Community Health Promotion

One common definition of health used by many health care providers would include the idea that health is being free from disease or being in a state of wholeness: mentally, physically and spiritually (Stamler, Yiu, & Dosani, 2015, p.135). As a community health nurse, it is crucially important to take note of the community strengths and weaknesses to have a full understanding of the needs within the community. Completing an assessment of health determinants gives the health care practitioner an overview of major influences on how we can approach health promotion and identify the specific factors that affect the individual, family and community (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tobacco and Hanson, 2015). The objective of this proposal is to identify how to support and strengthen the
Initial concerns for this community would include the identification of the health risks associated with smoking and secondhand smoke and dietary needs of the community. Secondary prevention concerns that would need to be address include therapeutic treatment of the signs and symptoms of respiratory infections, fatigue, and anemia. The tertiary level of health promotion would consist of returning this community to a positive health status through the use of dietary consults, improved access to healthy affordable foods and medical treatment for medical diagnosis. It is critical to review and assess the health determinants of this community to undertake appropriate interventions for this targeted population. Assessing the determinates of health that would need to be focused on would include income and social status, social support, social and physical environment, personal health practice and coping skills, health child development and health services (Public Health Agency of Canada,