HEALTH PROMOTION.

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Introduction:
The Ottawa charter can be described as the global health milestone that remains a vital
reference for health promotion. The Charter identifies five important components of health
promotion action and prerequisites for health that can act as the guiding framework for
healthcare promotions (Agide & Shakibazadeh, 2018). Nursing professionals can follow the
action areas to develop interventions that satisfy each of the action areas to mange disorder and
mitigate the negative outcomes on patients as well as on entire communities. Diabetes type-2 had
become one of the most dreaded health disorders in the nation which had created huge burden on
the nation’s economy besides affecting quality of life of people (Peimani et al., 2019). Hence,
Ottawa charter needs to be implemented for developing health promotion programs against the
disorder. Health promotion can be described as the procedure that enable people in increasing
their control and improve their health. The nursing professionals have the responsibility of
contributing towards the society by developing health promotion sessions that enable people to
develop healthy lifestyle and health behaviors. This assignment would show how the five action
areas of the Ottawa charter can be used as a guiding framework by nursing professionals so that
effective care interventions and healthcare strategies are developed for people and communities.
Diabetes type 2 and its prevalence in the nation:
The total number of people suffering from diabetes mellitus in the year 2014-2015 is
around 1.2 million aged 2 and over. Among this number of people, 855 of the people are seen to
be suffering from diabetes type-2. This accounts for about 100200 people in the nation suffering
from diabetes type-2 (Department of Health, 2016). There were about 16400 people in the nation
who had been hospitalized due to diabetes and among them 55% of the people had been

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hospitalized because of type-2 diabetes. Type-2 diabetes had become one of the biggest health
burdens in the nation as it gives rise to health complications, which require huge expenditure of
money for treatment and management (Seuring, Archangelidi & Suhrcke, 2015). The total cost
associated with diabetic retinopathy and other issues of the eyes were found to be $ 2.07 billion
per annum. The diabetic foot disorder costs around $875 million every year, which accounts for
about $9,000 per person, aged fewer than 75 and $12,000 per person aged over 75. Almost
between 1 and 35 of the people suffering from type-2 diabetes is seen to experience heart attacks
every year. About 11000 and 33000 people are seen to suffer from heart disorders because of
diabetes type-2. Hence, it becomes extremely important as the nursing professionals to develop
healthcare strategies and interventions in order to manage the disorder successfully and help the
nation overcome the diabetes epidemic.
Health promotion initiatives following the Ottawa charter action areas:
Creation of the supportive environment:
Studies are of the opinion that an inextricable link exists between that of human beings
and the environment. It is indeed true that the way society functions should help in creation of
the better health for the people (Flynn, 2015). As health cannot be separated from the
environmental factors, researchers are of the opinion that protection as well as maintenance of
both natural and built environment along with preservation of the natural resources is extremely
important for health promotion (Caviccholi et al., 2016). Thereby, reciprocal maintenance of the
environment is one of the major guiding principles. Professionals should try to develop strategies
by which they can provide a supportive environment for the people vulnerable or already
affected by diabetes. It has been found that obesity is one of the major risk factors that contribute

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to development of diabetes with excess amount of fats in the cells making them resistance to
insulin and they cannot take up glucose from the blood. This causes diabetes type-2. Hence, the
nursing professionals should try their best to modify the present obesogenic environment that is
supporting the developing of obesity among people. It has been found that the availability of fast
foods, frozen foods and tackle-away foods which are high on calorie but lower on price
encourages people to consume them. On the other hand, the organic foods are high on nutrition
and higher on price (Cleal et al., 2019). Hence, people avoid buying them. Moreover, the
marketing and advertisements of such foods like burger, chips, cold drinks and others often
motivate and encourage people to buy and consume unhealthy foods resulting in obesity and
being the biggest risk factor for diabetes. Hence, nursing professionals need to advocate about
such data to the local governments, judicial system as well as the Department of health so that
strict measures can be taken to control such unhealthy practices in the communities. The legal
system should be requested to implement high taxes on such unhealthy foods and make the
organic food cheaper so that the communities have access to quality and healthy foods for
prevention of obesity (Grabowski et al., 2017). The nurse should also advocate about the
broadcasting regulation board of the nation so that it can regulate and control the advertisements
in ways so that the vulnerable people in the communities are not influenced by healthy eating.
Moreover, the nursing professionals should work collaboratively with local governments
requesting for developing green parks, fields and playgrounds where people can undertake
physical activities like walking, jogging running as well as other or even dance sessions,
swimming sessions and others to make people fitter. This would help in prevention of
development of diabetes type-2 in the communities.