Health

This learning log will firstly describe what is meant by health and what determinants are thought to affect health. An individual’s health is influenced by a range of determinants. Health promotion plays a big part in an individual’s health and wellbeing, one type of health promotion can be the way in which education can influence an individual. This learning log seeks to address the role that health education and promotion can help patients to take more responsibility for their own health. Aside from health promotion, nurses and others in the care industry have to understand and adopt certain care approaches that take into consideration the individual needs of people and their families.

The next interview was of an Asian American family. This is a military family, the father meet, married and brought back to the United States a 23 year old Vietnamese woman. Family is vital to this Asian American family and respect is expected. Over the years, the mother has adapted to some western ways but maintains certain culture values and passed them on to her children. Diet plays a huge part in their health maintenance and protection. The diet manly consists of rice, vegetables and fish. Along with diet, exercise and staying fit is a big part of their ethnic background. The mother stated to me “Don’t you see all the Asian ladies at the gym? We take pride in staying fit.” To them their body is a temple and needs to be cared for. Spirituality of mind body and soul is another significant part of their health. Partaking in meditation, massage therapy and acupuncture are ways to rid the body of imbalance and place it back in balance to fight illness and diseases. Illness may be attributed to organic or physical problems an imbalance of yin and yang, an obstruction of chi (life energy), a failure to be in harmony with nature, punishment for immoral behavior (in this or past lives), or a curse placed by an offended spirit ("Vietnamese Cultural Profile — EthnoMed," n.d.). While this family is westernized in some ways, by going to the doctor and

I found chapter 1 to be very interesting. First off i had no idea there was seven components of wellness. I found spirituality to be an eye opener. After reading that section it really made me realize how important forgiveness really is. Learning to forgive is over all better for you health, physically and mentally. Another thing i found interesting in this chapter was the locus of control both external and internal. This really made me think about how others may think and see things. The chapter also talks about smoking and how it is accounted for the highest percentages of deaths and chronic disease. That part really hit close for me cause majority of my family smokes.

Schultz, A., Chao, S., & McGinnis, J. (2009). Integrative medicine and the health of the public. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.

Private health insurance is made up of the three principal entities, which is commercial carriers, the Blues, and HMOs plus self- funded plans. The important of PHI as a source of financing for personal health care expenditures has increased slowly, but steadily (Williams & Torrens, 2010). Although there is no denying that some government health insurance programs such as Medicare deliver benefits at far less administrative cost per dollar of

The definition of health is “the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit” (“Health,” 2017). Health can mean many different things, to me, personally, I think health means to be mentally and physically well. For example, eating right and exercising all contribute to living a healthy lifestyle. Also, I think health means having a balance in all parts of life; whether that is balancing stress, or balancing the amount of sugar one intakes. The definition of mental health is “the condition of being sound mentally and emotionally and emotionally is characterized by the absence of mental illness and by adequate adjustment especially as reflected in being comfortable about oneself, having positive feelings about others, and being able to

There have been a lot of changes in healthcare over the years. Traditionally, the healthcare system in the United States has been focused on caring for the sick and treating and preventing diseases. But a new standard has developed. Focus has now shifted to health promotion.

There are many differences in health care reform and access between the United States and Germany. The United States health care exceeds all other countries by 17.1% as well as leading in new medical technologies, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Even though, the U.S. is a leader in health care, not all U.S. citizens have healthcare coverage. In Germany, the national healthcare spending in 2013 was 11.2%, much lower than the U.S. Every resident in Germany has health care coverage, be it through the public health insurance system or private insurance.(Squires and Anderson, 2015)

After having reading the Richard Smith article and participating in the activities, I came to a further understanding that the word "health" does not vary in definition from country to country, but also from person to person. You make a valid point when you state, "Most of us are never totally free from some ache or pain, and still most of us consider themselves as healthy, although if broken down to medical diagnoses it would look different." This leads me into the next point Katie made about the young woman who is pregnant suffering from morning sickness. The girl felt that she was not healthy, but this now raises questions. Is she healthy? Does society make her feel unhealthy? or do the

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Throughout this assignment the author will demonstrate knowledge of health promotion and its link in addressing health needs. The role of the nurse in delivering health promotion at primary, secondary and tertiary levels will be discussed and how national policy influences that delivery on the chosen topic of smoking. Barriers to health promotion will also be discussed and how these barriers could be overcome.

Financial Status: Patient has a great lifestyle. Patient has Blue Cross HMO from Employer and she is financially self-sufficient.

The purpose of the paper is to analyze peer-reviewed literature from my two disciplines Global Health and Sustainability. Through the use of these disciplines I will gain understanding of their origins and integrate them through their foundations and principles. Origin storytelling, core knowledge dissemination, generative tension making, and gatekeeping will help me to discipline these profiles thoroughly. Using my apprentice analyses skills I will breakdown the real-world challenges associated with clean water through the lens of sustainability and global health literature. Finally I will provide my thoughts and feedback from the research I found on clean water and how I found it possible

The following essay briefly discussed the concept of health, illness and wellness and my own personal ideologies about health, family beliefs and cultural health concepts which could affect the health and wellbeing. My visual presentation represents mammography for Visualization for breast cancer, yoga meditation, home remedies, nutritious diet and hand washing. How they impact and influence me in supporting my health and health needs of my family. I also discuss the influence of these conceptions on my personal life and how all these apply to my future profession as a nurse.

Physical Health: Sports play an important role in my life, they help keep me healthy in more than just one aspect (mentally, socially, etc.). Growing up, playing sports acted as my main anger outlet. Whenever I was upset or overwhelmed, going outside and kicking a ball around or shooting pucks at my net in the backyard, helped ease my mind. With doing this, it helped my physical health, as well as helping me manage my mental health. Sports also help me with my social health because it lets me meet and get to know so many amazing other players who share similar interests with me. As a CYC worker, encouraging youth to be physically healthy is important because it teaches them that being physically healthy has more benefits than just physical.