Review of Literature
Running head: RIVIEW OF LITERATURE
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
SOON TAYLOR
GCU: NRS 429
JUNE 8, 2012
PROF. MELANIE ESCOBAR
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Introduction
We are facing the revolutionary era of shifting health concept and promoting health behavior through multi-influencing factors includes technological advancement and media. More people are aware of the benefits of physical fitness, good nutrition, stress management, and avoidance of health hazards such as smoking and are striving for the optimal health while this world becomes more inter-connected and inevitably each individual is influenced by health-environments of all individuals worldwide (Edelman, 2010).
Definition of Health Promotion
Americans are acutely aware of the importance of health promotion achieved by positive health behavior and attempt to improve the health status traditionally focused on reducing disease such as communicable disease. The change is affecting all levels; individuals, groups, community, institutions and government. Our challenge lies to improve access to the care and reduce cost of health services and to improve the quality of life to maintain optimum state of healthy life style for everyone which signifies for the new definition of health promotion.
Purpose of Health Promotion
The purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities to increase the span of healthy life for Americans, reduce health disparities among Americans, achieve access to preventive services for all Americans Health promotion improves quality life of all people and reduces premature deaths. By focusing on prevention, it reduces the costs of spending in medical treatment not only for individuals but ultimately for the state and the nation (University of Georgia, 2012). (UGA). Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
Health promotion never been more important than it is today and so as nurse’s role. However, the
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
SOON TAYLOR
GCU: NRS 429
JUNE 8, 2012
PROF. MELANIE ESCOBAR
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Introduction
We are facing the revolutionary era of shifting health concept and promoting health behavior through multi-influencing factors includes technological advancement and media. More people are aware of the benefits of physical fitness, good nutrition, stress management, and avoidance of health hazards such as smoking and are striving for the optimal health while this world becomes more inter-connected and inevitably each individual is influenced by health-environments of all individuals worldwide (Edelman, 2010).
Definition of Health Promotion
Americans are acutely aware of the importance of health promotion achieved by positive health behavior and attempt to improve the health status traditionally focused on reducing disease such as communicable disease. The change is affecting all levels; individuals, groups, community, institutions and government. Our challenge lies to improve access to the care and reduce cost of health services and to improve the quality of life to maintain optimum state of healthy life style for everyone which signifies for the new definition of health promotion.
Purpose of Health Promotion
The purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities to increase the span of healthy life for Americans, reduce health disparities among Americans, achieve access to preventive services for all Americans Health promotion improves quality life of all people and reduces premature deaths. By focusing on prevention, it reduces the costs of spending in medical treatment not only for individuals but ultimately for the state and the nation (University of Georgia, 2012). (UGA). Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
Health promotion never been more important than it is today and so as nurse’s role. However, the
References: Edelman, C. L. & Mandle, C. L. (2010). Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, (7th ed.) Hartford, J. (2009, March 1). The Role of the Nurse in Health Promotion Health News Canada’s health-care newspaper Retrieved June 8, 2012, from http://www.hospitalnews.com/the-role-of-the-nurse-in- -----health-promotion/ Models of Prevention Applied to Nursing Retrieved June 8, 2012, from http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/models _prevention.html - Cached Shipkovenska, E. & Lyubomirova, K. (2009) Preventive Health Care and Disease Prevention Retrieved June 8, 2012, from Health Promotion and Disease Prevention A Handbook University of Georgia (UGA). (2012).What is Health Promotion & Behavior? | Health Promotion and... Retrieved June 8, 2012, from http://www.publichealth.uga.edu/hpb/what-health-promotion-behavior - Victorian Government Health Information (2011, Jan Health Promotion in Action) Retrieved June 8, 2012, from www.health.vic.gov.au/healthpromotion/steps/implementation.htm