Health Game Plan
Developing a Game Plan to Improve the Health of Society
Health promotion is interpreted by the World Health Organization as “…the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” Promotion of health involves three distinct levels. “While the levels of prevention are related to the natural history of disease, they can be used to prevent disease and provide nurses with starting points in making effective, positive changes in the health status of the persons for whom they provide care”
Nursing Responsibility
With more than 3 million nurses in practice in the United States, this …show more content…
In the implementation process of health promotion the nursing profession will play a vital role; educating the public. “In addition, health promotion by nurses can lead to many positive health outcomes including adherence, quality of life, patients’ knowledge of their illness and self management.” (Kemppainen, et al., 2013, p. 1) Studies have concluded that when health promotion is began at the elementary education level there is a increase in healthier choices related to food and safety. One can infer that in order to successfully promote healthy habits and behaviors we must start this processes as early as possible with all …show more content…
The nurse will focus on improved outcomes, achievement of goals such as enhanced quality of life, restoration of highest level of function while decreasing risk of complication. “Skill-related competence also includes the ability to support behavioural changes in the patients and the skill to repond to patients’ attitudes and beliefs” (Kemppainen, et al., 2013,p. 8) Nurse researchers, policy makers, and clinical providers all will be vital in the tertiary level of health promotion. A multidiciplinary approach is necessary at this level.
“Moreover, basic and advanced public health nursing practice roles, which emphasize inter-professional collaboration, community participatory strategies, and the importance of local knowledge to address community health problems, will continue to contribute to improved community and population outcomes.” (Kulbok et al., 2012, p.
Health promotion is interpreted by the World Health Organization as “…the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” Promotion of health involves three distinct levels. “While the levels of prevention are related to the natural history of disease, they can be used to prevent disease and provide nurses with starting points in making effective, positive changes in the health status of the persons for whom they provide care”
Nursing Responsibility
With more than 3 million nurses in practice in the United States, this …show more content…
In the implementation process of health promotion the nursing profession will play a vital role; educating the public. “In addition, health promotion by nurses can lead to many positive health outcomes including adherence, quality of life, patients’ knowledge of their illness and self management.” (Kemppainen, et al., 2013, p. 1) Studies have concluded that when health promotion is began at the elementary education level there is a increase in healthier choices related to food and safety. One can infer that in order to successfully promote healthy habits and behaviors we must start this processes as early as possible with all …show more content…
The nurse will focus on improved outcomes, achievement of goals such as enhanced quality of life, restoration of highest level of function while decreasing risk of complication. “Skill-related competence also includes the ability to support behavioural changes in the patients and the skill to repond to patients’ attitudes and beliefs” (Kemppainen, et al., 2013,p. 8) Nurse researchers, policy makers, and clinical providers all will be vital in the tertiary level of health promotion. A multidiciplinary approach is necessary at this level.
“Moreover, basic and advanced public health nursing practice roles, which emphasize inter-professional collaboration, community participatory strategies, and the importance of local knowledge to address community health problems, will continue to contribute to improved community and population outcomes.” (Kulbok et al., 2012, p.