Promoting Health And Well-being Essay.

The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion

Read the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which can be found at the link below and use it to answer the following questions.

https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/

1. What is the purpose of this document?

The purpose of this document is to improve their health and help people have control over their health by the year 2020 and onwards.

1. What are the fundamental conditions and resources for good health?

The fundamental conditions and resources are education, food, income, shelter, peace, stable ecosystem, social justice, and equity.

2. What is health promotion? Describe some actions it expects that countries will do?

3. Health Promotion is a process through which individuals are enabled to have more control over their health

Research the topic of social isolation in the elderly and provide information about each of the below. Ensure to reference your answer.

1. Ways that elderly people may become socially isolated

2. Elderly people become socially isolated due to various reasons such as disability, living alone, impaired mobility, divorce or separation, no family close by, or impaired mobility.

3. Negative effects of social isolation in the elderly

One of the major impacts of social isolation can be seen in form of the development of depression and anxiety in elderly people.

1. Methods for social inclusion for older people

 2. Regularly getting together of families and friends can be one of the ways to increase social inclusion. Different functions or meet-ups for elderly people can help them increase their social interaction.

Answer the following questions about drug and alcohol addiction. The following link may assist with this question.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/aod/programs/Pages/treatment.aspx

1. Describe how the community perceives people who have a drug and alcohol addiction.

The community always feel that the individuals who are linked up with drug issue and alcohol issue are the problem to the society. It is more of a situation where the individuals having drug and alcohol addiction are not treated well.

1.Describe some treatment programs for alcohol and drug abuse.

Rehabilitation programs are commonly favored programs for helping an individual come out of alcohol addiction. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is one such program run by the Australian government.

Answer the following questions about mental health issues. The following link may assist with this question.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/program-info-mh.aspx

1. Describe how the community perceives people who have a mental health issue.

It has been seen that the community's thoughts regarding mental health issues are not good. They feel that mental health issues cannot be treated and that is the reason most people prefer to socially isolate the people who are having a mental health issue.

1. Describe some treatment programs for people who have a mental health issue.

Medication, mood-stabilizing medications, counselling sessions, and psychotherapy sessions are common programs for mental health.

1. Describe the importance of prevention programs.

Prevention programs help an individual to improve his mental health. Mental health is a tough condition and it can be improved by regular prevention programs.

Question 5:

Review the information at the website below which is about promoting a healthy weight and answer the following questions.

https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Nutrition+and+Physical+Activity-1#nutr

1. Describe how the website has used evidence-based information to develop its information and practices to reduce obesity and promote a healthy weight.

The website has talked about the different factors such as nutrition eating and healthy eating which can help in countering the issue of obesity. It has also showcased the importance of physical activity. They have shown evidence that how an individual having obesity can promote a healthy weight.

1. Describe the information that the website has provided, and how it could be used to promote a healthy weight and reduce obesity.

The website has provided data of National Health Survey which showed that around two-thirds of Australian Adults are overweight for obesity (12 million people)

Question 6:

Conduct some research on promoting people to quit smoking, and answer the below questions based upon this.

Where did you find promotional material for this health strategy?

I looked forward to the quit smoking campaign and I was able to witness promotional material for this health issue. The campaign is running in Australia regarding people giving up on smoking.

1. What different types of ways were used to promote the health strategy?

There are different ways to promote health strategy and they are by running a campaign, spreading awareness through healthcare schemes, building health policy, and developing health services

1. Is all information provided up to date and relevant?

 Yes, all the information is provided.

1. Provide your thoughts on the suitability of the promotional materials for the purpose.

The suitability of the promotional materials is quite good for helping people understand the purpose. The message should be clear in promotional materials.

1. Describe the importance of having promotional and prevention materials in the health and community services sector.

Promotional materials are important for explaining the purpose to a large audience.

Question 7:

The local neighbourhood centre runs a school vacation program for teenagers at risk (see below). The program has been developed and run once previously, and the teenagers have been brought together for a focus group to get their feedback about the program. The following is the feedback:

• The Tae Kwon Do was good but it only happened once; not enough time to learn anything.
• Many of the activities were a bit ‘babyish.’ Activities more focussed upon teenage interests would be better.
• Jumping castles are great fun – no matter what your age!
• The girls liked the craft activities, but the boys did not like these at all. The boys preferred more sporting activities.
• More outings away from the centre would be better.
• Based upon this feedback, update the old program to incorporate the feedback from the teenagers involved.

Program Activities will be improved at the school vacation program. It has been seen that girls like craft activities but boys are not interested in the same so there will be sports activity for the boys. There will be more outdoor activities and it will happen quite often. The Tae Kwon Do will take place three times so that there is a learning opportunity for everyone.

TIA (Teenagers At Risk) School Vacation Program

The following is the written feedback from a suicide prevention program that was promoted and implemented with a group of people who have a mental health issue. Read the information and write a formal report (400 words) based upon it that covers the following.

Ensure privacy and confidentiality of those involved is maintained:

1. Summarise the participant feedback
2. What other questions might have been helpful to ask participants?
3. Based on the feedback below, what actions would you take to improve the program?
4. What evidence exists for suicide prevention programs?
5. How can a health and recovery continuum of care assist in the development of this program?     
6. How can this evidence be implemented to improve the program?