Impact of Smoking on Cancer in Low-Income Communities: A Report

This report addresses the prevalence of cancer in low-income communities due to smoking, outlining the responsibilities of health educators in prevention. It emphasizes the importance of raising awareness about the harmful effects of smoking, providing psychological and medical support to addicted individuals, and educating people on effective strategies to overcome smoking habits. The report details the health issue, describes the affected population, and discusses the socioecological model levels impacting smoking behavior. It presents prevention and intervention strategies, including the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and 21-day programs, while also addressing barriers and evaluation methods. The report concludes with programming concerns for health educators, the challenges they face, and methods to overcome these challenges, supported by references to relevant research. This assignment is available on Desklib, a platform offering past papers and solved assignments for students.

Principles of
Health
Behaviour
The prevalence of cancer in low-income
communities due to smoking

Responsibility of health educator in
preventing cancer due to smoking
– Speared awareness about the harmful effects of smoking.
– Provide psychological support to addicted patients.
– Provide medical support to patients.
– Educate people with various strategies to overcome from smoking problems.

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– Health educator should enlighten people about their smoking addiction.
– Guide people on how they can quite smoking.
– Distribute “Nicotine patch” (if possible).
– Help people in identifying their common triggers.
– Educate addicted people in the process of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Health Issue: The prevalence of cancer in
low-income communities due to smoking
Description of identified health issue
– Cigarette damages DNA and lung cells that lead to cancer.
– In United States, Cigarette is marked as biggest cause of cancer.
– According to the research, every 15th cigarette create a cell in body which
become cancerous.
– DNA in cells, controls the behaviour of a person. When DNA damages then cells
behaves in abnormal manner.

Affected population and
community due to smoking
– Low and middle income communities are majorly affected.
– This is creating depression in the community too.
– In the United State, people from low socioeconomic status and low level of
education are more heavy addicted to smoking cigarette.
– People who have less availability to health care institution are likely to
diagnosed with cancer in later stage.

1. Socioecological model level:
Individual level (negatively developing
smoking habits)
– This level defines that an individual’s character is responsible for adopting good
or bad habits.
– Individual’s age is also responsible for adopting negative behavior.
– Another factor of an individual level are education, income level, skills, attitude
and beliefs of an individual.

2. Socioecological model level: Community
(negatively developing smoking habits)
– This level shows that schools, collages, external environment and workplaces
develops smoking habits among people.
– People are becoming victims due to their friends and other associated persons.
– Prevention strategy at this level is that a person should improve his circle and
should make relationship with people who do not smoke. Have courage to say
“NO” for smoking.

Determinants of health
affecting the population
– Living and eating lifestyle of an individual determine their health either poor or
good health.
– Social and income status also describes about the difference in their health.
– In USA, physical environment like water and air is clean. This implies good
environment conditions for breathing process.
– Target population who lies in poor income group are generally linked with poor
health.

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– For the targeted group, a person’s individual habits also play important role in
affecting the cycle of the body.
– Genetic conditioning is also responsible.
– Smoking is damaging lungs and breathing process of the body in the targeted
community.
– People are addicted towards drugs, which is affecting health determinants of
USA population in negative way.

Intervention strategy to
develop good habits
– Do more task which includes physical activity.
– Use nicotine patch to get rid of smoking habits slowly.
– Include proper amount of vitamins and minerals in the diet.
– Always keep body hydrated.
– Take medical assistance if required.

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– Always keep in mind “Anyone can rid of their bad habits because it only requires
little courage.”
– Varenicline (Chantix) is the suggested medicine for quitting smoking
(Chantix.com, 2019).
– Adopt healthy lifestyle.
– Start your day with positive quotes.
– Always think for negative effects of smoking cigarette.

Specific strategy to overcome
smoking problem
– Use NRT therapy. “Nicotine Replacement Therapy”, by using nicotine patches
and medicines.
– Start 21 days programs to re-form your subconscious mind.
– Control your urge of smoking during 21 days.
– Nicotine quickly get mixed in blood over the time. During 21 days, getting urge
to smoking is normal. Try to control.