Develop a health profile for an individual living

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Promoting Health and preventing ill health - Suggested Essay

Develop a health profile for an individual living in a local community in England. You will identify health risks and discuss possible advice and support could you as a nurse give them to promote their health and wellbeing.

Introduction
What are you going to discuss in the essay and why
• The importance of the role of the nurse in promoting health and wellbeing across the lifecourse.
• The importance of your field of nursing in promoting health and wellbeing.
Background (sources and evidence must be cited as appropriate)
• As we are exploring the health of an individual, we will need to start with a definition of health and wellbeing. Discuss that you will use the World Health Organization 1948 definition of health as your starting point.
• The usefulness of health profile for understanding more about the health status and health risks of an individual, in relation to their family and community/neighbourhood.

Body of Essay/Main Section (sources and evidence must be cited as appropriate)

• Identify briefly the individual that will be the focus of your essay.
• Identify and discuss demographic (age, sex, ethnicity, employment status, educational achievement, where they live) data that can help to inform you about your INDIVIDUAL'S current health and wellbeing status.
• Identify and discuss what physical, mental and social health and wellbeing information about the INDIVIDUAL and what would it tell you about their physical health (height; weight; circumference measurements, lifestyle (information on diet, smoking, drinking and so on); mental health (how satisfied they are with their life, whether they have been feeling happy or unhappy); social health (hobbies, outside interests, what family and friend networks/support they have and so on).
• Identify and discuss what the above information could tell us about the health and status risks that your INDIVIDUAL currently has e.g. not eating fruit and vegetable to Public Health England recommended guideline levels; not engaging in physical activity to Public Health England recommended guideline levels;
• What advice and support would you give them including who would you signpost/refer them to for further advice.
• What Public Health Policy might influence their decisions about their own health and wellbeing?
• What things might you look out for about the family, community and neighbourhood which might influence their health and wellbeing and how would you take this into account in the advice and support you give?

Conclusion (sources and evidence must be cited as appropriate)

Discuss:
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of using a health profile to understand the health and wellbeing of an individual and what additional information could you gather.

Attachment:- Promoting Health Preventing ill health.rar

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