather than a theory underlying health promotion strategies. However, the theoretical model can inform best practices in health promotion by nurses who work directly with clients. The theory helps health care workers evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion programs.

While each of these four theories should ultimately be integrated and synthesized into a model for health promotion, I will focus on the Health Belief Model and the Motivational Interviewing Model to demonstrate direct, specific ways nurses can contribute to health promotion in their practices.

Integration of Theory with Nursing Practice

The Health Belief Model shows why individuals make the health-related choices they do. For example, young people are far less likely to perceive the long-term threats from…...

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References

Center for Health Communications Research at the University of Michigan (2009). "Health Behavior Theories." Retrieved online:  http://chcr.umich.edu/how_we_do_it/health_theories/healththeories4/chcr_document_view 

"Health Literacy." (2010). Health Service Executive. Retrieved online:  http://www.healthpromotion.ie/health/health_literacy 

Health Promotion Agency (2009). What is health promotion? Retrieved online: http://www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk/Healthpromotion/Health/section2.htm

O'Donnell, M.P. (n.d.). Tobacco killed my little brother. American Journal of Health Promotion. Retrieved online:  http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/journal/en2010-11.htm

Christodolous et al. (2006) find that "children who reported less than 30 minutes of daily participation in physical activity demonstrated lower prevalence rates for overweight and obesity as well as superior fitness performance. The detrimental effect of the summer break on the progress of physical fitness was less in children who did participate in physical activity than in those who did not." (Christodolous et al., 199) This helps to suggest a secondary level of health promotion which uses crucial avenues for shared physical activeness as a way to court better heart health.
Here, health promotion is defined as the drive to gain participation for youths in activities which can serve as a measure of prevention against negative heart health indicators such as obesity, high blood pressure and sedentary lifestyle. The purpose of the promotion would be to increase direct participation in activities such as organization sport leagues, intramural leagues, recreational…...

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Works Cited:

Christodoulos, a.D.; Flouris, a.D. & Tokmakidis, B.P. (2006). Obesity and physical fitness of pre-adolescent children during the academic year and the summer period: effects of organized physical activity. Journal of Child Health Care, 10(3), 199-212.

 http://chc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/10/3/199 

Nies, M.A. & Partridge, T. (2006). Comparison of 3 Interventions to Increase Walking in Sedentary Women. American Journal of Health Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 339-352.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16787125

Health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance are related terms that all pertain to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) defines health promotion as "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." Promoting health involves marketing and publicizing information that can help individual consumers, communities, and organizations make decisions that reflect scientifically proven methods of creating health. For example, if scientists discover that smoking causes cancer, a public health organization can create public service announcements related to that finding. The public service announcements might include television advertisements as well as advertisements in newspapers and magazines. In addition to using marketing channels, a public health promotion program can include changing public policy to reflect public health and evidence-based practice. For instance, the banning of smoking in…...

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References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2011).

Cleveland Clinic (2011). Health maintenance guide for adults. Retrieved online:  http://my.clevelandclinic.org/Documents/Family_Health_Centers/adult-health-guidelines.pdf 

WHO (2011). Health promotion. Retrieved online:  http://www.who.int/topics/health_promotion/en/

Health Promotion
Minority health is one of the most critical components of public health promotion in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014), "some minorities experience a disproportionate burden of preventable disease, death, and disability," versus "non-minorities," meaning whites. Health promotion depends on ensuring equitable distribution of resources as a matter of social justice. While there are many diseases endemic to specific populations for genetic reasons, health disparity among different minority groups is more often than not related to socio-economic factors ranging from perceived accessibility of the health care system, the system being unable to meet the needs of cultural or linguistic diversity, and the impact of poverty on health outcomes. This paper will analyze the implications for health disparities in the United States by focusing on one of the largest ethnic contingencies in the United States, African-Americans.

Health Status of African-Americans

The leading causes of death…...

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References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Minority health. Retrieved online:  http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/index.html 

Dreeben, O. (2001). Health status of African-Americans. Journal of Social Health Policy 14(1), 1-17.

Henderson, K. (2014). Health promotion and the African-American community. Minority Nurse. Retrieved online:  http://www.minoritynurse.com/article/health-promotion-and-african-american-community

Health Promotion is one of the most challenging areas in today's nursing environment. Today, encouraging individuals to make personal changes in health promotion is often built on the concept of enabling individuals to improve their own health. Theorists like Dorothea Orem and Nola J. Pender have contributed greatly to our understanding of self-care and its impact on health promotion. Specifically, Orem's self-care theories outline the importance of understanding an individual's ability for self-care, their societal context, and the health of the individual in health promotion. Similarly, Pender's theories focus on how the relationship between individuals, their peer group and families, and health care professionals can impact health-promoting behaviors. Taken together, the theories of Orem and Pender have had a large impact on health promotion that focuses on the combined interaction of the individual's ability for self-care, nursing professionals, individual health, and a complex variety of social and cultural factors.
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Works Cited

NWT Department of Health and Social Services. Health Promotion Strategy: Health Promotion Defined. 04 March 2004. http://www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/Features/Initiatives/HPstrat/index.htm

Parissopoulos, S. And Kotzabassaki, S. 2004. Orem's Self-Care Theory, Transactional Analysis and the Management of Elderly Rehabilitation. ICUS NURS WEB J, Issue 17, January- March. 05 March 2004.  http://www.nursing.gr/OREM.pdf 

Pender, Nola. Assumptions and Theoretical Propositions of the Health Promotion Model (HPM). University of Michigan School of Nursing. 05 March 2004.  http://www.nursing.umich.edu/faculty/pender/HPM.pdf 

Pender, Nola J. MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HEALTH PROMOTION MODEL AND MY PROFESSIONAL WORK AND CAREER. University of Michigan School of Nursing. 05 March 2004.  http://www.nursing.umich.edu/faculty/pender/pender_questions.html

Health Promotion Intervention to raise awareness of the risk factors associated with binge drinking amongst Undergraduate Students at London Metropolitan University
The main aim of this health intervention is to lay emphasis on the fatal and harmful levels of binge drinking that is common among the student community of Undergraduates at the London Metropolitan University.

Moreover, this intervention shall work to increase the awareness of the risk factors pertaining to the normal health of the students, associated with binge drinking. We shall also use this intervention to highlight and then make use of the appropriate information so that campaigns on the promotion of health in individuals can be launched. One of the aims is also to intervene in order to prevent the future health risk and high level of harm so that injury and death rates can be reduced; of the injuries and deaths that are caused by acute intoxication. According to…...

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References

Bhullar, Naureen; Simons, Lori; Joshi, Khushbu; Amoroso, Kristen. 2012. The Relationship among Drinking Games, Binge Drinking and Gambling Activities in College Students. Academic journal article from Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, Vol. 56, No. 2.

Coleman, L. & Cater, S. 2005. Underage 'binge' drinking: A qualitative study into motivations and outcomes. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy.

Durkin, Keith F.; Wolfe, Timothy W. et al. 1999. Social Bond Theory and Binge Drinking among College Students: A Multivariate Analysis. College Student Journal, September 1999.

Gill, J. And O'May, F. 2007. How 'Sensible' is the UK Sensible drinking message? Factors which impact on levels of alcohol consumption among newly matriculated female university students.

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It is important to remember the role of weight loss in diabetes health promotion and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. A nurse must stress the need for caloric limitation, as well as merely monitoring blood sugar and consumption of high-sugar foods, as fat-dense, high calorie foods that contribute to obesity can be equally dangerous. (Dyson, 2004, p.1) This can be difficult when patients do not experience complications from their condition, but merely have diabetes as a silent presence in their lives. Nurses must provide support to making lifestyle changes, and accomodating cultural tastes and needs, as well understanding as psychological conflicts over conflicting media advice when ensuring that the secondary health promotion intervention is effective.

Article 3: Tertiary

Jensen, Gordon L. & Janet M. Friedman, Donna Henry K, Annalynn Skipper, et.al. (Jan/Feb 2003). "Noncompliance with body weight measurement in tertiary care teaching hospitals." JPEN: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Retrieved 11 Dec…...

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Works Cited

Feinstein, Alvan. (Jan 2005) "Does 'health promotion' really promote health? American

Journal of Economics and Sociology. Retrieved 11 Dec 2006 at  http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_1_64/ai_n13798793/pg_1 

Dyson, Pam. (Apr 2004) "Diet and diabetes -- the new recommendations." Journal of Diabetes Nursing. Retrieved 11 Dec 2006 at  http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MDR/is_4_8/ai_n6180372 

Jensen, Gordon L. & Janet M. Friedman, Donna Henry K, Annalynn Skipper, et.al. (Jan/Feb 2003). "Noncompliance with body weight measurement in tertiary care teaching hospitals." JPEN: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Retrieved 11 Dec 2006 at  http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3762/is_200301/ai_n9171099

The benefits of aerobic exercise include a strengthening of the respiratory muscles and heart, core muscle toning and increasing the body's number of red blood cells. Further, aerobic exercise improves the muscles' ability to use fats during exercise, thus burning fat.

However, some critics argue that the opposite is actually true and that in fact strength training anaerobic exercises are in fact more effective at reducing obesity. According to this line of research, aerobics does not increase the resting metabolic rate as much as some anaerobic exercise does, therefore being less effective at reducing obesity. However, on the other hand, aerobic exercise does allow for longer and more frequent activity that consumes more energy, otherwise known as fat. More so, the metabolic, or fat burning activity, of the individual is higher for an estimated several hours following the aerobic activity.

What can be taken away from this information is that the best…...

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Berman, Audrey. (2007): Fundamentals of Nursing. New York: Prentice Hall.

Gulanick, Meg. (2006): Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention. New York: Elsevier Health Sciences.

Jarvis, Carolyn. (2003): Physical Examination and Health Assessment. New York: Elsevier Health Sciences.

In your instructions, you want to know how to write a health promotion, including retrieving information, disseminating that information, and obstacles in the community. This type of project is often called a patient education or education assignment.  First, you want to start with finding reputable information about diabetes. There are a number of reputable health websites you can visit to get information about diabetes, but the easiest resource to access may be the American Diabetes Association.  It has comprehensive information about the disease as well as educational resources, lifestyle tips, and medical information.

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I. Introduction
A. Thesis Statement: Inequalities in mortality linked to common physical health problems are a pressing issue that requires urgent attention.
B. Background Information on Mortality and Common Physical Health Problems
C. Importance of Addressing Health Inequalities

II. Health Inequalities and Common Physical Health Problems
A. Social Determinants and Health Outcomes
1. Income and Poverty
2. Education and Literacy
3. Access to Healthcare Services
B. Impact of Health Inequalities on Mortality
1. Cardiovascular Disease
2. Cancer
3. Respiratory Disease
4. Diabetes

III. Understanding the Mechanisms of Health Inequalities
A. Socioeconomic Factors
1. Lack of Access to Healthy Food and Physical Activity
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1. The Ethical Imperative of Universal Healthcare

Explore the moral obligation to provide healthcare to all citizens, regardless of their financial status or social background.
Discuss the consequences of denying healthcare to vulnerable populations and the impact it has on society as a whole.
Examine the ethical principles that should guide the design and implementation of universal healthcare systems.

2. The Economic Benefits of Universal Healthcare

Analyze the potential economic advantages of universal healthcare, such as reduced healthcare costs, increased productivity, and reduced poverty.
Consider the impact of universal healthcare on businesses and the economy at large.
Evaluate the long-term economic....

The role of the advanced practice nurse in creating an informed citizenry that is empowered to advance wellbeing within individuals, families, and communities involves:

1. Education and Advocacy: Advanced practice nurses play a crucial role in educating individuals, families, and communities about health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care practices. They provide evidence-based information and resources to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their health.

2. Collaboration and Support: Advanced practice nurses work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, community organizations, and policymakers to address social determinants of health and promote health equity. They advocate for policies and programs that improve access to....