Community Profile
UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies, Adult
The Role of the Nurse in Improving Health and Wellbeing
(CCH1037-N-BJ1-2012)
Community Profile
Megan McCallion
J9238068
Word Count: 3,704
Thursday 24th January 2013
Contents page
Chapter One- Introduction........................................................................Page 3-4
Chapter Two – The Health Improvement Issue......................................Page 5-8
Chapter Three – Service Provision.........................................................Page 9-11
Chapter Four – The Role of the Nurse....................................................Page 12-13
Chapter Five – Summary/conclusion......................................................Page 14
References.................................................................................................Page 15-17
Appendix One – Formative PowerPoint slides......................................Page 18-21
Appendix 2 – Literature Search...............................................................Page 22
Chapter 1- Introduction
The purpose of this community profile is to highlight the nurse's role and responsibilities in relation to facilitating health and wellbeing across the health, wellness, illness and age continuum and how this is achieved in a local geographically determined community (which for the purposes of this assignment, will be the town of Middlesbrough). Whitehead (1992) defined health inequalities as “differences in health that are unnecessary, avoidable, unfair and unjust.” These health inequalities are rife in Middlesbrough and, in turn have a knock on effect on the life expectancy of people living in the town which is significantly lower for both men and women than the national average (Middlesbrough Health Profile 2012, DOH). Middlesbrough is also the 8th most deprived local authority area in England according to Middlesbrough Councils Index of Multiple Deprivation
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies, Adult
The Role of the Nurse in Improving Health and Wellbeing
(CCH1037-N-BJ1-2012)
Community Profile
Megan McCallion
J9238068
Word Count: 3,704
Thursday 24th January 2013
Contents page
Chapter One- Introduction........................................................................Page 3-4
Chapter Two – The Health Improvement Issue......................................Page 5-8
Chapter Three – Service Provision.........................................................Page 9-11
Chapter Four – The Role of the Nurse....................................................Page 12-13
Chapter Five – Summary/conclusion......................................................Page 14
References.................................................................................................Page 15-17
Appendix One – Formative PowerPoint slides......................................Page 18-21
Appendix 2 – Literature Search...............................................................Page 22
Chapter 1- Introduction
The purpose of this community profile is to highlight the nurse's role and responsibilities in relation to facilitating health and wellbeing across the health, wellness, illness and age continuum and how this is achieved in a local geographically determined community (which for the purposes of this assignment, will be the town of Middlesbrough). Whitehead (1992) defined health inequalities as “differences in health that are unnecessary, avoidable, unfair and unjust.” These health inequalities are rife in Middlesbrough and, in turn have a knock on effect on the life expectancy of people living in the town which is significantly lower for both men and women than the national average (Middlesbrough Health Profile 2012, DOH). Middlesbrough is also the 8th most deprived local authority area in England according to Middlesbrough Councils Index of Multiple Deprivation
References: Duaso, Maria J. Duncan, Debbie, 2012, Health impact of smoking and smoking cessation strategies: current evidence, British Journal of Community Nursing, pg 3 Green L.W Moore TJ, Furberg CD, Glenmullen J, Maltsberger JT, Singh S (2011) Suicidal Behaviour and Depression in Smoking Cessation Treatments. PLoS ONE 6 (11) Norton, L Tones K. (1997) Health education as empowerment. Debates and Dilemmas in Promoting Health, Macmillan/The Open University. Buckingham, p. 33–42.