The subject chosen by the author to base this commentary on is cervical cancer, with the author aiming to provide a rationale with evidence to support the choice of topic, as well as to show how government health promotion strategies have an implication on the behavioural change for individuals and the communities they live in. Even though cervical cancer may be seen as a cancer that affects a small amount of the population, with current rates in both Wales and the UK decreasing (Cancer Research UK, 2014), it is still important for awareness to be raised of the symptoms to look for, and the treatments available. Cervical cancer occurs in the cervix, which is found at the entrance of the womb, and its symptoms can include unusual bleeding, …show more content…
There are many factors that can contribute to a person’s health, for example education, shelter, income and food. Health promotion aims towards raising the health status of communities, and the individuals living within these communities, as well as ‘improving, advancing, supporting, encouraging and placing health higher on both personal and public agendas’ (Scriven, 2010). Paperny (2010) notes the importance of health promotion, noting that the ‘promotion of healthy lifestyles and reduction of health risks’ can help people ‘make decisions to prevent disease, and develop long term positive health …show more content…
In order to educate young girls, and their parents, on the HPV vaccination, the Welsh Government has introduced both a guide and a poster under the title ‘Beating Cervical Cancer’. The guide has been produced in fifteen different languages, including Welsh, English, Turkish and French, making it accessible to people of many different nationalities. The leaflet is structured in an easy to read way, and provides answers to frequently asked questions, about the process of receiving the vaccine and any side effects that girls could experience. There is also lots of information regarding the vaccine on both the Welsh Government and NHS Wales websites. When researching into cervical screenings, the government has not produced a guide similar to that produced for the HPV vaccination, although there is a lot of information available on the Welsh Government
The unforgettable story of vaccines is a story of triumph and controversy. The saddest part of the story is persistent ignorance and a lack of education, comingled with the personal need of some parents to explain away the problems of their children, have caused the controversy to arise. The good news is that the triumphant reality of vaccines as a whole is still the larger enduring legacy. The human papillomavirus vaccine is not an exception to this rule; in fact despite all the controversy surrounding the vaccine, it is one of medicine’s greatest lifesaving gifts to us.
This document, "Giovanni de Plano Carpini: On the Mongols", was written by Giovanni de Plano Carpini, a Franciscan friar and Pope Innocent IV's ambassador to the Mongol Khan. This is a primary source and a historical account of what Kiev, Russia looked like six years after it was sacked by the Mongols. Giovanni de Plano Carpini describes the town as "reduced almost to nothing" and that the Mongols had "made great havoc, destroying cities and fortresses and slaughtering men" (Giovanni de Plano Carpini). Additionally, he talks about the Mongol's military strategy as they surround cities and use siege engines, not to mention their phycological warfare (Giovanni de Plano Carpini). Furthermore, it references how the Mongols searched for “experts,
In 2003 there were 24,105 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the cervix uteri in the UK. 91% cases were registered
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. There are a number of significant approaches that underpin the practice of health promotion. Tannahill (1996) postulated that all approaches are interrelated, but individually seen; they reflect distinctive ways of looking or approaches health issues. These models includes medical, education, behaviour change, empowerment and social change. The models that connect these approaches are Becker (1994), Claplan and Holland’s (1990), Beattie (1991), Tannahill Downie et al (1996) and Tones, Tones and Tilford (1994).
Health is the most important things in our life. People will use difference method to maintain their physical and psychological health. Ewles and Simnett (2010) described health is a difficult concert to explain, it is changing over time and affect by difference culture and professional determine. It shows the definition of health is depends on individual factors. Gottwald and Goodman-Brown (2012) stated that health promotion is a partnership between personal, health and social care professional allow people to promote their health and increase control over the determines of health. Health promotion is an important part of personal health. According to the Hospital Authority Plan 2005 and 2008, the aim of annual
The health promotion is a key factor process of permitting people to increase control over their health status in order to improve it. It not only covers the actions directly aimed at increasing the skills and capabilities of individuals, but is also aimed at changing the social, environmental and economic issues that impact on healthy habits.
After reading posts about how the HPV vaccine caused a lot of deaths and serious problems, I couldn’t but question whether the second event was caused by the first or whether it was merely a correlation. In fact, it is very unwise to directly jump to conclusions; correlation doesn’t mean causation. According to the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) database, there have been 24,000 reports of adverse events with Gardasil. This seems to be a big number; however, also according to the VAERS, there have been 60,000 reports of adverse events with measles, rubella and mumps vaccines. Looking at these numbers, one must understand that it is normal to get such reports regarding safe vaccines. If I took the first shot of the Gardasil vaccine and then felt something unusual I might go and report it online as a side-effect of Gardasil because this is what first comes to mind. However when looking at these big numbers one must know that most of the side-effects of Gardasil are headaches, nausea, fever, swelling around the injection site, and syncope. Some cases of deaths have been reported, and a huge fuss was observed on how Gardasil is the reason behind those deaths. There is no proof that the vaccine caused any of those deaths. Actually, “the CDC investigated the most serious of these reports using another surveillance tool, the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD). They looked at Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), ovarian failure, severe allergic reactions and death, among others, and found that those who got the vaccine weren’t any more likely to have these things happen than those who didn’t get the vaccine” (http://healthmap.org/site/diseasedaily/article/just-vax-please-hpv-vaccination-do-benefits-outweigh-risks-1614). Also, there w...
All families should get their children vaccinated against the most common STD in America, the Human papilloma virus (HPV). As health care professionals it is essential to educate parents and adolescents about the HPV virus which can cause genital warts along with many varieties of cancers including cervical, penile and throat cancer. The vaccine will guard against four strains of the virus. Two of these strains are known to cause 70% of cervical cancer cases and the other two cause 90% of genital warts (Kara Newby, 2009). Another reason to receive the HPV vaccine is to promote sexual and reproductive health education. Two of the biggest arguments against the HPV vaccine are the high cost and that some parents feel it will make their teenagers feel invisible and may engage in more risky sexual behaviors if vaccinated.
For science, HPV is the Human Papillomavirus. For YOU, HPV is the Human Protection Vaccine!
Richmond, K. and Germov, J., 2009. Sociology of Health Promotion. In: Germov, ed. An Introduction to Health Sociology. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, pp. 476-499.
In conclusion, this essay has identified and discussed two approaches in health promotion. It also applied these approaches to a life style problem analysing the stand the health promoter takes in each approach plus the contribution individuals and communities make with emphasis on how much the strategies adopted addresses inequality. The community approach highlighted the importance of collaboration and participation in building capacity in the community while it discussed the need to conduct evaluation in both approaches. Finally policies which relate to the identified life style issue were discussed.
Health campaigns are purposive challenges to inform or influence behaviors and generate outlooks in a large audience. A health campaign can also be a type of media campaign in which encourages public health by making new health contributions available through education and an organized set of communication activates. Organized set of activities have multiple channels generally used to create assistance to individuals and society. Periodically I stumble across health campaigns some of which I disregard and others that grasp my attention and want to know about the matter. For instance, the Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts About Gynecologic Cancer campaign. Understanding that campaigns are purposive attempts to inform or influence, the Inside Knowledge campaign qualifies as health campaign because it informs the intended audience about symptoms, cures, and support for gynecologic cancers. All women are at risk for gynecologic cancers, and risk increases with age. This particular campaign targets women 40 and older, although I am not forty the campaign appealed to a younger audience making the campaign a successful campaign for women 40 and older, and to me as well. The Inside Knowledge campaign can be addressed as a public service campaign encouraging women to pay attention to their bodies to detect the warning signs of gynecologic cancers and seek medical care. When gynecologic cancers are recognized early, treatment is most effective. Being that cancer can develop in the bodies of women each gynecologic cancer is distinctive, with different signs and symptoms, diverse risk factors and different prevention strategies. In developing a concept to educate women of gynecologic cancers multiple channels are needed. Through the Inside Kn...
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.
To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. Therefore, health promotion is not just the responsibility of the health sector, but goes beyond healthy life-styles to wellbeing. Health promotion goes beyond health care. It puts health on the agenda of policy makers in all sectors and at all levels. It directs policy makers to be aware of the health consequences of their decisions and accept their responsibilities for
It moves beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” Health promotion aims to reduce the differences of health status among people resulting to equal access to resources promoting the highest potential quality of health one can achieve. Health promotion influences many things. In the Ottawa charter there are 5 strategies of health promotion. One is to build public policies, which are said to be the foundation of all other health promotion strategies because it influences how the distribution of money, power and material resources are proportioned. Other health strategies include supportive environment, enhancing community action, and developing personal skills and reorient health services (“Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion”, 1985). The nursing role of health promotion is complex because of their knowledge is multidisciplinary (Kemppainen, Tossavianen, Turunen, 2012). Depending on their specialty their health promotion varies however; the most common used health promotions by nurses are health education, national health and social care policies (Kemppainen, Tossavianen, Turunen,