Health Promotion In The Area Essay

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Christodolous et al. (2006) find that "children who reported less than 30 minutes of daily participation in physical activity demonstrated lower prevalence rates for overweight and obesity as well as superior fitness performance. The detrimental effect of the summer break on the progress of physical fitness was less in children who did participate in physical activity than in those who did not." (Christodolous et al., 199) This helps to suggest a secondary level of health promotion which uses crucial avenues for shared physical activeness as a way to court better heart health. Here, health promotion is defined as the drive to gain participation for youths in activities which can serve as a measure of prevention against negative heart health indicators such as obesity, high blood pressure and sedentary lifestyle. The purpose of the promotion would be to increase direct participation in activities such as organization sport leagues, intramural leagues, recreational leagues or even independently organized but regular sporting events. Nurses should take part in this promotion by providing families and youths with materials offering them contact information and points of access to participation in such leagues.

Tertiary:

The tertiary health promotion activity is defined according to the research by Nies et al. (2006). This offers a critical comparison of three distinction intervention modes, each of which employs the activity of walking as way to promote activity in sedentary women. Here, promotion is conducted using video education, telephone calls with no counseling and telephone calls with counseling, the Nies study found that telephone counseling in particular was an effective and engaging mode of intervention with women who are sedentary. The purpose of this promotion is to attend to the needs of those individuals who have become most isolated by the nature and physical, emotional and social implications of their condition. This isolation...

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Nurses should consider those who are at high risk due to advanced cases of obesity as candidates for direct engagement in regiments for regular but properly paced physical activities. This should also include helping these individuals gain access to the proper resources for physical therapy assistance.
Conclusion:

We find in the collected research and discussion that through the lens of the health belief model, nurses in all areas are seen as the front line point of communication between those who should be approached through outreach programs and those who are in an area of high need. Nurses are intended to use their professional experience to observe the needs of those with whom they interact and to provide them with the proper knowledge to make proper health decisions concerning heart health.

Works Cited:

Christodoulos, a.D.; Flouris, a.D. & Tokmakidis, B.P. (2006). Obesity and physical fitness of pre-adolescent children during the academic year and the summer period: effects of organized physical activity. Journal of Child Health Care, 10(3), 199-212.

http://chc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/10/3/199

Nies, M.A. & Partridge, T. (2006). Comparison of 3 Interventions to Increase Walking in Sedentary Women. American Journal of Health Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 339-352.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16787125

Sidman, Cara L.; Charles B. Corbin & Guy La Masurier. (2004). Promoting Physical Activity Among Sedentary Women Using Pedometers. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Vol. 75, No. 2, p. 122.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15209330

TCW. (2006). Health Belief Model. Universitie Twente. Online at http://www.tcw.utwente.nl/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Health%20Communication/Health_Belief_Model.doc/.

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Works Cited:

Christodoulos, a.D.; Flouris, a.D. & Tokmakidis, B.P. (2006). Obesity and physical fitness of pre-adolescent children during the academic year and the summer period: effects of organized physical activity. Journal of Child Health Care, 10(3), 199-212.

http://chc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/10/3/199

Nies, M.A. & Partridge, T. (2006). Comparison of 3 Interventions to Increase Walking in Sedentary Women. American Journal of Health Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 339-352.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16787125
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15209330
TCW. (2006). Health Belief Model. Universitie Twente. Online at http://www.tcw.utwente.nl/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Health%20Communication/Health_Belief_Model.doc/.


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