Assessing, Planning, Implementing and Evaluating a Health Promotion Activity 1
Assessing, Planning, Implementing and Evaluating a Health Promotion Activity
The following assignment will discuss the health forum stall the student nurses completed on “The benefits of walking and exercise” within the university, by identifying the health needs and target group from UK epidemiology and demography statistics. Finally the assignment will evaluate the health forum stall’s effectiveness in completing the aims and objectives by using the Process, Impact and Outcome evaluation tool (Ewles & Simnett, 2003).
ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH NEED
Health promotion is a process, which encourages individuals to increase their knowledge through information and individual choice to recognize and improve their health (WHO, 1986).
The benefits of walking and exercising are vast and can help alleviate, reverse or ward off many health issues. NHS Choices (2011) suggests that people who participate in regular activity are at a lower risk of many chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and some cancers. Research has also shown that physical activity can heighten energy levels and people could show a decline in stress as well as reduce the risk of depression and dementia (NHS Choices, 2011). Yet, only 37% of men and 24% of women currently meet minimal recommendations for activity at an adult age (Choosing Activity, 2005) .The Office of National Statistics (2011) estimated the UK population at 62.3m in mid 2010 and Cardiovascular disease, Heart disease and Strokes were the most common cause of death at 32% and cancers accounted for 29% of deaths.
The group is aware that the advice and guidance should start as early as possible through reading government recommendations and this would ideally be in childhood. However as adult nurses the group decided to concentrate on UK resident adults aged 16 plus as the target group with the rationale being: The health benefits of walking & exercise have advantages for any age, gender or physical
The following assignment will discuss the health forum stall the student nurses completed on “The benefits of walking and exercise” within the university, by identifying the health needs and target group from UK epidemiology and demography statistics. Finally the assignment will evaluate the health forum stall’s effectiveness in completing the aims and objectives by using the Process, Impact and Outcome evaluation tool (Ewles & Simnett, 2003).
ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH NEED
Health promotion is a process, which encourages individuals to increase their knowledge through information and individual choice to recognize and improve their health (WHO, 1986).
The benefits of walking and exercising are vast and can help alleviate, reverse or ward off many health issues. NHS Choices (2011) suggests that people who participate in regular activity are at a lower risk of many chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and some cancers. Research has also shown that physical activity can heighten energy levels and people could show a decline in stress as well as reduce the risk of depression and dementia (NHS Choices, 2011). Yet, only 37% of men and 24% of women currently meet minimal recommendations for activity at an adult age (Choosing Activity, 2005) .The Office of National Statistics (2011) estimated the UK population at 62.3m in mid 2010 and Cardiovascular disease, Heart disease and Strokes were the most common cause of death at 32% and cancers accounted for 29% of deaths.
The group is aware that the advice and guidance should start as early as possible through reading government recommendations and this would ideally be in childhood. However as adult nurses the group decided to concentrate on UK resident adults aged 16 plus as the target group with the rationale being: The health benefits of walking & exercise have advantages for any age, gender or physical
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