Public Health Strategies: Behaviour Change and the Change4Life Model

This report explores behaviour change within the context of public health, focusing on the Change4Life strategy and its effectiveness in promoting healthy eating and safe diets. It highlights the importance of addressing personal habits and attitudes to prevent diseases, particularly in low and middle-...Read More

Introduction to Behaviour change in Public
Health

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Behaviour change is defined as the context which is related with the public health that refer
as the efforts which is usually place to make change in the people personal habit and attitude in
order to prevent from the disease (Aasdahl and et. al., 2020). The behaviour change is public
health which can take the several of level that is also known as the social and behaviour change.
In this, they are usually focus on the more prevention of disease that may save the cost of
healthcare (Sunohara,Sasaki, Kogo, and Ryder, 2022). It is defined as the particular aspect which
is well important in the low and middle income which show the supply side health intervention
that comes under the enhanced scrutiny because of the arise of the cost. In this report, the major
discussion is based on the strategy which is well focused on the aspect that provide the context to
provide the healthy eating and safe eating. In this report, the health belief model is used to taken
as the health promotion model which refine with strategies which change4life (Afriyie, 2022).
MAIN BODY
In this report, the major discussion is based on the change4life which is foster the better
health by providing the concept of safe eating and healthy eating (Wong and et. al., 2021). In
addition, the better health is usually existing in order to make proper motivation and enable the
nation to lead to active and healthy lives. it is well defined that they require proper support and
encourage all of taking the step which help to improve the physical and mental health (Stephen
Ungvary PhD, 2019). The change4life is well defined as the strategies which may promote and
become the part of better health which usually show the broad look. In the context to the
strategies, it is well justified that they can bring them together that all the NHS tips, tool and app
in the one place which help to provide the context which make the nation small, simple changes
to kick-start and improve the health across the full range of activities (Agarwal, 2021).
This new site will continue that is well related with the good work of change4life by making
it proper ensure the parents which have essential support and tools that they need to make the
healthier choice for their families (Yıldırım, and Maltby, 2022). In addition, the form the fun
smartphone app which is well defined as the healthier food swaps, to easy recipes for the busy
midweek’s meals, simple snacks idea and Disney inspired play along with the term of games to
keep the kid moving (Sheppard, and Thomas, 2021). Therefore, the change4Life is usually
launched with the specific idea which is become national ambition which is fixed by the
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government which is associated with the healthy weight, healthy lives. In addition to this, 2021 is
the year which may show the aspect which is required under the better health brand. It is also
analysing that they are showing purpose in order to inspire towards the social movement through
which the government, the NHS local authorities, charities, school and community in which
leader play a role which is become the part of children diet and physical activity level. it usually
shows the aspect with the obesity or obese children by planning food and snacks (Eom, and
Choi, 2020).
The obesity is the major issue which show their prevalence in the UK which may cause
various and complication that is related with the health. The health promotion model which is
used within the report that follow in the relation with Change4Life (Shahed, Yasin, Mehmood,
and Batool, 2019). The health belief model is defined as the tool which is based on the scientist
use to try and protect the health behaviour. It was generally based on the idea which is developed
in the 1950 and updated in the 1980s (Zeinali and et. al., 2021). The model is based on the theory
that a person used to provide the willingness to change their aspect which help to derive the
behaviour which is primarily focus in the health perception. The model is well related with
strategy which is based on change4life that provide aspect which is well related with the context
that foster the change of eating and promote the behaviour of healthy and this is also analysed
within the healthy belief model which promote the modification of health behaviour that is
promote good health (Gaynor, 2020).
With the context to the model, the individual belief about the health and health situation play
the vital role in order to determine the health and related behaviour. The key factor which may
show the approach which influence the health are majorly include such as barrier that may affect
the healthy lifestyle and act as the main cause of having the issue of obesity, in addition, they
also produce the context where people think in such a way which foster the condition in which
the proper action is taken that show the approach that contributing on the situation which create
the issue of having the ill condition (Price, J., Barrett-Bernstein, Wurz, Karvinen, and Brunet,
2021). The component of the health belief model also shows their relation with the strategy
which is chosen with the reference of obesity. The change for life is usually associated with the
context that may contributed to the good health. In addition, there are six main elements which is
showing their relation with change4life which promote the behaviour which foster the situation
of good health (Groth and et. al., 2019).
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The first elements which is well relate with the issue which may show the aspect which is
well related with the individual which determine that they show elements that is perceived
severity that is refine the probability that the person will change their health behaviour in order to
avoid the consequence and complication on how serious they particularly believe in the
complication. In the context with the obesity, the perceived severity is well focus on the aspect
which provide information of issue that occur due to the obesity such as they foster the condition
of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many more (Pattinson, Poole, Shorthouse, Sadiq, and
Bundy,2022). In addition, the other associated issue which may show the approach with strategy
that is change4life provide the context in where appropriate term is used to chosen which is well
related with the aspect that provide the behaviour which is related with the healthy eating and
safe diet. The change4life focus on the aspect which may promote the healthy eating and show
the aspect which is beneficial for the context of safe and healthy lifestyle which reduce the
complication of obesity and tend to follow the fit and active lifestyle (Hadipour, and Rezaei-
Jamalouei, 2021).
Health belief model are used to associated with the behaviour changes and in the correlation
with the change for life. They are usually help obese people in order to provide the educate
knowledge regards with the proper diet and eating pattern. Therefore, the health belief model has
a vital component that are play a contributed role with the change for life that make a sense in
order to eat and fresh diet that is appropriate to control the metabolism and reduce the deposition
of fat (O’Callaghan and et. al., 2021). Addition to this, the health belief model is usually
associated with the various fractions which help to explore and provide the detailed and the use
of active and appropriate ingredient that is helpful for the reduction of fat that is associated with
the body. Therefore, it is also analysed that the condition and situation of the obese people are
generally associated with the deposition of fat and with the help of health belief model they
usually provide the aspect that promote the lifestyle modification that is suitable healthy life
(Jewell, Lewnard, and Jewell, 2020).
The critical evaluation of the approach is usually associated with the various health
promotion factors especially the health belief model which is appropriate in order to take the
relevance with the strategy that is Change4Life are usually provide an aspect that is related with
the social, cultural, and ethical appropriateness which may contributed to the good health. In
addition to this, the health belief model is relatively associated with the behavioural factor that
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has changed in such a way which can create a factor that is well associated with the aspect which
provide the proper measurement regards with the healthy life and their need. In addition to this,
the health promotion is specifically focus on the model and their criteria which is denoted the
social and cultural factor where the people are used to take healthy aspect from the other
individual within the social group and community to make their lifestyle in the healthier way
(Jin, Brener, and Treloar, 2022). Therefore, the community and the social group are usually share
the information which is well related with the healthy aspect and living. This model is usually
providing strength to make the change which is appropriate for the healthy diet and approach
which is functional for the good health outcome. Moreover, they show approach which is nearly
associated with some modification in the life style that is contributed to the positive health
outcome. The Change4Life are usually focus on the healthy food and safe environment where the
appropriate diet are used to be taken in order to make proper aspect which is relatively focus on
the good approach towards the life with the help of health promotion (Keech and et. al., 2020).
The social, cultural and ethical appearance is usually showing the aspect that is focus on the
various manner of the health belief model where the behavioural changes are analysed due to the
conversion of social aspect and influences that elder the individual to make their diet and health
aspect as related with the status. Therefore, the cultural aspects are also show significance and
the health promotion that is associated with the choosing strategy which is focus on the change
for life that is related with the obesity in which the dignified the changes of the individual to
access a good health by taking proper diet and eating pattern (Merillat, and González-Vallejo,
2019). In addition to this, measurement and accountability are also taken where the people
usually focus on the such diet which is associated with the relevance that provide the comfort
and supportive aspect for the body. The biomechanics and metabolism are used as the major
focus of the body that help to retrieve the energy in such a way which is used for the implications
to perform the day-to-day activity (McMackin, 2020). The biomechanics show the aspect which
is help the body in order to make the configuration which is well related with the aspect which
provide quality of health. In addition to this, the health belief model is usually show their
association with the change4life which show their contribution in such a way which foster the
healthy diet and promote safe food and diet which may reduce the risk of obesity due to the
prominent lifestyle. The change or modification in the lifestyle may foster by using the technique
which is well related with the context of approach which is good for health promotion.
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CONCLUSION
As per above discussion, it is well analysed that the health belief model is usually focus on the
behavioural pattern and changes which are modified in such a way which help to provide the
healthy aspect for the future recommendation. In addition to this, the obesity is the major causes
as a health issue among the general population where the strategy chosen in this report that is
Change4Life taking a reference with the health model and provide a lifestyle modification that is
appropriate for the individual to deal with the issue of obesity. The health belief model is usually
showing their relation with the Change4Life where the obesity can be reduced by following the
proper diet plan in pattern that is appropriate to reduce the deposition of fat and other fatty
component that eliminate the issue of obesity and provide healthy outcome with the help of
chosen strategy.
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