Health Promotion

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Health Promotion
Health promotion is the process of making people have more control over health factors hence improving their health. Health promotion programs give planned and well structures activities that assist individuals in making an informed decision about their health (Raingruber 2). Some examples of health promotion programs from my clinical setting include; alcoholic counseling programs, blood pressure reduction programs targeting a specific group of people, first aid training programs, programs to help a specific group of people to cease using drugs or smoking and nutrition programs.
Health Promotion Plan for Hypertension Among Elderly People
Program Goal
The goal of this health promotion is
To reduce the prevalence of hypertension among the elderly
To reduce the mortality rate among older adults due to hypertension
The Long-Term Objective of the Program Goal
Decrease the prevalence of hypertension among the elderly by 25%
Reduce the consumption of foods that contribute to hypertension in older adults by 30%
Creating Awareness of the Factors That Contribute to Heart Diseases Among the Elderly
The older adults and people who take care of them need to be educated on the factors that contribute to heart diseases among the elderly. Some of the factors to be addressed include;
Smoking
Obesity
Lack of exercise
High salt consumption
High alcohol consumption
Family history
Old age
Actions to be Taken to Help Achieve the Program Goals
Improve infrastructure for screening and monitoring prevalence of hypertension among the elderly
Develop sodium reduction targets to assist food industries in reducing salt levels in food
Develop healthy food guidelines for the elderly and the general public and develop measures to monitor the implementation
Promote physical activity in the lifestyle of the elderly
Conducting education on nutrition for patients

Works Cited
Raingruber, Bonnie. Contemporary Health Promotion in Nursing Practice. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2016.