Define health, health promotion, and holism.
Week 1: Healthy People
Based on your understanding of nursing today, discuss how the Healthy People initiative could be used by you, as a nurse, to make a difference in the health and wellness of people in your area.
Answer the following questions
Course Outcomes:
1. Define health, health promotion, and holism. (COs 2 and 3)
2. Describe the development of nursing as a profession, focusing on health and wellness. (CO 1)
3. Differentiate the levels of prevention and their impact on nursing practice. (COs 2 and 3)
4. Discuss how the Healthy People initiative has affected the nurse’s role in health promotion. (COs 2 and 3)
5. Explore the costs of health and illness to individuals and society. (COs 1 and 3)
Every decade since 2010, a set of national goals and objectives are developed to try to improve the health of all Americans (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2019). The Healthy People initiative is imperative to addressing health disparities across all races, ages, socioeconomic statuses, gender, etc. The overall health and wellness of everyone in the community is the responsibility of the nurse who practices in that community. Many Americans are suffering from individual and societal factors like mental health issues and comorbidity that negatively affect their health (Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2021). Today’s nurse is positioned to influence change through prevention and education.
Chamberlain College of Nursing (2021). NR 222 Unit 1: Nursing and Health Promotion: History and Theories [Online Lesson] https://chamberlain .instructure.com/login/canvas
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (n.d.). Leading Health Indicators[Federal Government page].https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/leading-health-indicators
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