GHS3102 Health Promotion: Reflective Vlog on Placement Progress

This assignment is a reflective vlog created by a student as part of their GHS3102 Health Promotion course, focusing on their placement experience. The student's vlog analyzes the application of health promotion theories and models in a real-world setting, specifically within the context of the Football NSW program. The vlog explores the program's initiatives related to mental health awareness, community engagement, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, including the use of digital media and educational campaigns. The student reflects on their observations, the ethical considerations involved, and the impact of the program on participants, including the youth. The assignment highlights the importance of integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application in the field of health promotion and the role of community-based programs in addressing mental health challenges. The student also discusses the benefits of meditation, exercise, and proper nutrition in promoting overall well-being and the importance of tailored communication strategies. The student analyzes the effectiveness of the program and offers suggestions for improvement.

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Raising Health Awareness
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RAISING HEALTH AWARENESS
INTRODUCTION
The Ottawa chatter was formulated back in the year 1986 when the first international
conference about Health Promotion by the best world fitness freaks with the agenda of
improving the world Health status in the year 2,000. In the conference, they came up with five
main objectives, namely; establishing healthy public policies that will promote the availability of
healthy goods and services, strengthening the actions in the society through involving them in
setting goals that are aimed at specific groups, creating supportive environment by actively
involving in work and leisure activities, developing personal skills through ensuring that
everyone has access to the information and skills required to maintain their health and
reorienting health services towards illness prevention and health promotion (Bandura, 2004). The
three basic properties in health promotion are to enabling, meditation and advocating. Health
promotion can be considered to be the process of allowing people to have more control over their
lives and have better health. Usually, health is perceived to be an everyday resource rather than
being an objective in living. As a result, so many groups and organizations have arisen to try and
promote the general health of the public under different initiatives and programs. Most of these
initiatives promote awareness on mental health. This is done in attempt to support those people
with mental disability.
Mental illness can affect the thinking capacity, the character and mood of the patient. In
return, the person will not be able to effectively interact with others. Mental disorder symptoms
can be classified into different types, namely clinical depression whereby the victim persistently
feels sad and loses interest which affects their sleep, concentration and self-esteem issues. Some

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are even affected by nightmares and suicidal thoughts. Anxiety disorder on the other hand
involves being restless and unable to set aside worry (Bandura, 2004). Nevertheless, bipolar
disorder patients always encounter loss of interest with the reality and less energy. Nonetheless,
dementia patients easily forget and their social skills are limited. Other mental disorders are
autism whereby the affected person finds it difficult to communicate, obsessive compulsive
disorder, associated with fear of germs and schizophrenia characterized by disorganized speech
and difficulty with concentration.
Data that was collected from the research that was previously conducted in Australia
shows that forty five percent of those that were affected by mental disorders comprised of the
young generation. As a result, football NSW was formulated to involve them as a way of
improving their thinking and concentration. The most common disorder that was observed is
depression which led to drug abuse of those affected (Bandura, 2004). Alcoholism was also
observed to be the order of the day. Depression makes the patient to isolate themselves in the
long run. The effects of depression include weight loss or gain, insomnia, mood swings,
excessive hunger and irritability. In order to control and cub this, the football NSW has come up
with dates whereby they regularly involve the victims since it is clearly known that physical
exercises always distract patients and positively impacts those that are involved health wise.
Community health promotion
Besides offering recreational services, Football NSW has gone a step further to provide
health facilities and promotion programs to the young generation so that they would end up
keeping fit. This program ensures that all the participants are observing a healthy lifestyle by
enlightening them on its importance (Bandura, 2004). Unfortunately, the program does not fully

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provide the requirements for such a healthy lifestyle. All they do is to educate, train and involve
them in the exercises. Consequently, the football NSW could not get one hundred percent
positive results since all they do is to educate which only provides the theoretical instead of
practical education. The program’s main objective was to give guidance on how physical
activities are to be conducted. Moreover, the program ensures that all the participants and
members are engaged in activities that will manage their weight to avoid being obese resulting
from depression (Bandura, 2004). Among the services they offer, is encouraging people to
convert the theories they are usually taught into practical habits that will keep them healthy in
their activity based approaches. Provision of arenas to conduct the physical activities is also
among their agenda in an attempt to control depression. The youth are most often known for not
having the necessary resources and knowledge. In effect, the Football NSW has come up with
ways of establishing health awareness to such a group. Not only is the program known to provide
public services, but also behavioral change.
The children between five to twelve years have not been left behind in this initiative.
Basically, it is globally known that a child will always grow up depending on what they have
been taught. Football NSW has incorporated the children in the program through giving
directions on the best possible ways to uphold a healthy lifestyle. Meditation is one of the many
concepts that the group is instilling in the children (Bandura, 2004). Benefits of meditation
include, stress reduction, it enhances self-awareness, improves concentration time and may help
fight addiction. Such skills are taught by football NSW. Meditating also boosts the energy levels
of the participants. Obviously, there is a healthy mind in a healthy body which involves both
mental and physical health. All the lifestyles of the participants and members of the group are
monitored on a regular basis in terms of their weight and fitness. By so doing, the initiative is

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better placed to conduct the determination and evaluation of all progress and improvements
made by their participants. In addition the football NSW has health professions who are always
ready to offer any kind of assistance in all matters pertaining health. Evidently, all those that take
part in keeping physical and mental fitness generally have positively been impacted in as far as
behavior is concerned.
During the program, the football NSW also offers ethical and moral lessons to its
members. The use of digital media has continued to grow day and night requiring any form of
organization to always be on toes and flexible with the advancements (Bandura, 2004). In
relation to this, Football NSW has the relevant information of all its members concerning their
health condition on their website. They link their members to the qualified doctors who in turn
offer the best and most appropriate medical advice. This is in an effort to support the patients
who in most cases usually misplace their medical documents. Football NSW has the privacy of
its members at stake since they only share the patient’s medical information with the trusted and
approved medical practitioners who cannot share the information with anyone. Therefore the
group acts as a record keeper and confident at the same time.
Nevertheless, all the participants are offered equal opportunities to realize have fun and
sharpen their skills with regards to sports. Talents are discovered on such platforms whose main
intention was to help the depressed people (Bandura, 2004). This promotes equity and equality
among the group members. However, access is granted to only those adults, youth and children
residing within the area. This means that their services and facilities are limited to the residents
only, regardless of sharing the rest of the facilities. The program is also expected to provide the
correct information in the most suitable manner that will fit the members. Putting into
considerations the health status of their patients, Football NSW has been determined to ensuring

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that the progress regarding the mental status of the members is correctly passed. The group has it
in mind that most members have mental disorders hence are very sensitive to the way they
communicate any information. A slight mistake in the communication process will result in
stigmatization and further worse brain damages. Whenever a promotion is to be done by the
coaches, the organization always allocates a senior person who has an experience in handling
patients who are mentally ill. Regular monitoring of what is being communicated is done by a
profession so that everything is under control.
The kind of education that Football NSW program offers is based on exercise and
nutrition. It would be meaningless for someone to practice exercising at the expense of nutrition
and vice versa. The two complement each other for best results (Eldredge et al., 2016). Some of
the nutrition based education that they offer includes taking plenty fluids, fruits and vegetables,
avoiding fatty meals and junk food, ensuring that every meal is composed of a balanced diet and
last but not least, not going to bed immediately after meals. In the long run, it is seen that
maintenance of a healthy body weight and educating the members regarding nutrition will help
attain a positive mental health results. Eating unhealthy meals and taking diets that are not
balanced have a great toll on our mental health. There are so many risks that are associated with
poor nutrition. The Football NSW has mainly based their program on equally promoting
education and keeping fit. Several campaigns were conducted by volunteers who had dedicated
themselves in creating awareness among the youth and children on the need for observing a
healthy lifestyle in terms of nutrition and physical exercise.
CONCLUSION

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Generally, research evidence that almost forty five percent of the population in Australia
has suffered a mental disorder in their lifetime. The most common mental disorder is depression.
So many people suffer from this condition unknowingly. Unfortunately, the most affected group
is the youth who are trying to find a meaning out of their lives. As a result, several organizations
have come up with programs to help control the situation since it has become rampant. It was in
this process that the football NSW came up with an initiative to help the mentally ill people in
their community through sports and education. The Ottawa charter of health promotion was the
genesis of such organizations whose main aim is to ensure that people are able to increase their
control over their health as well as having better health. Eventually, the community has
positively responded to the efforts that have been made by football NSW in various ways which
include being available whenever they are called and actively participating in all the sports
activities that are offered by the program. Ultimately, the number of those suffering from
depression will greatly reduce if at all the community will practice what they are being taught.

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REFERENCES
Bandura, A. (2004). Health promotion by social cognitive means. Health education & behavior,
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Eldredge, L. K. B., Markham, C. M., Ruiter, R. A., Kok, G., Fernandez, M. E., & Parcel, G. S.
(2016). Planning health promotion programs: an intervention mapping approach. John
Wiley & Sons.