Smoking in Young People in Hackney, UK - Epidemiological Data and Health Promotion Needs

This poster presents epidemiological data related to smoking in young people in the Borough of Hackney, UK. It highlights the health promotion needs and indicators of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles. The summary discusses the impact of smoking on health, factors influencing behavior change, and effective communication skills for health promotion.

SMOKING
The poster is usually representing the topic of smoking among young people
in the Borough of Hackney in the UK. In this, the poster usually represents
the epidemiology, health indication and health promotion need in the defined
ways which may play relevance among the poster (Beaupre, Hammal,
Stiegelmar, Masson, and Finegan, 2020). Smoking is the major cause that
creates several issues among the population. It leads to create the issue of
various disorders which is related to cancer especially lung cancer,
cardiovascular disease, respiratory failure, and many more. In addition, the
poster consists of epidemiological data, an indicator of healthy and unhealthy
lifestyles, and the effectiveness of health promotion needs of health topics
(Bulwa and et. al., 2020).
The epidemiological data is helpful to provide the accurate number or the
approximate number of people who are smoking in regular or excessive ways.
In this, the data usually represent the 13.9 percent of adults in the Borough of
Hackney who smoked in 2019. (Fernandez and et. al., 2019). In 2016, over
47,000 Hackney adult residents 23 percent, and just over 600 city of London
adult residents that is 10 percent are usually recorded as the current smoker by
their GP (Klein and et. al., 2020).
Current smoker Smoking status
recorded
City of London 607 10.3%
Borough of Hackney 47,416 22.5%
Source: Health matters: stopping smoking – what works? 2019 [Online]
Available through: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-
matters-stopping-smoking-what-works/health-matters-stopping-smoking-
what-works
INTRODUCTION
Healthy lifestyles across life
course
Indicators of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles link
between cultural norms and values
While taking the context of the Borough of Hackney, several people are used
to facing the issue of smoking excessively. A healthy lifestyle across life
course well stated that the person physical and mental is usually affected
throughout the life that is influenced by the wider determinant of health.
Moreover, there is a wider range of issue which is currently affecting the
environment and lifestyle of people within the Borough of Hackney. In
addition, they usually show the aspect which is founded on the chosen topic
(DiGiacomo and et. al., 2022). According to the Health Survey of England, it
is evaluated at 30 percent of the people in the UK is died of lung cancer that
occurs in the context of regular and excessive smoking. The smoking across
life course shows the dimension and pattern of a behavioral factor of people
that carry to cause the major complication that creates life-threatening issues
among smokers (Eisenberg, M.J., Hébert-Losier, A. and Filion, K.B., 2021).
Source: What’s the best way to quit smoking? 2016 [Online] Available
through: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/whats-best-way-quit-
smoking-201607089935
In the context of smoking, it is well analyzed that various kinds of indicators
are placed within the indicator of healthy aspects and unhealthy lifestyles. In
addition, the people of Hackney in the UK usually show the aspect which is
related to the unhealthy lifestyle. In this, they usually follow the health
indicator with their occurrence of cultural norms and values which force them
to eat healthily. Young people are usually associated with several cultural
norms and ethics that are usually related to fitness. As per this, they follow
the essential core aspect of a healthy lifestyle that provides them indicators to
develop the health-based indicator with the cultural norms. The health culture
usually shows the social norms that show the value which is based on health
as the nation's priority or as an appeal to improve the social determinant of
health.
Epidemiological data related to the health and
illness of populations

Thus, the role of the health culture is most obvious. In the context of health
indicators and unhealthy lifestyles concerning culture show, some of the
aspects which are related to the influence of the culture of health are vast. It
usually affects the perception of health, illness, and death, belief about the
cause of disease or any kind of disorder which may be associated with the
approach of health indicators where patients seek help due to their unhealthy
lifestyles such as smoking that can cause the issue with the cultural norms and
values.
Source: The hazards of smoking and the benefits of cessation: A critical
summation of the epidemiological evidence in high-income countries, 2020
[Online] Available through: https://elifesciences.org/articles/49979
Factors influencing behavior change and
empowerment
Various factors may contribute to making the change in behavior and
empowerment. The habit of smoking is usually related to the heavier nicotine
dependence in the person which may cause complications. In addition, there
are some of the identified factors which may influence behavior change and
empowerment are educational levels, the raising of awareness, and several
counseling sessions. These factors have the potential to reduce complications
and influence the people of Hackney to turn themselves into the behavior
change that shows healthy behavior. Factor such as educational level shows
the aspect which may contribute to the change in behavior by analyzing the
proper knowledge regards the smoking consequence that is majorly related to
cancer and other diseases. The awareness and campaigning usually
acknowledge the people to build the empower for a healthy lifestyle and
indicator.
Effective interpersonal, communication and negotiation
skills to assist in the health promotion of adults, children
and young people with a variety of health promotion
needs
Health promotion is the usually helpful aspect that produces the quality of
education and awareness among the selected population who is dealing with
the issue of health issues. In this, the people of Borough of Hackney with a
major number are facing the issue of the smoking impact that harms their
health. In addition to this, the health promotion method and approach are
useful to develop awareness with the technique of communication and
interaction. It helps to share the harm due to smoking and negotiation people
for the healthy aspect and minimize the risk of unhealthy behavior which may
contribute to the rising of issues such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disease,
and many more.
As per the above discussion, it is well defined that people with Smoking are
facing a higher impact on their health. Smoking is usually considered an
unhealthy lifestyle for people because they usually lead to cause the issue of
cancer and other disorder that may impact their health of people.
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