Moreover, people in a community live in the same place under the same laws and regulations. In addition community health is a field of public health concerned with the study and betterment of the health characteristics of biological communities (“Community Health,” 2009). Community health focuses on geographic areas rather than people with share characteristics. The health of a community is a key factor about its quality of life. Community health offers services that protect and promote the health of its residents.
Those within a community usually share some type of common interest. There may be different types of communities; some examples of these communities are, face –to-face community, neighborhood community, community of identifiable need, and community of special interest. Community Health “Community Health is the meeting of collective needs by identifying problems and managing behaviors within the community itself and between the community and the larger society”. (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012, pg. 401).
This broad definition of community health includes the dimensions of process, status, and structure. Assessing community health requires the collection of existing data, generation of missing data, and an analysis of the resulted compilation of data. The community is the client when the nursing effort is concentrated on the joint welfare of the population instead of just on the health of a single individual. The goal of population-centered healthcare is to accomplish helpful change intended to increase the benefit of the entire community as a collective whole. My impression of my participating family’s community and environment is extremely positive.
Doane and Varcoe state that relational nursing practice is seen “through a relational lens, always assuming and looking for how people, situations, contexts, environments, and processes are integrally connecting and shaping each other” (2008, p.51). This definition of relational practice can be applied to Health Promotion as it encompasses a holistic approach to health. The concepts of relational theory are dynamic to nursing practice as they are needed to establish a collaborative relationship between all involved resulting in better health care and health promotion. The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion states that “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health” (World Health Organization [WHO], 1986, p. 1). The Ottawa charter describes Health promotion in a broad focus on health including education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the importance of client’s participation to influence on his or her own care and outcome.
HERITAGE PAPER HERITAGE PAPER Stephann Bertrand NRS 429V Family Health Promotion July 22nd, 20012 People’s health is influenced by culture and beliefs (Eldeman, & Mandle, 2010). Culture is the manner people live which shapes their health. Heritage denotes something immaterial, a custom that is passed from one generation to another such as routine used to guard health, sustain health, and re-establish health. In order to be familiar with one’s personal beliefs and health customs, heritage assessment is utilized. However, in dealing with people, ethnicity plays an imperative function (Winkelman, 2001).
1.0 Introduction Community profiles are designed to give an overview of health risks, prevalence and services at a local, regional and national level using an interactive mapping tool. The data should be used to inform commissioners of health and social care services in their decision making, leading to the improvement of health services. Health profiles are a way of understanding the life in local communities and help us find ways to make improvements by looking at the latest available data across a range of indicators. The following community health profile is a report summarizing the health of the residents of Hartlepool. Thus, the content takes a valuable look at the health issues and risk factors affecting Hartlepool residents.
Public health encompasses protecting and improving the health of communities through coordinated efforts of governments, private and voluntary organisations and individuals. Nutritional medicine professionals contribute to public health through each of these channels. They develop policies and programs within public health nutrition, are involved in associations, as well as educate and motivate individuals in private practices. Their purpose is to improve the communities or individuals overall nutritional status. Increases in popularity of complementary therapies such as nutrition, and focuses of government policy on prevention, indicate nutritional medicine may become more relevant in public health in the future.
Community Assessment of Manalapan Community Assessment of Manalapan The public health nurse uses a systematic approach to identify a community’s needs by performing a community assessment. The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the community where the population lives. Overview of the Community The community is the client when the nursing focus is on the collective good of the population instead of individual health. (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, page 399) The population that we are assessing is the town of Manalapan New Jersey. Manalapan gets high marks for schools and location.
Improve care for specific patient group such as patient in nursing home. viii. Provision of feedback from the service user as a result of better relationship developed with patient ix. General reduction in waiting time. 3.3 Link of Own Role to the Wider Sector My role as a Care Assistance have direct link to a wider service delivery in Health Sector, this includes
01/07/2014 Michaela Radford Unit Eight – Promote and implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care. Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety. (Section One covered by certificate, RPL) 1.1, Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social-care work setting. 1.2, Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. 1.3, Analyse the main health and safety responsibilities of self, the employer or manager, and others in the work setting.