Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Health Promotion Report - Unit 29

This report focuses on health promotion, exploring the links between government strategies and various models used to improve public health, with a specific emphasis on smoking cessation. It discusses the implementation of different models, such as the Caplan Holland Health Model, and the role of government in creating awareness and enacting policies like increased taxes and public smoking bans. The report highlights the critical role of healthcare professionals, including dentists, nutritionists, and health advisors, in meeting government health promotion targets. It emphasizes their responsibility in developing new technologies, creating awareness, and providing support to individuals seeking to quit smoking. The report concludes with a list of references, including sources like Healthy People 2010 and research on ecological models and mental health promotion in schools.

Health Promotion

Table of Content
• Introduction
• Links between government strategies and models of
health promotion.
• Role of professionals have in meeting government targets
for health promotion.
• References

Introduction
• Health Promotion:
Creating awareness about the health issues;
Health Campaigns by government bodies;

Links between government strategies
and models of health promotion.
Government has made lot of strategies so that people could
get to know various side effects of smoking and they can
stop smoking. There are different models which has been
implemented by the government so that people reduce the
habit of smoking.

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• Caplan Holland Health Model
Objective: Introduced to ban the the smoking of the
citizens in the society.

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There are four aspects of this model:-
• Traditional,
• Humanist,
• Radical humanistic;
• Radical structure.

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It is the government only which will make sure that the
citizens of the country are free from any diseases and
spreading awarenesses is the only way to make things
better and stop people from smoking.

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Other than this they can increase the taxes on tobacco
and can ban the smoking of the cigarettes at public
places.

Role of professionals have in meeting
government targets for health promotion.
Government has the roles and responsibilities to make
laws, policies and bring campaigns focusing on the
hazards of smoking but these things cannot gain success
without the support of the health care professionals.

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Health Care Professional:
• Dentists;
• Nutritionists,

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• Health advisors,
• Practice nurses,
• Dieticians;
• Other Doctors who have some kind specialization.