NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course

NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course

Unit 1 Discussion – Personal Health Promotion

In starting this course, please start by sharing one or two health promotion activities you have found most helpful personally.

Provide your opinion why the activity works.

You may also discuss this in relation to a patient, or family member if you do not want to share about your own health promotion activities.

As we go through the course, you will explore many different health promotion guidelines, research and evidence based practice protcols.

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Unit 2 Discussion (NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course)

Key Health Indicators

State health report cards identify key health indicators related to health outcomes, health behaviors, and quality of health systems. By examining these health indicators and how they might influence the health status of your specific patient population, you will be able to better address health risk behaviors and burdens of illness within your clinical setting.

In this Discussion, review your state’s health report card (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and consider direct and indirect burdens of key health indicators.

Post an explanation of your state’s key health indicators and how these indicators influence health status.

Explain how this relates to what is and what is not covered under Medicare and Medicaid.

Then, explain the direct and indirect burdens of health risk behaviors and disease (i.e., cost, morbidity, premature mortality, etc.).

Finally, explain how policy impacts key health indicators and the burdens of health risk behaviors and disease.

Locate and review your state’s health report card.

Reflect on your state’s statistics and key health indicators, including how they influence health status.

Consider how this relates to what is and is not covered under Medicare and Medicaid.

Think about the direct and indirect burdens of health risk behaviors and disease (i.e., costs, morbidity, premature mortality, etc.).

Consider how policy impacts key health indicators and burdens of health risk behaviors and disease.

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Unit 3 Discussion (NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course)

Health Promotion Themes

Per the Pender reading, the National Institute of Nursing Research identifies four themes to establish a scientific base of care and health promotion.

Select one theme.

Explain how research in this area can affect health promotion across the lifespan for a specific group (f.ex. children, the elderly, migrant farm-workers etc. )

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Unit 4 Discussion

Functional Health

From the Pender reading (p.94), what are Gordon’s focus areas of functional health?

How do nurses utilize those functional health patterns across the lifespan?

How do they impact the nursing diagnosis?

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Unit 5 Discussion – Social Factors Affecting Wellness

Select an age group (infant, toddler, child, adolescent, young adult, middle age adult or older adult).

What physical changes is this group experiencing?

What are some pathological risks?

Are there social factors affecting their ability to achieve wellness?

What can advanced practice nurses do to promote health in this group?

Access the site, Healthy People Environmental Health. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.What agencies are supporting the National Health Promotion Agenda for environmental health?

Present one agency and its role.

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Unit 6 Discussion

Stress

Review page 193 in the Pender text.

Complete the “Breathe Away Stress in 8 Steps” activity.

Describe your experience.

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Unit 7 Discussion (NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course)

Health Related Cultural Elements

After reading this unit’s assigned chapters, identify a minority population in your community.

Describe health related cultural elements that affect health promotion and planning for this group.

What are some considerations to ensure cultural communication is effective and interventions will be successful?

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Unit 8 Discussion

Reflection

Please respond to the following questions based upon these course objectives:

Synthesize broad ecological, global and social determinants of health; principles of genetics and genomics; and epidemiologic data to design and deliver evidence based, culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies. AACN VIII.1

Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and population-based health outcomes using health information technology and data sources. AACN VIII.2.

Design patient-centered and culturally responsive strategies in the delivery of clinical prevention and health promotion interventions and/or services to individuals, families, communities, and aggregates/clinical populations. AACN VIII.3.

Advance equitable and efficient prevention services, and promote effective Population -based health policy through the application of nursing science and other scientific concepts. AACN VIII.4.

Integrate clinical prevention and population health concepts in the development of culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate health education, communication strategies, and interventions. AACN VIII.5.

Please answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.

For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective.

Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to professional application.

Provide evidence (citations and references) to support your statements and opinions. All references and citations should in APA format.

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Unit 1 Assignment

Instructions

This assignment is worth 100 points and due by Sunday of this week

Visit Healthfinder Quiz (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and click on the Everyday Health Living Quiz and answer the questions.

Write a one page summary on your findings and the suggestions given and ways that you may improve those findings if needed.

Follow APA formatting for this assignment.

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Unit 2 Assignment

Health Promotion Models

This assignment is worth 100 points and due by Sunday of this week

Health promotion models include various physical, psychological, social, environmental and economic factors. Review the health promotion models discussed in the lecture and reading. See what other models are available online.

Over the next few weeks you will be working on a summative community health promotion evaluation.

For this project you will assess the needs of a particular community and design a community program for health promotion.

You will also develop implementation strategies and intervention methods to address these community needs.

Finally you will evaluate the program planning process and revise your project as needed.

This week you will design your project with your chosen theory or model in mind. Although your project presentation will not be due until week 7 you will be building up to that final presentation over the next weeks.

Please focus on the needs of your community.

Write a summary of health needs to identify a population or group in need of health promotion and education.

What is the need?

Where is there a need?

What epidemiologic data have you found on this population?

What is the socioeconomically culture of your particular population that you have selected?

Write a 1-2 page summary of your community and population following APA guidelines.

Be creative! You can design a flow chart with 1-2 paragraphs explaining your model.

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Unit 3 Assignment (NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course)

Examine a Community

This assignment is worth 100 points and is due by Sunday of this week

Previously you selected a community to be the focus of your Community Project.

This week you will write a one to two page summary that will examine this community, potential issues, and strategies for engaging community and professional partners.

Look at the community of the population is it rural, urban, what culture do you serve?

What diseases, illness, or health prevalence do you see in your community?

What resources are available to help reduce these issues?

Use state report cards, and/or other tools to assess community needs in the population you selected. Based on the needs you identify select a health promotion topic to be the focus of your community program project.

After completing this summary, upload the document to this assignment area.

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Unit 5 Assignment (NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course)

Public Health Presentation

This assignment is worth 100 points and due on Sunday of this week.

Create a 5 slide power point presentation including Speaker’s Notes that discusses the following:

Locate and access your State’s environmental agency’s (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website.

What are some leading environmental health-risk factors in your State?

Which environmental health risk do you believe has the greatest impact on health promotion throughout the lifespan in your community?

Locate your local county government website and public health website.

What information and resources are available regarding environmental health risks?

Based on the discussion presented in the Larsson article, do you believe your community has an effective environmental health policy?

Requirements:

Be sure to include a cover and reference slide, speaker’s notes and ensure that material is bulleted and well presented.

Please use appropriate graphics.

Text should be limited to about 5-10 words per line. In other words, there shouldn’t be content copied and pasted directly onto the slide.

Speaker’s notes need to complement the material on the slide and read in the manner you would present your findings to the class.

Please ask if you have any questions about this.

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Unit 6 Assignment – Holistic Therapies Paper

This assignment is worth 100 points and due on Sunday of this week.

Write a 1-2 page paper in APA format paper on the following topic.

From the holistic therapies you are aware of, identify one that interests you.

How could you integrate this holistic modality into your community project?

Would it be applicable across variables such as age, culture and disability?

If you are unfamiliar with any holistic therapies, please do a quick web-search!

Reflect on the community needs you have identified, and identify a health promotion topic you select as the focus of the community program project.

Consider barriers within the community that might interfere with improving health behavior outcomes.

Consider whether there are community resources designed to address the community needs you identified and help patients overcome barriers and minimize risk behaviors (i.e., health promotion media, handouts, support groups, etc.).

If there are no resources available within this community, think about the resources that could be offered at clinics and other community locations.

Summary:

Write a description of the community needs you have identified as well as the health promotion topic you selected as the focus of your community program project.

Then, describe holistic modalities, and barriers within the community that might adversely impact the improvement of health behavior outcomes.

Finally, explain whether there are community resources designed to address these community needs and help patients overcome these barriers and minimize risk behaviors (i.e., health promotion media, handouts, support groups, etc.).

If there are no resources available within this community, describe resources that could be offered at clinics and other community locations.

Include a title page and reference page with APA format references.

These pages are not included in the total overall page count.

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Unit 7 Assignment – Final Presentation

This assignment is worth 240 points and due by Sunday of this week.

This week’s assignment will serve as the final project. It is a comprehensive exercise designed to integrate the topics you have learned during this course into a personal health promotion community project.

Community health programs are important for promoting healthy behaviors in individuals, families, and communities. By implementing health programs that target specific community needs, providers can influence patient behavior changes and improve long-term health. As you finalize your community health program plan, consider the various factors that contribute to the effective design of health programs. Keep in mind that community needs and resources should drive your planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Note: This Assignment will be a final presentation of your Project

To Prepare:

Think about all aspects of your community program for health promotion.

To complete:

Explain the following in a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation:

The nursing or non-nursing theory/model that guided your community program design

Your community of focus

Why the process of health promotion is important in the community you selected

Community partners and professional partners that might take an interest in your community program for health promotion, including strategies for engaging these partners

Your community needs assessment and the health promotion topic your selected, including how your needs assessment influenced your selection

Barriers within the community that might adversely impact the improvement of health behavior outcomes, including whether there are community resources designed to address these community needs and help patients overcome these barriers, and thus minimize risk behaviors

Community resources that you might provide at clinics and other community locations

The implementation strategy and/or intervention method you selected, including any challenges that might arise and ways to mitigate these challenges

Your planning process for implementing your community program for health promotion

Your formative evaluation, including how this evaluation helped you to refine and delineate the summative evaluation

Please reach out to your instructor for any questions or guidance you may need.

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MIDTERM EXAM (NU 580 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Full Course)

How would you address a patient who eats fast food daily?

“Do you think that is why you look the way you do?”

“How do feel about a healthy eating lifestyle?”

“Don’t you think you need something healthier?”

“Do you know what that does to your body?”

What is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and disease?

Biology

Pharmacology

Epidemiology

Anthropology

Before initiating a research project what must be obtained from participants before anything else?

health history

consent

phone number

date of birth

A parent that complains that their child Doesn’t want to go to school, Has cuts or bruises, Is acting unhappy or depressed, Complains of headaches or stomachaches could be a sign of

Malnutrition

Dehydration

Bullying

Illness

Women of childbearing age, considered by the National Health research to be between the ages of 11 to 49 need

400 MCG Folic Acid

200mg Vitamin C

An Ultrasound

100 IU Vitamin D

Case Studies do all of the following except:

Provide a diagnosis

Identify a problem

Collect Data

Try to find a connection between the data and the problem

How would you address a patient who will not stop smoking?

“You have to stop now!”

“You are ruining your life!”

“Are you will to think about quitting?”

“You are hurting those around you.”

What is the most common age that adolescents report starting the use of drugs?

12

16

18

14

Race, ethnicity, groups, beliefs, are all examples of

Health Disparities

Culture

Religion

Research

What is important for mother-baby bonding, saves money, burns calories and has been linked to a reduction in breast and ovarian cancers.

Exercise

Breast Feeding

Vaginal Birth

Skin to Skin Contact

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MORE INFO 

Health Promotion Across the Lifespan

Introduction

The goal of health promotion is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families and populations. Health promotion encompasses a range of activities designed to prevent disease and promote optimal health in the general population. These activities include improving access to primary care services; developing healthy lifestyles; increasing awareness about risks associated with unhealthy behaviors or conditions among individuals who have these risk factors; encouraging healthy behaviors among all members of society regardless of demographic characteristics such as age, sex or race/ethnicity; addressing social equity issues that affect health outcomes through initiatives such as improving community level systems for delivering preventive services; increasing access to high quality care services at reasonable cost through measures such as scaling up public insurance programs (such as Medicare), Medicaid waivers or other innovations designed specifically for people without insurance coverage; expanding use of evidence based practices like tobacco cessation counseling programs [1]; etcetera].

Childhood

Childhood is a time of growth and change. Health promotion in childhood can help prevent problems later in life.

Adulthood is considered a distinct phase of life, which begins at the age of majority (18) or at age 18 if a person has not yet turned 18 years old. Adults face many health risks that could negatively affect their ability to live independently, such as substance abuse or mental illness. Health promotion during adulthood can help keep you healthy so that you don’t have to worry about these issues while they’re still new!

Adulthood

As you age, your health needs to be a top priority. If you’re having trouble sticking with a diet or exercise routine and have weight issues, ask your doctor for help. You can also try talking to friends who have been there before—and who may know of ways that feel good but aren’t necessarily healthy for you (like eating ice cream).

You’ll want to maintain an active lifestyle throughout adulthood because it makes the most sense for your body type and metabolism during this stage in life:

• Pregnancy and postpartum: During pregnancy and after giving birth, many women experience weight gain—and even more so if they breastfeed. This is normal! But don’t let yourself get too comfortable with how much food you think will fit into your diet plan; instead aim for balance by keeping track of how many meals per day include fruits/veggies/lean proteins etc., while making sure they’re healthy choices (i.e., no junk food). Make sure not only that overall nutritional needs are met but also that those specific needs are met within each meal or snack time period

Pregnancy and Postpartum

Pregnancy and postpartum are times when you need to be especially careful about your health. During pregnancy, a healthy diet, physical activity and good sleep hygiene are important for both mom and baby.

For example: Avoiding alcohol or smoking during pregnancy can lead to birth defects in unborn babies; drinking too much alcohol reduces circulation; inhaling second-hand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer; maternal obesity increases the risk of childhood obesity in girls (1). Similarly, breastfeeding should be promoted because it protects against various diseases (2).

Menopause

Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her menstrual periods stop permanently. Most women experience menopause between ages 45 and 55, but it can occur at any age.

Menopause isn’t a disease or disorder, but rather part of the natural process of aging. The way menopause affects you depends on your genetics, lifestyle choices (like smoking), hormone levels and more. It’s important to understand what causes menopausal symptoms so that you can find ways to manage them effectively.

Old Age

• Physical activity is important for everyone, but it’s especially important to older adults.

• Social interaction has been shown to reduce stress and improve mental health in older people.

• A healthy diet can help protect you against diseases like diabetes or heart disease.

• Mental health is an essential part of overall health and well-being—and can be improved through education about mental illness, therapy and support networks that offer emotional support as well as practical advice on how to cope with common issues like loneliness or low self-esteem

Takeaway:

The takeaways of this article are:

• Health promotion is an important part of both physical and mental health.

• Activities that promote good health in young people, such as exercise and healthy eating, will be essential throughout life.

Conclusion

I hope this blog post has given you a better understanding of the importance of health promotion in our daily lives and how we can all do our part to help others. I also hope that it’s encouraged you to reach out if there are any areas where you feel like resources might be lacking in your life! I’m still working on something new but stay tuned 🙂