Unit 1 Assignment 1 Culture Of Health

Question 1- Culture of Health
The health of a nation is its wealth, as the strength of a community reflects how healthy its inhabitants are. It is of paramount importance to have leaders who are committed to promoting and protecting the health of the population. The importance of a culture of health can’t be overemphasized due to the immense benefits both to the community members and the government. Undue expenditures due to chronic diseases or health conditions can be prevented if there is an effective culture of health. Therefore, national leaders need to show commitment by making necessary changes to the system through political and financial will, thereby creating an environment which promotes healthy lifestyles. These can be done in various ways through policy, legislature and various programmatic activities.
A current scourge
Fruit and vegetables should be incorporated into the lunch of children at schools with at least an hour of playtime to encourage exercise. To tackle smoke exposure, national programs can be created that deliver widespread public health messages, provision of community health centers that provide services such as counseling and nicotine patches. National policy that all schools be made tobacco free should be passed. Benchmarks would have been set at the beginning of the various programs, after implementation, metrics will be measured at the end of every year over a period of 10 years. Metrics will include rates of childhood and adult obesity, rates of other preventable chronic health conditions, rates of individuals engaging in exercise, rates of individual incorporating fruits and vegetables into meals etc. which will be compared to benchmarks to check for