NUT301 Health Promotion: Addressing Health Priorities in Western NSW

This presentation details a health promotion program designed for the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD), addressing critical health priorities and inequalities, particularly high smoking and obesity rates. It identifies reasons for the current situation, such as lack of nutritional knowledge, poor eating habits, and insufficient exercise. The program proposes strategies like a food literacy campaign and promotion of exercise to improve community eating habits, physical health, and reduce obesity-related illnesses. The presentation includes a call to action for both the community and health professionals to support the campaign, aiming to improve health standards, reduce medication costs, and alleviate workload on healthcare professionals. References to relevant academic articles are also provided. Desklib offers a variety of study tools and solved assignments to aid students in their academic endeavors.

HEALTH PROMOTION
PROGRAM
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 Western NSW has the highest smoking rate when
compared to NSW and Australia
 Death rates attributed to smoking is 100 death in
100,000 people as compared to 60.8 and 74 in NSW
and Australia respectively (Catalani, & Minkler,
2010).
 Overweight and obesity cases are also high in
Western NSW
 Many cases of obesity in Western NSW are recorded
among females when compared to men
Current situation

 Majority of people lack proper knowledge of nutrition
 Some people do not know which foods are healthy for them to use
 There are those who do not incorporate exercise in their schedules
 Eating too much of starch and foods with a lot of sugar content
 Increased used of fast foods which are less nutrition but rich in calories
(Sanders, 2008)
strategies for preventing lifestyle diseases
 Establishment of food literacy campaign to educate the community on the
effects of obesity
 Education on importance of exercise
 Promotion of good eating habits
Reasons for current situation

 Improved eating habits of the community
 Improved physical health regular exercises
 Reduced obesity cases
 Reduced obesity related illnesses such as blood pressure
and diabetes
 Reduced cost of seeking medication
 Improved health standards and reduced death rates
Request to community
 community to vote for the health promotion campaign
as its goal is to benefit the community
Outcome of implementation

Current situation
 Western NSW has the highest smoking rate of 17.4%
when compare to 15% and 14.5% of NSW and
Australia respectively
 Death rates attributed to smoking is 100 death in
100,000 people as compared to 60.8 and 74 in NSW
and Australia respectively
 Overweight in this region is 53% while obesity is
22% (Henderson, Evans-Lacko & Thornicroft, 2013)
HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM PART TWO-
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Majority of people lack proper knowledge of nutrition
Some people do not know which foods are healthy for them to use
There are those who do not incorporate exercise in there schedules
Eating too much of starch and foods with a lot of sugar content
Increased used of fast foods which are less nutrition but rich in
calories
strategies for prevention lifestyle diseases
Establishment of food literacy campaign to educate the community
on the effects of obesity (Wakerman, 2008).
Education on importance of exercise
Promotion of good eating habits
Reasons for current situation

 Reduced number of patient in hospitals thus creating
more space for patients with other complications
 Increased time to perform other core activities in the
hospital
 Improved health standards of the community
 Reduced workload to professionals
 Reduced medication costs
Request to professionals
 Professionals to vote for the health promotion campaign
as it seeks to improve the health standards of the society
Outcome of implementation

Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2013). Mental illness stigma, help
seeking, and public health programs. American journal of public health, 103(5), 777-
780.
Wakerman, J. (2008). Rural and remote public health in Australia: building on our
strengths. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 16(2), 52-55.
References

Catalani, C., & Minkler, M. (2010). Photovoice: A review of
the literature in health and public health. Health
education & behavior, 37(3), 424-451.
Sanders, M. R. (2008). Triple P-Positive Parenting Program
as a public health approach to strengthening parenting.
Journal of family psychology, 22(4), 506.