Utility of a congregational health assessment to identify and direct health promotion opportunities in churches

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 81-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover ◽  
Amber T. Porter ◽  
Michelle M. Yore ◽  
Jamehl L. Demons ◽  
Moses V. Goldmon
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Congregational Health

Physical health and well being

2009 ◽  
pp. 139-212
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Temperature Pulse ◽  
Health And Well Being

Introduction 140 Health inequalities 142 Principles of health promotion 144 Promoting public health 146 Promoting physical well-being of individuals 148 Physical health assessment of people with intellectual disability 150 Blood pressure, temperature, pulse 152 Respiration and oxygen saturation levels 154 Epilepsy 156 Supporting people with epilepsy ...

scholarly journals Adjudicating Traditional Wellness

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-348
Author(s):  
Paul E. Terry
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Worksite Health Promotion ◽  
Wellness Program ◽  
Consensus Definition ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Physical Health Domain

There is no consensus definition for “traditional wellness” but in worksite health promotion, it usually means the wellness program is a health assessment and/or health screening offering followed by some educational programs, usually in the physical health domain. Using the term traditional wellness may belie an unawareness about or lack of appreciation for the quality improvement principles that are as applicable to the health of a profession as they are to the growth of an organization. This editorial examines how the use of the term traditional wellness is a reflection on our professional zeitgeist. Five ideas that attempt to explain misunderstandings about differing approaches to worksite health promotion are offered along with 5 ways we may be able to make peace with traditional wellness.

scholarly journals “Mejorando Nuestras Oportunidades”: Engaging Urban Youth in Environmental Health Assessment and Advocacy to Improve Health and Outdoor Play Spaces

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Peréa ◽  
Nina Sayles ◽  
Amanda Reich ◽  
Alyssa Koomas ◽  
Heather McMann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Community Health Improvement

Youth can be valuable partners in community health improvement efforts. Latino youth from Lawrence, MA were engaged in research and health promotion over an 11-month period. Utilizing their knowledge of the community, youth assessed local parks and carried out evidence-based health promotion efforts to communicate community resources to encourage physical activity, nurture community ownership of parks, and advocate for park improvements. Health promotion efforts can engage youth in strategies to address critical public health issues by leveraging their unique perspective and distinct location within communities. The communications developed by the youth were distributed within the community, benefiting residents directly. Youth were motivated to engage in the project by a sense of civic obligation, and upon completing the project, they expressed that they had gained research and communication skills and were inspired to continue to support their community. Youth engagement in applied research and health promotion at the local level can provide a foundation for community health improvement efforts that are relevant for distinct communities, while fostering the positive development of youth, and nurturing community-driven efforts to help create a healthier environment.

scholarly journals The Family Doctor and Nurse: The Dynamic Duo of Cuban Healthcare

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Kelley H. Pattison
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Fidel Castro ◽  
The Family ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Care Health

Following the Revolution of 1959, Fidel Castro declared healthcare a right for all Cuban citizens. In 1983 a pilot project was established which paired a family doctor and nurse to care for all persons within a neighborhood. The success of this project led to the establishment of the family doctor-nurse partnership to care for all Cuban citizens. Working together, the pair provided direct care, health assessment, risk management, and health promotion for a specified neighborhood. This novel way of providing primary care provides each Cuban with a family doctor and nurse. This arrangement has helped change the health of a nation.

scholarly journals Health Promotion at the Construction Work Site: The Lunch Truck Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 571-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto J. Caban-Martinez ◽  
Kevin J. Moore ◽  
Tainya C. Clarke ◽  
Evelyn P. Davila ◽  
John D. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Transient Nature ◽  
Health Education Materials

The transient nature of construction work makes it difficult to conduct longitudinal worksite-based health promotion activities. As part of a workplace health assessment pilot study, we worked with a commercial lunch truck company to disseminate four types of health education materials including cancer screening, workplace injury prevention, fruit and vegetable consumption, and smoking cessation to construction workers purchasing food items from the truck during their job breaks. Two weeks following the worksite assessment, we followed up with these workers to ascertain their use of the health promotion materials. Of the 54 workers surveyed, 83% reported reviewing and sharing the cancer screening materials with their families, whereas 44% discussed the cancer screening materials with coworkers. Similar proportions of workers reviewed, shared, and discussed the other health promotion materials with their family. Lunch trucks may be an effective strategy and delivery method for educating construction workers on healthy behaviors and injury prevention practices.

Health psychology and health promotion

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Faltermaier
Keyword(s):  
Health Psychology ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion ◽  
Basic And Applied Research

Abstract. The Flensburg health psychology group takes a salutogenic perspective and aims at developing innovative health promotion approaches. It stands in the interdisciplinary context of health and educational sciences. Our focus in research is on both, stress processes and lay representations of health and illness in the context of salutogenic theories of health. Basic and applied research activities aim at developing subject-oriented approaches of prevention and health promotion that are designed to promote health resources and competencies in selected settings and target groups. Current research is concentrated on socially disadvantaged groups, on occupational groups and on men to develop tailored health promotion approaches that reach groups in need and which show sustainable effects.

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