Part of health promotion is meeting a patient at their definition of health. One person’s health goals and possibilities may differ from another’s.
Assume you are a nurse at a community health clinic. Your supervisor has asked you to prepare a summary of definitions of health for the clinic’s staff.
Search the internet for representations of various definitions of health in populations like newborn babies, a healthy older adult, or a person in a wheelchair or with another physical disability.
Based on your research, write a 600-word summary of your findings in which you:
– Describe 6 representations of definitions of health for the following types of individuals:
1. Newborn babies
2. Healthy adult Asian woman over age 55
3. Disabled 35-year-old African American male veteran
4. Pre-teen White female entering middle school
5. Sexually active 20-something Hispanic male
6. Obese 75-year-old White male living with debilitating arthritis
– Explain the importance of meeting a patient at their definition of health.
Part 2:
Based on the windshield survey you completed in Week 2, respond to the following in a minimum of 200 words:
Describe the community you surveyed.
What is the role of community/public health nursing and community partnerships as they apply to your surveyed community?
What influence do social determinants of health, such as culture and access to resources, have on your community?
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