Health Promotion Report: UK Health Strategies and Beliefs Analysis

This report provides an overview of health promotion in contemporary practices, examining two key models: the ecological model and the health belief model. It then explores government health strategies in the UK, emphasizing the link between health promotion and government initiatives, including strengthening partnerships and multi-sectorial approaches. The report also outlines the roles of various health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and social workers, in promoting health. Furthermore, it delves into the importance of routine in maintaining good health. The core of the report analyzes the health belief model and its application in the UK, alongside the trans theoretical model of health behavior. Finally, it discusses how political beliefs can influence health promotion strategies, referencing relevant government policies and initiatives aimed at improving public health outcomes. The report concludes with a list of references.

TASK 2- HEALTH PROMOTION REPORT AND POSTER (LO2,
LO3 AND LO4)
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Table of Contents
1. Two different models of Health Promotion in contemporary practices......................................3
2. Government health Strategies for health education and the link between Health Promotion and
government strategy.........................................................................................................................3
3) a) Role of health professionals in Health Promotion..................................................................4
b) Importance of routine in maintaining good health......................................................................5
4 a) Concept of the health belief and examining 3 health beliefs in UK.........................................5
b) Trans theoretical model of health behaviour with relation to health belief.................................6
c) Political beliefs can influence strategies for health promotion strategies..................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7
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1. Two different models of Health Promotion in contemporary practices
There are several theories and models for supporting the practice of the health Promotion which
is interrelated with the disease prevention. However in this study two models has been discuss to
understand about the Health Promotion in the contemporary practices.
Ecological Models: It is the interaction between the interdependence factors within the across all
levels of a health problem. It also highlights the interaction of the people with physical and social
cultural environment (Sallis et al. 2015). Project heart (health education awareness research
team) has used and ecological model for helping in the Health Promotion to address the risk
factors.
Health belief model: It is a model for guiding Health Promotion and disease prevention
program. It is used to explain and predict individual changes in the health behaviours and is one
of the most used models in the contemporary practices for today (Edelman et al. 2017). The
adoption of the components of health belief model related to skills, knowledge, environmental
support and self-efficacy.
2. Government health Strategies for health education and the link between
Health Promotion and government strategy
Health Promotion is the process which enables the people to improve or have greater control
over their health. The aim of the government in UK is now to help an individual for being in a
complete state mentally, physically and socially. The local, state and federal government has
played a key role for promoting the health education in the regional level. The importance of the
regional Health Promotion has been emphasised by several WHO documents by strengthening
the community for achieving a better health and involving actions in the decision making and
planning.
Two government health Strategies for health education are:
Strengthening the functional partnership, alliances and networks: The government has
connected with each community at the regional level to ensure a safeguard network against the
different health problems. A clear view of each community was identified by the Government
and according to that the awareness was planned (de Andrade et al. 2015).
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Multi sectorial and interdisciplinary need: Throughout the health system government has
infantry disciplinary name in the health sector with implementation of Technical resources that
has helped in the setting based approach. The needs of individuals and communities in places
where rectified by the government and involved and committed the members steps to implement
the disciplinary by proper treatment with proper medicines to the individuals (Eldredge et al.
2016). The government in relation to the ecological models has interacted with the individuals
through community engagement and has observed closely through local authorities, agencies and
voluntary organisations in the strategic partnership. This has develop the arrangements for
improving the wellbeing and health of the local communities.
3) a) Role of health professionals in Health Promotion
The structure element for the health promotion has helped the role of the professionals by
ensuring improvement in the health sector of the community in UK:
Doctors: Specific doctors are performing their best to maintain the health efficiency Among Us
citizenship.
Nurses: The nurses in the community are working in palliative care, aged care or veteran affairs
and are also trained in different types of care for crucial support (Arnold, and Boggs, 2015).
Social worker: The social workers are there to help in different issues which can be related 2
emotional, social or practical. They help to adjust the changes and the experiences by supporting
the family members and the clothes individuals so that it can be adjusted to the particular illness.
Occupation therapist and psychotherapist: Both look forward for the changes which contains
the issues in the daily life. This is because to support the family for providing care and
occupation therapist and psychotherapist work together for support people at home (Eldredge et
al. 2016).
Psychologist: The psychology care are given in hospitals and palliative care units by the
government. It also focus on the particular legion like behaviour, emotions and social factors to
the management of palliative care.
Besides all the above rolls volunteers, dietician, pharmacist, Care workers etcetera also played a
major role for supporting the individuals and making them comfort and quality of life.
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b) Importance of routine in maintaining good health
It is very important to maintain a routine in not only for the health issues but also in day to day
life. Routine provides a sense of structure and family in the way a person work which sense of
ownership, order and organisation in the life. It has different importance in life:
Building good habits: It helps to maintain a good habits in day to day life which will help in
active participation in the daily lives.
Increase efficiency: The active automation will help to increase the efficiency by enabling
different things to perform buy thinking consciously (Bayley et al. 2016).
Build momentum: It has to build a moment by adopting cardio exercises like running a mile or
swimming or cycling.
Better sleep and better health: It will leads to improve in the mental health by relaxing and will
have a quality of rest by sleeping. This will set a fitness in the health and will also diminished the
health issues.
4 a) Concept of the health belief and examining three health beliefs in UK
The health belief model is one of the most widely and conceptual Framework in the health
behaviour. It was developed in 1950s with a great success for almost half a Century by
promoting the use for condom, seat belt, medical compliance and health screening use. It is
adopted for motivating the people for taking positive health action that will help in avoiding the
negative health consequences as the primary motivation (Skinner et al. 2015). UK has adopted
the health belief with sincerity among the individuals and community.
The successful management of diabetes was adopted in relation to the health beliefs by the
people of UK. They have regularly checked their sugar level as well as maintained with daily
exercises and good food habits (Jones et al. 2014). Clinic and emergency department use is
another health belief that most of the hospitals used by the scheduled appointment format. It was
adopted in UK for better process in the practices for saving the life. Different tests were done
for examining the diseases so that the proper action can be taken against diseases. It has not only
help to save the life but also developed a happy norms among the individuals (Prochaska, and
Norcross, 2018).
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b) Trans theoretical model of health behaviour with relation to health belief
The Trans theoretical model is an integrative, bio psychological model which has conceptualized
by the process of intentional behaviour change. The model is used to understand the stages of
changes in the most powerful behavioural change. It is adopted in UK for over 35 years with
scientific research, intervention development and scores of empirical studies. More than £18
million worth was focused on the research and was conducted with over 150000 research
participants (Mastellos et al. 2014).
The Trans theoretical model in relation with the health belief model has focused on the social as
well as behavioural theory. Cancer and diabetes is growing in UK so the theory with health
model has focused on the behaviour as well as social issues by increasing the treatment and
providing as much as medicines. They are also spreading awareness for check-ups at initial
stage.
Over more than 1.3 million people are suffering from diabetes in Europe and especially in UK
where else more than 9, 00,000 women and 370000 men were diagnosed with the cancer (Bayley
et al. 2016). The government is trying their best to understand the diseases as soon as possible so
that they can reduce it.
c) Political beliefs can influence strategies for health promotion strategies
The national drug policy has developed in UK to minimise the harm caused of tobacco and
alcohol which differs in individual as well as community. The cancer resource system and the
alcohol Advisory Council has also played a great role for Health Promotion strategies by
improving in the medical field in UK (Arnold, and Boggs, 2015).
Different volunteers are approaching to spread the awareness in different parts of UK through
School, workplace and the neighbourhood. According to the survey from the past 20 years the
notable expectation of a number of diseases has decreased by 3.52% however the government is
focusing more to reduce for a better environment.
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