Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers

Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers

Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers
Determinants of Health (graded)
Healthy People 2020 identified four Foundation Health Measures (FHM) that reflect the major health concerns in the United States. The third FHM is Determinants of Health. The description of Determinants of Health is:
“A range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health. Determinants of health include such things as biology, genetics, individual behavior, access to health services, and the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d., About Determinants of Health section, para. 1).
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Go to the “Learn More About Determinants of Health” ( http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/DOHAbout.aspx ) and choose one of the five Determinants of Health that you feel is most important for community health. In your posting, share the determinant of health and the rationale for your choice. Remember to cite any references used for developing your rationale.
Please note:
There is a helpful “Orientation to Healthy People 2020” document in Doc Sharing.
Our textbook, Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (5th ed.) was published prior to the final version of Healthy People 2020 resulting in some of the book content differing from the Healthy People 2020 website.
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Determinants of Health                Instructor Hamilton Email this Author     2/17/2015 8:27:50 PM
Class,
As mentioned there are five determinants of health.  As you look at these and view the website and the video which of these determinants do you consider to be the most important?  We probably all have one that we feel is the most important.  There are some of the determinants which our populations have no control over.  How is this important in public health nursing?  Your thoughts?~Dr Hamilton
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Class: You may begin posting in this TD on Sunday, March 1, 2015 for credit.
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Collapse              Mark as Unread               RE: Determinants of Health         Erica Meyerhofer Email this Author         3/1/2015 6:56:17 AM
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Professor Hamilton and Classmates
 
The five determinants of health according to Healthy People 2020 are policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behaviors, and biology and genetics.   Determinants can be applied to answer why some people are healthier than others and what can we do in the medical profession to build a society where everyone can live a long healthy life (HealthyPeople.gov).
 
Health Services tops the list for me.  Even with Obama’s health care reform many American’s are still without insurance.  Contrary to the believe affordable health care it is not affordable for all.  Public health relies on a preventative approach to health (Nies & McEwen, 2011).  If health services cannot be obtained by the public due to lack of coverage, high costs, and lack of availability we will not be able to apply a preventative approach (HealthyPeople.gov).  There are three levels of prevention.   Primary which focuses on prevention before the problem occurs. Secondary prevention refers to screening exams to monitor a problem before signs and symptoms begin.  Tertiary Prevention attempts to avoid the progression of the disease or injury the patient has experienced (Nies & McEwen 2011).  If the public does not have access to quality health services the preventative approach to public health cannot exist that is why I feel health services is most important. Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers.
 
Social and physical determinants cannot be entirely controlled by population.  Public health nursing brings nursing to the people.  Many times people do not have transportation to access health care by offering it in the homes of those who cannot drive or walk to a health care facility can positively impact the health of all community members.  This philosophy dates back to 1877 when Frances Root was providing in-home care to the sick (Nies & McEwen, 2011).  Where we can afford to live can control our ability to live a long healthy life if we live in a high crime area we are subjected to crime by violence.
 
Erica Meyerhofer
 
References:
 
Nies, M. A. & McEwen M. (2011).  Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (5th ed.). St Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.
 
HealthyPeople.gov. (2015). Determinants of health. (n.d.), http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Unread               RE: Determinants of Health         Arthel Tamakloe Email this Author           3/4/2015 11:12:12 PM
Determinants of health include things such as biology, genetics, individual behavior, access to health services, and the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age. These are all important but I chose to write biology and genetics.
Biology refers to things both inside and outside of our bodies. The biological determinants outside of our bodies are living things that we come in contact with.  These could be anything from bacteria, bugs, or animals. These things can affect us in good and bad ways.  If we are exposed to something harmful, our body’s immune system will respond and fight off the infection.
Genetic is the things that are passed down from parents and ancestors. Things can be physical characteristics as well as hereditary health issues. Things like allergies or other diseases can be passed generation to generation.
The knowledge of biology and genetics are in important in public health nursing because early intervention is very important. Some genes do not necessarily cause disease, and instead predispose a person to a disease such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
 
References
 
HealthyPeople.gov (2015). Determinants of Health. Retrieved from: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health
 
http://www.ouragenda.ca/resource/Resources/TabId/234/PostId/7/Biologyandgeneticendowment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Determinants of Health                Anzhelika Antyasova Email this Author   3/1/2015 1:16:06 PM
Dr.Hamilton and class,
 
5 Determinants of Health are policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behavior, biology and genetics.
Individual Behavior
Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers Individual behavior is very important aspect in health outcomes. As I already spoke about tobacco use in my  TD#1 I think this is the great example in individual behavior. If an person quits smoking, risk of heart disease or respiratory diseases  reduced. Public health and health care concentrates on changing individual behaviors as diet, physical activity, hand washing, alcohol, cigarets use. Thereby, reduce health risk, and improve health status positively. It is very important to remain physically active , it will help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular deceases. Hand washing will help to avoid infections disease.
Retrieved from:
 
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health#health%20services
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Erica Meyerhofer Email this Author         3/2/2015 9:17:38 PM
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Anzhelika
 
Individual behavior I have to agree is very important but what if the person was unable to obtain the resources required to quit smoking, join an exercise club, or afford healthy food for diet?  Are their free services offered to these individuals in your area?  I know we have a 1-800 quit line for smoking that offers some assistance to patients within our practice.  We live in Wisconsin so weather is not always the best for outdoor exercise and the health clubs in this area are not affordable.  I deal with many patients that would love to go to the gym to swim or walk indoors but simply cannot afford to do so. I am fortunate I can afford to buy healthy food choices for my family but I work with many who are not so fortunate and there are not programs out there for people to afford to buy proper food choices.  Of course then there are people who can afford to smoke and drink but claim they cannot afford to buy fruit and vegetables or buy a gym membership and that is where behavior choices play a major factor in optimize health.
 
I was an ex-smoker there were two things that made me quit.  First being policymakers the cost was outrageous so I am VERY thankful for the taxes they added to cigarette (healthypeople 2020) and the second reason was I knew better as a nurse  you see patients everyday struggling to breath and like you said everyday they do not smoke reduces their risk for cardiovascular and respiratory disease.
 
Erica
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Instructor Hamilton Email this Author     3/3/2015 4:58:27 PM
Anzhelika, Erica, and Class,
What changes would need to happen in the community for the determinant of health you chose to improve?  You selected some common barriers allowing me to reflect back on my days as a public health nurse…Feel free to jump in class, share what you may be witnessing in your own community…I see farmers markets, COOPs and SHARE programs, energy assistance, diaper drives, holiday baskets, all with the intention those with limited incomes can apply their finances toward health care and living expenses if needed, or save some money for future needs. But again these have limitations.~Dr Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Anzhelika Antyasova Email this Author   3/4/2015 8:25:25 PM
Erika, I agree with you, there is people on the street with low income, and they can not afford quitting , buy patches, or anything else. Unfortunately in my practice people are trying to quit when already diagnosed with certain disease, and were told by the doctor that the life is in their hands. So far, this is the one of the main  reasons for some people to quite smoking. You asked me if we have free services? I should say there is a lot of websites with a offers of free kits, phone lines. For example http://myquitkit.org, and there is not the only one.
Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers I am lucky that I never smoked, and never will, simply because I just Do not like it. And I understand that it is easy to say then do. At the same time I believe quite smoking  is possible if person really needs and wants. As my friend did when his child made a wish for his birthday that wants his Daddy to quite smoking. That was the last day when my friend smoked. And at this point income and free services were not necessary.
 
Thank you.
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Erica Meyerhofer Email this Author         3/6/2015 5:27:29 PM
Anzhelika you are absolutely correct when someone really wants to quit they do.  I smoked from the age of 17 until I was 35.  I had my children at 26 and never a day in their lives did they know that I smoked only until after I quit.  I never wanted my children to know that I smoked. I grew up in a house where my father smoked and hated it that is why my mom was so surprised that my sister and I choose to smoke.  My calling was when my daughter started to smell smoke on me and found a lighter in my purse.  One could only lie so long so that was it for me
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Kathryn Dore Email this Author  3/7/2015 1:19:57 PM
Erica,
 
I want to say to you great job on quitting smoking.  Whatever the reason was you stopped and are taking action in your health.  I agree with the higher taxes on cigarette.  I think for a lot of people they start when they are young and don’t think about the health risks.  They will see it when it impacts their money.  Although, I have seen smoking affect people in high school, at gym they can’t run as well as they used to, coughing more.  I wish that there is more out there to get kids not to start smoking.  I know that there is a lot out there, but I feel that there could always be more.
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Vanessa Machado Email this Author        3/8/2015 9:24:43 PM
 
Erica,
 
I agree that individual behavior is a key factor regarding health wellness and promotion.  As you stated, though, upon further questioning, does that person have what they need to positively act on their behavior. Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers. This is where the determinants of health overlap.  Individual behavior for example, is influenced by the person or community’s knowledge level.  First, one must assess the community’s knowledge base and then ask are people being educated adequately regarding key health issues in their community?  Are they aware of the resources that a community has to assist them in achieving their health and wellness goals-as you stated-maybe related to assistance from their city or town in regards to ways to attain affordable healthy foods.  As Atrash & Carpentier state, “Three services support the core function of Policy development: informing, educating and empowering people about health issues; mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems; and, developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. And, four services support the core function of Assurance: enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety; linking people to needed personal health services and assuring the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable” (2012).
 
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) further identified two functions provided by all public health agencies and include “Policy development, defined as formulating public policies, in collaboration with community and government leaders, to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities, and, Assurance, defined as assuring that all populations have access to appropriate and cost effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services, and evaluation of the effectiveness of that care” (Atrash & Carpentier, 2012).
 
Although the main responsibility for public health resides with the departments of health at the local, state or national levels, the success of public health depends on the coordination of efforts and collaboration between these departments and workers in other components of the health care system, other government agencies, community-based organizations, as well as private organizations.
 
Thank You,
Vanessa Machado
 
 
 
Reference:
Atrash, K., & Carpentier, R. (2012). The evolving role of public health in the delivery of health care. Revista brasileira de crescimento e desenvolvimento humano, 22(3), 396-399. Retrieved from:  http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?pid=S0104-12822012000300017&script=sci_arttext
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Health Services Jessica Parker Email this Author 3/1/2015 2:11:02 PM
Professor Hamilton & Class:
 
Under Determinants of Health (HealthyPeople.gov), I chose Health Services.  If there is a lack of services or lack of health insurance coverage for services, people will be less likely to get the preventative care they need.  We, as nurses, can work to provide interventions to help improve health in our communities (CCN, 2015).  If the services are not available or not affordable, people cannot be provided the needed services.
 
As stated by Nies & McEwen (2011), people are many times more concerned with quality-of-life ideals rather than their health.  Although, having access to quality healthcare can add to the quality (& quantity of years) of a healthy life.
 
Chamberlain College of Nursing. (2015). NR-443 Week 1: Introduction and History of Public/Community Health Nursing [Online lesson]. Downers Grove, IL: DeVry Education Group.
 
HealthyPeople.gov (2015). Determinants of Health. Retrieved from: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health
 
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2011). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Health Services          Instructor Hamilton Email this Author     3/2/2015 5:47:40 PM
Thanks for the post Jessica, This leads me to the question …what consequences would the community face if the determinant of health you chose does not improve? I am wondering if corrective measures are currently introduced or if you are witnessing any community health nurse or public health initiatives?~Dr Hamilton
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Health Services          Jessica Parker Email this Author 3/3/2015 6:26:45 PM
Professor Hamilton & Class:
 
I am seeing more people without insurance that would rather pay the fine for not having health insurance than to pay for the government provided insurance that does not have very good coverage.
 
Our community offers a lab one day quarterly at a discounted rate (only $25!) that will show results for some basic labwork (lipids, glucose, CBC).  Many do not take advantage of this service though.
 
Jessica
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Determinants of Health                Tasha Forehand Email this Author            3/2/2015 3:10:10 PM
Class and Dr. Hamilton,
 
I believe that Individual Behavior is the most important determinant for community health.  After looking through the list I strongly believe that this determinant is the one that the individual absolutely has the most control over.  We as individuals have to make a decision to be healthy or we won’t be.  There are factors that affect us that we have no control over but this particular determinant is completely in each individuals control in my opinion.  The Individual Behaviors that were listed were diet, physical activity, alcohol, cigarette and other drug use, and hand-washing.  These are all things that we can choose to do or not to do.  There are an abundance of online resources to look at in order to determine what a healthy diet is, how much physical activity we should engage in, the use of alcohol and the risks and benefits associated with it, the use of cigarettes and other drugs and the risks associated with them, as well as the importance of hand-washing to stop the spread of bacteria and germs.  It seems like everywhere I go there are teaching tools to encourage a healthy lifestyle.  As nurses in the community it is our job to make certain that the people in the community are well-educated on these topics.  The hospital in the town that I live in often offers free classes for the community in regards to these topics.  They also have a class that you can take where you go and prepare a week’s worth of healthy meals that can be frozen so that you have healthy meal options for your family.  The resources are endless and I believe it truly is based on making the decision that you are going to live a healthy lifestyle to the best of your control.  We cannot control our genetic makeup but we certainly control how we feed in to it.
 
Reference:
 
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health#individual behavior
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Instructor Hamilton Email this Author     3/2/2015 5:45:44 PM
Tasha
Great post, Behavior I agree but cycling around to challenge the others are affordability of housing, need for public transportation, and job market. Rural compared to Urban will vary, where are the social supports of the family, and is the job market comparable to the cost of living…you made me think
Dr Hamilton
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Determinants of Health         Pamela Mintz Email this Author 3/7/2015 4:13:18 PM
Tasha – You hit a lot of great points in your post. Individual behavior is a huge! The new year is always one that you can see the diet and physical activity aspect in full force. People will sign up for a gym, trying to exercise more and watch their diets. Then a few weeks or months later, they aren’t using that gym membership anymore. Bachman wrote that “the decline starts as early as the third week in January” (2015, para.  4). Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers. Why? It’s their own individual behavior. You have to be the one to drive your own ambitions, your health.
 
I have been around two males that used tobacco products. They knew the negative health effects of smoking/chewing, but still engaged in it. It was interesting to see that something finally motivated each one to quit. Whether it was another person, or for their own health, they quit using tobacco – they changed their individual behavior in regards to it. No one could do it for them – they individually had to.
 
I agree with what you wrote about resources. Some communities are abundant with them – I know I see and hear about resources in my county quite often. Sometimes they are visible, but other times you may need to search a bit (online, library, hospitals, etc.).  I feel there is lot of teaching a community nurse could do in regards to individual behavior. One of my nurses at work does this every single day. She’s visiting patients in their homes, teaching them ways to eat healthier, live healthier, and assisting them with finding resources to help.
 
Pam
 
Reference
 
Bachman, R. (2015, January 19). The Week Your New Year’s Resolution to Exercise Dies. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-week-your-new-years-resolution-to-exercise-dies-1421703411
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Individual Behavior         Stephanie Stalter Email this Author          3/2/2015 7:39:44 PM
Dr Hamilton and Class,
 
The one “Deteminants of Health” that I really appreciate is the “Individual Behaviors” section. I feel that people need to be responsible for their own health, especially the parts that they can control. I understand that many people have diagnosis that are related to heredity or circumstance, but individuals need to be responsible for what they can be. According to HP2020, “Individual behavior also plays a role in health outcomes… Positive changes in individual behavior can reduce the rates of chronic disease in this country. ”
Healthy People 2020 identify some of these changes as:
Diet
Physical activity
Alcohol, cigarette, and other drug use
Hand washing
The entire culture of health care is moving towards “wellness”  as a goal. Maintaining and returning to wellness. But, people need to take responsibility for their own health. They need to be educated to make decisions which support and encourage a healthy lifestyle, rather than allowing problems to occur and then trying to fix them. Additionally, according to the United States Department of Labor Fact sheet, “Implementing and expanding employer wellness programs may offer our nation the opportunity to not only improve the health of Americans, but also help control health care spending.”
 
Thank you,
 
Stephanie Stalter
 
 
United States Department of Labor: The Affordable Care Act and Wellness Fact Sheet. 2015
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Individual Behavior  Ashley Peterson Email this Author           3/4/2015 9:37:46 PM
Stephanie,
I agree individual behavior is key to the determinants of health. If a person doesn’t have a positive attitude toward their health, it will reflect in their health. For example you stated diet, if a person doesn’t have concern or positive attitude and good behaviors when eating they are more likely to have heart disease, obesity, and type two diabetes. If a person doesn’t have the right attitude, you’re not going to change their health behaviors.
 
Ashley
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Individual Behavior  Instructor Hamilton Email this Author     3/5/2015 6:25:30 PM
Stephanie
Sometimes this seems like there’s no hope, but there are cities that have rallied and worked together to make changes step-by-step to turn things around. This involves forming coalitions with key stakeholders in the city and getting the citizens involved and motivated. Public health nurses can play a key role in leading revitalization efforts, development of self help initiatives, and community support groups.There are government grants and private funding available for city revitalization projects which may include neighborhood watch, planting community gardens, etc. but it does take time to decide on the top priorities and apply for available funds. You may find that there are those in your community who have started these efforts as you begin your assessment of your community. Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers. Excellent post, thanks for the topic!~Dr Hamilton
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Individual Behavior  Jeremiah Ozuna Email this Author            3/6/2015 3:11:44 PM
Hello Stephanie,
 
I really enjoyed your post. I completely agree it is a persons responsibility for their health. What is difficult to do is, yes we can educated people, but how can we ensure that they are actually trying to get healthier. Also how do we continue getting people to keep healthy? As professor said in my post, most people find it easy to gravitate back to their old ways of eating and lifestyle. What are ways to keep people on track?
 
Jeremiah
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Individual Behavior  Erica Meyerhofer Email this Author         3/6/2015 5:33:45 PM
Jeremiah and Class –
 
In today’s world everyone has a cell phone and for those who want to continue a healthy life style there are many apps to keep people on track. In our practice when people arrive asking for help in weight loss we explain the obviously health eating and exercise but we also encourage them to use My Fitness Pal. Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers. It can help track caloric intake, exercise, to reach a weight loss goal.  People often do not realize how many calories they actually consume until they start tracking it, it can be a real eye opener.  I recently purchased a fitbit and absolutely love it.  I know they are not affordable to all but the My Fitness Pal is a free app that most can download on their cell phones that they already carry around with them.
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    RE: Individual Behavior  Danielle Devito Email this Author              3/6/2015 3:45:21 PM
 
Stephanie,
 
I agree with you that Individual behavior is such an important determinant of health.  What is that saying, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink?  Working in healthcare we see so many people that are in the hospital over and over again because we treat them and educate them, but then they go home and eat Chinese food, even though they have CHF, or continue to smoke even though they have COPD.  But then they are angry that they are always in the hospital and why aren’t we doing anything to help them?  According to Nies and McEwan (2011) 20% of the annual deaths in the United States were due to smoking, 14% of deaths were related to poor diet and activity, and 5% of deaths were from alcohol (either because of accidents, homicides or diseases caused by alcohol).  These are all deaths that are due to individual behavior, that are preventable by a change in lifestyle.  All we can do as nurses is educate and hope that someone learns from us and decides to change their ways.
 
References
 
Nies, M. A., & McEwan, M. (2011). Health: A community view. In Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (5th ed. (pp. 2-17). [VitalSource]. Retrieved from www.vitalsource.com Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Individual behavior         Jemima Gutierrez Email this Author         3/2/2015 11:53:29 PM
Hello Dr. Hamilton and class,
A determinant that I choose has a lot to do with individual behavior which account for seventy-percent of all premature deaths in the United States (USDHHS, 2000). It will have the biggest impact on the person’s well being and its impact on the community health as a whole. Poverty, a key health determinant in the rural area is not controllable and so as lack of physicians in the rural area that are not easily available and are more available specialty physicians and transportation into than the urban areas. Individual behaviors that are controllable and can be changed, such as improvement of health condition with the help of changes in the diet, smoking cessation, and refraining from alcohol consumption that leads to diseases can be reduced if the individual makes the willingness to change behavior for the better of their health. Diet alone makes up of about 300,000 per year of deaths and alcohol with 5% of deaths because it becomes associated with suicides, homicides, and cirrhosis or chronic liver disease (Nies, 2011). Determinants of Health NR 443 essay assignment discussion papers Disparities such as the socially disadvantage may not have the medical insurance, lack of money to pay medical physician, transportation to get to the medical health facility or medication contributing to the problem. According to Nies, public health nurses is defined as “the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences” (ANA/APHA, 1996, p. 5). It is essential for the community health nurse to understand the determinants of health and recognize the interaction of the factors that lead to disease, death, and disability The nurse plays pivotal role in their community outreach, engaging in activities that increase knowledge, motivating, adapting to the health education, to each person from infants, children or adult helping these information accessible for the public and facilitating implementation of the process to help the community get the information and education”(Nies, 2011).
 
American Nurses Association: In Public health nursing: scope and standards of practice. 2007, American Nurses Publishing, Silver Spring, MD.
 
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2011). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.
 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: In Healthy People 2000 objectives. 1989, The Author, Washington, DC.
 
 
 
 
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Collapse              Mark as Read    Determinants of Health                Danielle Devito Email this Author              3/3/2015 1:52:23 PM
Dr. Hamilton and Class,
 
I chose Biology and Genetics because I feel like it is one of the most important factors. “Some biological and genetic factors affect specific populations more than others,” (HealthyPeople.gov, 2015). Many people feel that they are ‘stuck’ with their health issues sometimes because of their genetics, but this is not the case. Lifestyle changes can still help to improve their overall health, even when they have issues that are inherited, such as sickle-cell anemia, breast cancer genes, or family histories of heart disease. Knowing that you are predisposed to these things is actually a benefit, because you know what to look for and hopefully how to treat it. You are not stuck w

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