HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICES
The term health promotion indicates the process of enabling people to increase
control over and to improve health. This emphasizes on preventive approaches
by adopting various healthy habits.
The Goal for health promotion is to raise individual’s, families’, groups’ and
communities’ level of wellness to:
a) increase understanding of health,
b) raise standards for health, and
c) assist in developing more positive health practices.
Health promotion aims at improvement and protection of health. It involves
organisational,political, social and economic interventions designed to facilitate
environmental and behavioural adaptations that will improve health and protect
it.
Promotion of Healthful Living
Promotion per healthful living includes various activities such as health
education,environmental modification, good nutrition and healthful life style
and behavioural changes. Nurses always come in the forefront of health
promotion.
a) Health Education
It includes educational activities, which enhance well-being and diminish ill
health as well as those which influence the knowledge of policy makers and
health professionals. It is one of the most cost-effective interventions. The
targets for educational efforts may be the general public, patients, priority
groups etc. Health education must provide opportunity and
resources encourage made healthful practices.
b) Environmental Modifications
A comprehensive approach to health promotion requires environmental
modifications such as provision of safe water, installation of sanitary latrines,
improvement of housing, and control of vectors and rodents.
c) Nutritional Interventions
The term health promotion indicates the process of enabling people to increase
control over and to improve health. This emphasizes on preventive approaches
by adopting various healthy habits.
The Goal for health promotion is to raise individual’s, families’, groups’ and
communities’ level of wellness to:
a) increase understanding of health,
b) raise standards for health, and
c) assist in developing more positive health practices.
Health promotion aims at improvement and protection of health. It involves
organisational,political, social and economic interventions designed to facilitate
environmental and behavioural adaptations that will improve health and protect
it.
Promotion of Healthful Living
Promotion per healthful living includes various activities such as health
education,environmental modification, good nutrition and healthful life style
and behavioural changes. Nurses always come in the forefront of health
promotion.
a) Health Education
It includes educational activities, which enhance well-being and diminish ill
health as well as those which influence the knowledge of policy makers and
health professionals. It is one of the most cost-effective interventions. The
targets for educational efforts may be the general public, patients, priority
groups etc. Health education must provide opportunity and
resources encourage made healthful practices.
b) Environmental Modifications
A comprehensive approach to health promotion requires environmental
modifications such as provision of safe water, installation of sanitary latrines,
improvement of housing, and control of vectors and rodents.
c) Nutritional Interventions
