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    Literature Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Review of Literature Healthcare promotion is defined as being the process of enabling people to increase control over; and to improve‚ their health.(www.who.int/topics/health_promtion/en/) Healthcare promotion has changed over the years due to communities and the general public becoming more educated and aware of how diet‚ exercise and how one lives their lifestyle impact their future. People now are becoming more aware of how obesity and smoking

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    proven to change the behavior of teenagers. Effectiveness of Sexual Health Promotion in Adolescents McLaughlin‚ L. ( ). Effectiveness of Sexual Health Promotion in Adolescents. Journal of Nursing. Retrieved from http://rnjournal.com/journal-of-nursing/effectiveness-of-sexual-health-promotion-in-adolescents This article discusses the importance of sexual health and behavior in adolescents. Research indicates that promoting health has positively influenced the reduction in sexual activity among

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    Introduction Health promotion is an important aspect of primary health care as it focuses not only on individual health‚ but on the social and structural determinants of health which can be used to enable individuals to take control of their personal health (World Health Organization [WHO]‚ 2016a; McMurray & Clendon‚ 2015). The Ottawa Charter of Health (OCH) is an important part of community and global health promotion and comprises five strategies: building healthy public policies‚ creating supportive

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    Men ’s health and well being is one of the contemporary issues amongst health care providers. There is an increasing number of people involving general practitioners‚ nurses‚ community health workers‚ psychologists‚ social workers‚ men ’s focus groups and members of the general community who are questioning and attending to issues related to the health and well being of men. There is a growing concern of a well known fact that health outcomes of men are generally poorer than that of women‚ which

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    theory that I choose and it is my job to explain to the audience how my theory applies to my change project and what expected changes we can expects if it is applied to the change project. Fundamental Concepts The nursing theory that I will be using is the Health Promotion Model‚ the health promotion model was created by Nola J. Pender. This model basically defines health as a positive dynamic state rather than simply the absence of disease. The model is directed towards bettering the patient and caring

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    1. The term health promotion is defined as: a planned action to help others improve their health. It involves political‚ educational‚ environmental‚ actions that support individuals‚ groups‚ and communities. The overall goal of health promoters is to improve the quality of life for everyone. They believe that quality of life and health status are linked‚ and if health status improves quality of life improves as well. Health promotion first started in the late 19th century to help prevent deaths

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    When speaking of cardiac disease there are many risk factors‚ Some of the factors are genetic‚ but there are several that are able to be controlled. Some of the major controllable risk factors would include your activity level as well as your weight. After that diet choices including high grain and low fat will make a big difference in your life. Also foods high in saturated fat that can raise your cholesterol should be avoided. Hypertension is another risk factor that can be controlled and

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    Human Health and Disease   What is health? ‘The state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being’ To sustain a healthy lifestyle person needs:   •A balanced and varied diet   Take exercise   Proper shelter    Enough sleep Good hygiene will reduce the likelihood of infection What is disease?   Disease is a disorder or malfunction of the mind or body‚ which leads to a departure from good health. Can be a disorder of a specific tissue or organ due to a single cause. E.g. malaria. May

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    Health Promotion Paper Decreasing Childhood Obesity Advanced Practice in Health Promotion and Risk Reduction: NURSM-639 April 5‚ 2013 Decreasing Childhood Obesity a the Sumter Family Health Introduction The goals of Healthy People 2010 are to increase quality and years of optimal health‚ along with eradicating disparities. One area of major concern is the alarming epidemic of obesity in children. These children will have lifelong complications if this issue is not addressed

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    of Health Professions‚ there are “2‚100 rural underserved areas in the United States” (Health Resources & Services Administration‚ 2001) with roughly “20% of the U.S. population residing in a primary medical care Health Professional Shortage Area.” (Health Resources & Services Administration‚ 2007) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that Americans who reside in rural areas are more likely to: • “Be older‚ to describe their health as poor or fair‚ and to lack private health insurance

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