HSM 541 Week 1 Discussion Question 2:
Illness vs. Health Promotion
WEEK 1: ILLNESS VERSUS
HEALTH PROMOTION
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,Class, welcome to week 1! Criticism has been leveled at the curative rather
than health promotion/disease prevention focus of the U.S. healthcare
system. Should the focus change? Why or why not? Do you see evidence of a
shift occurring? If so, what do you think is contributing to that change?
Make sure to respond to other students’ posts as well so we can keep the
discussion going. Please remember to refer to your syllabus for guidelines on
frequency and quality of posts
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PROF and CLASS,
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The healthcare system focus should always be towards the
prevention of the disease rather than a cure, the healthcare systems are more
focused towards preventive care measures and it also helps for any extra
medical expenses by the help of periodic checkups and medical policies. The
shift is towards creating awareness to prevent any sort of diseases by the
healthcare system, healthcare organizations have been able to recognize the
importance of health awareness promotions and disease management.
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The scope of health promotion is determined as much by expected
health outcomes as by methods and forms. From its purpose to enable people
to gain greater control over the determinants of their health, "health
promotion" can be defined as "any combination of educational and
environmental supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to
health" (Green and Kreuter, 1999). The actions or behaviors in question may
be those of individuals, groups, or communities; or of policymakers,
employers, teachers, or others in organizations whose actions or practices
control or influence the determinants of health. When the determinants are
ones over which individuals can exert personal control, this control ideally
resides with the individual. But with some aspects of complex lifestyle issues,
especially those that affect the health of others (e.g., drunk driving, public
smoking), the control that people exercise must be through collective
decisions and actions. Such strategies are reflected in the social policy targets
of health promotion, which may call for aggressive and even coercive
measures to regulate the behavior of those individuals, corporations, and
government officials whose actions influence the health of others
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Hello Joseph, I agree with your comment about health prevention. In my
opinion, laws are never in place to prevent serious ramifications until so many
people are killed. An example I will use is the common cell phone, remember
the flip phones main features were calling and maybe the internet but when
the devices were upgraded to texting and camera shots, higher incidence of
injuries and deaths started to occur. I am not blaming the phones but the way
people are using them irresponsibly. According to the facts and latest stats as
of 2018, in 2015, 3,477 people died and another 391,000 were injured in
motor vehicle crashes caused by drivers who were distracted because they
were texting or using cell phones The same is true when it comes to health
promotion.
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The key word is prevention.
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Ibiwunmi Joseph
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Jul 13, 2018Jul 13 at 8:37am
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Ilona,
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Most definitely, I like your statement prevention is the key. You're
right, prevention is the golden buzzer to everything in life as a matter of fact.
Even as little as driving on the street, if you see a pothole or a ditch, the only
prevention is to swave your steering wheel and go around the (pit, hole,
ditch), if not we all know what that means, either you burst your tires or get
stuck or even worse things can happen. So prevention is the watchword in
Illness vs. Health Promotion
WEEK 1: ILLNESS VERSUS
HEALTH PROMOTION
4646 unread replies.123123 replies.
,Class, welcome to week 1! Criticism has been leveled at the curative rather
than health promotion/disease prevention focus of the U.S. healthcare
system. Should the focus change? Why or why not? Do you see evidence of a
shift occurring? If so, what do you think is contributing to that change?
Make sure to respond to other students’ posts as well so we can keep the
discussion going. Please remember to refer to your syllabus for guidelines on
frequency and quality of posts
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PROF and CLASS,
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The healthcare system focus should always be towards the
prevention of the disease rather than a cure, the healthcare systems are more
focused towards preventive care measures and it also helps for any extra
medical expenses by the help of periodic checkups and medical policies. The
shift is towards creating awareness to prevent any sort of diseases by the
healthcare system, healthcare organizations have been able to recognize the
importance of health awareness promotions and disease management.
•
The scope of health promotion is determined as much by expected
health outcomes as by methods and forms. From its purpose to enable people
to gain greater control over the determinants of their health, "health
promotion" can be defined as "any combination of educational and
environmental supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to
health" (Green and Kreuter, 1999). The actions or behaviors in question may
be those of individuals, groups, or communities; or of policymakers,
employers, teachers, or others in organizations whose actions or practices
control or influence the determinants of health. When the determinants are
ones over which individuals can exert personal control, this control ideally
resides with the individual. But with some aspects of complex lifestyle issues,
especially those that affect the health of others (e.g., drunk driving, public
smoking), the control that people exercise must be through collective
decisions and actions. Such strategies are reflected in the social policy targets
of health promotion, which may call for aggressive and even coercive
measures to regulate the behavior of those individuals, corporations, and
government officials whose actions influence the health of others
.
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Collapse SubdiscussionIlona McMillian
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Ilona McMillian
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Jul 10, 2018Jul 10 at 9:05pm
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ILONA MCMILLIAN
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Hello Joseph, I agree with your comment about health prevention. In my
opinion, laws are never in place to prevent serious ramifications until so many
people are killed. An example I will use is the common cell phone, remember
the flip phones main features were calling and maybe the internet but when
the devices were upgraded to texting and camera shots, higher incidence of
injuries and deaths started to occur. I am not blaming the phones but the way
people are using them irresponsibly. According to the facts and latest stats as
of 2018, in 2015, 3,477 people died and another 391,000 were injured in
motor vehicle crashes caused by drivers who were distracted because they
were texting or using cell phones The same is true when it comes to health
promotion.
•
The key word is prevention.
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Retrieved from, https://www.personalinjurysandiego.org/topics/facts-about-
texting-driving/
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Ibiwunmi Joseph
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Ibiwunmi Joseph
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Jul 13, 2018Jul 13 at 8:37am
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Manage Discussion Entry
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Ilona,
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Most definitely, I like your statement prevention is the key. You're
right, prevention is the golden buzzer to everything in life as a matter of fact.
Even as little as driving on the street, if you see a pothole or a ditch, the only
prevention is to swave your steering wheel and go around the (pit, hole,
ditch), if not we all know what that means, either you burst your tires or get
stuck or even worse things can happen. So prevention is the watchword in
