Health Promotion In The Healthcare System
Review of Literature
December 1, 2013
Health promotion is an important part in the healthcare system. Health promotion involves keeping the public aware of current health issues that are of concern and are at a high. Health promotion does involve education but that is just the beginning to what we are trying to achieve. McManus (2013) defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health”. Not only are we trying to educate people but we ultimately want to get people to want to change and be aware of their health. Nearly forty percent of all deaths in the United States are due to behavioral causes and this is why health promotion is so important …show more content…
In some way something is constantly changing or we have gathered new information or data that results in better patient outcomes. Right now nurse’s main focus is on the ill that are in need of care. “Imagine a world where nurses focus on promoting health rather than managing illness and where success is measured in terms of healthy populations rather than disease states” (At Work, 2006). Although this is taught throughout our nursing education and is a big role in our nursing career it is sadly not the focus of many nurses care. New nursing models are starting to focus more on keeping the population healthy rather than getting caught up in managing diseases and treating illnesses leaving hardly any time for primary prevention. Like what was said before we need to focus on fixing the core of the problem rather than individually treating each case that arises. We have endless resources at our fingertips in this day and age and “this energy can be channeled into the development of health promotion strategies that nurses can use with people in all settings to create a healthier tomorrow” (At Work, …show more content…
Too Much Treatment, too early after whiplash injury delays recovery. 43. Retrieved from http://www.iwh.on.ca/system/files/at-work/at_work_43.pdf
Chiverton, P. A., Votava, K. C., & Tortoretti, D. M. (2009). The future role of nursing in health promotion. American Journal Of Health Promotion, 18(2), 192-194.
Dregan, A., van Staa, T., McDermott, L., McCann, G., Ashworth, M., Charlton, J., & ... Gulliford, M. (2012). Cluster randomized trial in the general practice research database: 2. Secondary prevention after first stroke (eCRT study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13181. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-181
McManus, A. (2013). Health promotion innovation in primary health care. Australasian Medical Journal, 6(1), 15-18. doi:10.4066/AMJ.2013.1578
Olsen, L., Saunders, R., Yong, P. L., National Academies Press, (. (U.S.), & Institute of Medicine, (U.S.). (2010). The Healthcare Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes: Workshop Series Summary. Washington, D.C.: National Academies
December 1, 2013
Health promotion is an important part in the healthcare system. Health promotion involves keeping the public aware of current health issues that are of concern and are at a high. Health promotion does involve education but that is just the beginning to what we are trying to achieve. McManus (2013) defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health”. Not only are we trying to educate people but we ultimately want to get people to want to change and be aware of their health. Nearly forty percent of all deaths in the United States are due to behavioral causes and this is why health promotion is so important …show more content…
In some way something is constantly changing or we have gathered new information or data that results in better patient outcomes. Right now nurse’s main focus is on the ill that are in need of care. “Imagine a world where nurses focus on promoting health rather than managing illness and where success is measured in terms of healthy populations rather than disease states” (At Work, 2006). Although this is taught throughout our nursing education and is a big role in our nursing career it is sadly not the focus of many nurses care. New nursing models are starting to focus more on keeping the population healthy rather than getting caught up in managing diseases and treating illnesses leaving hardly any time for primary prevention. Like what was said before we need to focus on fixing the core of the problem rather than individually treating each case that arises. We have endless resources at our fingertips in this day and age and “this energy can be channeled into the development of health promotion strategies that nurses can use with people in all settings to create a healthier tomorrow” (At Work, …show more content…
Too Much Treatment, too early after whiplash injury delays recovery. 43. Retrieved from http://www.iwh.on.ca/system/files/at-work/at_work_43.pdf
Chiverton, P. A., Votava, K. C., & Tortoretti, D. M. (2009). The future role of nursing in health promotion. American Journal Of Health Promotion, 18(2), 192-194.
Dregan, A., van Staa, T., McDermott, L., McCann, G., Ashworth, M., Charlton, J., & ... Gulliford, M. (2012). Cluster randomized trial in the general practice research database: 2. Secondary prevention after first stroke (eCRT study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13181. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-181
McManus, A. (2013). Health promotion innovation in primary health care. Australasian Medical Journal, 6(1), 15-18. doi:10.4066/AMJ.2013.1578
Olsen, L., Saunders, R., Yong, P. L., National Academies Press, (. (U.S.), & Institute of Medicine, (U.S.). (2010). The Healthcare Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes: Workshop Series Summary. Washington, D.C.: National Academies