Athabasca University: Concept Map on Vitamin D Deficiency in Children

This assignment presents a concept map designed to illustrate the promotion of community health, specifically focusing on vitamin D deficiency in children within the Canadian community. The concept map identifies key elements such as community identification, the role of nurses in social, economic, and nursing management, and the implementation of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions. The student analyzes the social determinants impacting healthcare, emphasizing the need for cost-effective treatment strategies and public awareness programs. The interventions include public education, preventative measures, and the use of vaccines. The assignment references key literature and concludes by highlighting the importance of following the concept map for better health outcomes for children. The concept map itself, included in the appendix, visually organizes the relationships between these elements, offering a comprehensive overview of the issue and potential solutions.

Running Head: CONCEPT MAP- PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
CONCEPT MAP- PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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The promotion of community health requires implementations of several interventions
and a wide range of factors that affect human health (Vollman, Anderson & McFarlane
2017). Population health services will ensure that people of all ages will be applicable to
receive an efficient health service on their needs. In the implementation of community health
nursing services, several educational concepts and theoretical frameworks are used to ensure
a good nursing care plan. To visualize the key features of this assignment, a concept map
(Appendix A) targeting the prevalence of diseases caused due to vitamin D deficiency in the
children of the Canadian community will be provided here. The following intervention will
work according to the processes stated through the nodes of the concept map.
Community identification:
A community health assessment begins with the identification of the target population
(Vollman, Anderson & McFarlane 2017). Nursing standards require the use of several
educational concepts to identify the risk (vitamin D deficiency in children) and promoting
appropriate and economically efficient care for the patients. The primary focus of the
proposed concept map will be to discuss the occurrence of vitamin D deficiency in children
and the health problems associated with it.
Community health and the role of nurses:
Social, economic and nursing management
The social determinant of any healthcare practice is the income factor. Vitamin D
deficiency in diseases involves the weakness of bones and many diseases associated with it.
The treatment of these problems needs the application of various drugs and nutrition changes.
As a result, the need for a cost-effective treatment strategy will ensure better care for the
children of the Canadian community (Vollman, Anderson & McFarlane 2017).

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Nursing management requires the use of different educational standards and the
implementation of proper knowledge in the identification of the diseases associated with
vitamin D deficiency. Effective treatment plans can also be devised by the nurse, by
applying the educational standards (Vollman, Anderson & McFarlane 2017).
Social, primary, secondary and tertiary interventions
Social interventions will involve the use of several public awareness programs and public
education to aware of the Canadian community about the health problems related to the
deficiency of vitamin D in children. Primary and secondary interventions will both aim at
preventing the occurrence of the diseases associated with the deficiency of vitamin D in
children (Kaakinen et al., 2018). Tertiary interventions will involve the use of several
vaccines to cure the disease that occurred due to a deficiency in vitamin D.
Conclusion:
On a concluding note, it can be stated that the concept map provided in Appendix A is
justified by the explanation provided above. A better future can be hoped of, provided the
concept map associated to vitamin D deficiency in children is followed.

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References:
Vollman, A. R.; Anderson, E. T.; McFarlane, J. (2017) Canadian Community As Partner.
Philadelphia, USA: Wolters Kluwer.
Kaakinen, J.R., Coehlo, D.P., Steele, R., & Robinson, M. (2018). Family Health Care
Nursing. Philadelphia, USA: E.A. Davis Company.

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Appendix A:
Community health (Prevent
vitamin D deficiency in children).
This issue is of significant
prevalence in Canada because it is
with the children.
Nursing
management
(Best nursing
interventions
necessary to
control the
situation)
Medical
management
(Assurance of
healthcare
service plans)
Economy
management
(Assurance of cost
effective health
services)
Health promotion
(Disease prevention)
Primary
interventions Secondary
interventions
Will be divided into
Tertiary
interventions
Etiology and
pathophysiology
Healthy community
Linked
to
Will ensure that
Social
interventions
(Action
involving
social
organizations)
Primary management
important to the issue. Secondary management
important for medical
management.
Nursing strategies
essential for the situation
Community
(Canada)
Will work for the implementation of

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Fig 1: Concept map showing the health promotion of the Canadian community (Vitamin D
deficiency in children)