Review of Literature
Review of Literature
Nancy D. Guerrero
Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion
March 31, 2013
Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization 's (WHO) 2005 as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.” Health Promotion is focused on bringing awareness to the public in order to prevent an increase in disease. Health promotion can also give the individual the tools and teaching needed to live a healthier life style, therefore optimizing their level of health and decrease the incidence of disease. Health promotion is essential in the community, in schools and in the workplace. It brings very important information to the public, and sometimes lifesaving .interventions to certain individual. There are also other benefits to health promotion such as reducing health care costs. Individuals who choose healthier alternatives lower their chances of disease, which in turn can lower their health care costs. This is also beneficial in the work place, where employers can lower costs of health insurance. The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to not only providing patient teaching on their particular disease process, but to also be that frontline educator on preventive health practices to remain healthy. It is also important that health promotion be given at the bedside. As Nurses we are not just a care giver to our patients, we also play the role of advocate. Advocacy is a key component in health promotion and as nurses it is our responsibility to incorporate health promotion into our practice in order to continue to be that advocate for the patient. Another way that nurses contribute to health promotion is by being involved in the research, and the planning part of health promotion. Nurses are armed with the knowledge base needed to become an important factor in health promotion research, implementation and evaluation.
Nancy D. Guerrero
Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion
March 31, 2013
Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization 's (WHO) 2005 as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.” Health Promotion is focused on bringing awareness to the public in order to prevent an increase in disease. Health promotion can also give the individual the tools and teaching needed to live a healthier life style, therefore optimizing their level of health and decrease the incidence of disease. Health promotion is essential in the community, in schools and in the workplace. It brings very important information to the public, and sometimes lifesaving .interventions to certain individual. There are also other benefits to health promotion such as reducing health care costs. Individuals who choose healthier alternatives lower their chances of disease, which in turn can lower their health care costs. This is also beneficial in the work place, where employers can lower costs of health insurance. The purpose of health promotion in nursing practice is to not only providing patient teaching on their particular disease process, but to also be that frontline educator on preventive health practices to remain healthy. It is also important that health promotion be given at the bedside. As Nurses we are not just a care giver to our patients, we also play the role of advocate. Advocacy is a key component in health promotion and as nurses it is our responsibility to incorporate health promotion into our practice in order to continue to be that advocate for the patient. Another way that nurses contribute to health promotion is by being involved in the research, and the planning part of health promotion. Nurses are armed with the knowledge base needed to become an important factor in health promotion research, implementation and evaluation.
References: 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ 2. World Health Organization: WHO. www.who.int/ 3. Health Promotion Journal of Australia Aug2010, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p86 6p. 4. Health promotion and ill-health prevention: the role of general practice. Quality In Primary Care [Qual Prim Care] 2011; Vol. 19 (5), pp. 317-23. 5. The influence of social determinants on the use of prevention and health promotion services: Results of a systematic literature review. GMS Psycho-Social-Medicine, Vol 9, Oct 25, 2012. ArtID Doc07.