health promotion and wellness
Health Promotion and Wellness.
Cultural Diversity.
Environmental Health.
Read chapter 4, 13 & 14 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentations. Once done, answer the following questions;
- Discuss various theories of health promotion, including Pender’s Health Promotion Model, the Health Belief Model, the Transtheoretical Theory, and the Theory of Reasoned Action.
- Discuss at least two definitions of health.
- Critically analyze racial and cultural diversity in the United States.
- Describe the importance of air, water and food quality as a determinant of health.
As stated in the class syllabus please present your assignment in an APA format, word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “week 4 discussion questions”. The assignment must include at least 2 evidence-based references (excluding the class textbook) no older than 5 years. Refences must be quoted in the assignment in order to comply with APA. A minimum of 700 words is required.
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- Discuss various theories of health promotion, including Pender’s Health Promotion Model, the Health Belief Model, the Trans theoretical Theory, and the Theory of Reasoned Action.
The Health Promotion Model (HPM) by Dr. Nola Pender is a universal approach to education, research and practice. The model focuses on helping individuals to achieve improved levels of well-being through health promotion (Rimer & Brewer, 2015). The HPM model encourages the provision of positive resources to patients by health professionals to enable them to achieve behavior specific changes. The objective of the model is not just to help patients prevent sickness through behavior change but also determine means through which individuals can pursue ideal health (Rimer & Brewer, 2015). The model is based on four assumptions, people strive to control their behavior,
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