Public Health Project Plan: Smoking and COPD in Aboriginal Australians

This report outlines a public health promotion project plan aimed at addressing the significant impact of smoking on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) within the Australian population, with a specific focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 40 years old. The project details the benefits of the health promotion plan, emphasizing the importance of generating awareness about the relationship between smoking and COPD. The goals include educating the public on improving health standards and encouraging people to quit smoking, with a secondary perspective on prevention. The project identifies key stakeholders, including community nurses, healthcare practitioners, and consultation agencies, who will participate in the health campaign. The project also includes a health message and logo, and outlines various health promotion activities such as using newspapers, brochures, and posters to communicate the message to the public. The success of the plan will be evaluated based on reduced smoking frequency and increased awareness about the link between smoking and COPD among the Australian population.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic – Public Health Project Plan: Health Promotion...................................................................3
A specific target group and community.......................................................................................3
Brief outline of why this public health promotion is beneficial for the Australian population...4
What are your goals and aims for your health promotion?.........................................................4
Identify the Public Health promotion management perspectives................................................5
Outline the additional stakeholders, community and consultation which should participate in
health promotion..........................................................................................................................5
A specific original of what the health message/ logo that is developed to suit the health
promotion.....................................................................................................................................6
Outline the health promotion activities and how these needs to be promoted............................7
Evaluate the success of health promotion....................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9
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TOPIC – PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT PLAN: HEALTH PROMOTION
Smoking as a major risk factor for COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
A specific target group and community
The promotional plan has been focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
of Australia who are includes from all such groups which exist in Australia. In this respect,
people above the age of 40 years are being targeted who are having issue of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (Webb & Wilson, 2017). There are a number of commonalities among
indigenous Australians; hence it is clear that there exist diversity among indigenous communities
and societies in Australia. Such people have different cultural values, customs and languages. It
is also analysed that there are more than 370 million indigenous people spread across 70
countries who are different from the dominant societies where they live (Thrasher and Hardin,
2016). Stating about the indigenous people, it can be contended that they hold unique languages
and beliefs while living in different parts of the country.
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Brief outline of why this public health promotion is beneficial for the Australian population
The health promotion plan is beneficial for Australian population because people are not
aware about the impacts of smoking. Among all the major impacts, smoking is regarded as a
chief factor that leads to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among people (Shahriar &
Juwel, 2016). Among Australian people, public health promotion is essential because that will
generate awareness among people regarding the public health issues and also about ill impacts of
smoking. Most of the people believe that occupational exposure to dusts and chemicals are the
basic reasons that leads to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; however they are not aware
about the impacts of smoking on lungs and respiratory system (Chang and et.al., 2017).
Thus, the present public health promotion plan will contribute in developing healthy
standards in Australian population and at the same time, it will also contribute in enhancing the
economic development (Dunn and et.al., 2017). For instance- living standard of people can be
improved if they are healthier. Further, in this respect it can also be said that it will also
encourage people to quit smoking as smoking is the major risk factor of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease. Thus, considering this the present promotion plan will be emphasizing on
protecting people from effects of smoking on COPD.
What are your goals and aims for your health promotion?
 The main aim of the present health promotion plan is to inform Australian population
about the relationship between smoking and COPD.
 Thus, in this respect focus will be laid on generating awareness among the public bodies
regarding smoking and its effects on respiratory systems and lungs.
 Besides this, focus will also be laid on educating people to improve the health standards
as that has direct association with overall health facets of Australia (Prochaska, Das &
Young-Wolff, 2016).
 Moreover, the health promotional plan will also encourage people to quit smoking.
 Since, the targeted group is 40 years old people; therefore the relation of smoking and
respiratory problems will be depicted to the population.
 This will not only generate awareness; but also it will help the Australian community to
prohibit and ban smoking among the public (Shahriar & Juwel, 2016).
 Therefore, in this context it can be said that several new standards can be generated for
the purpose of informing people about the impacts of smoking on their health.
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 It is also apparent that only a few people will quit smoking through this public health
campaign and they might encourage others as well to quit smoking. This way the issues
related to COPD could be reduced on higher extent.
Identify the Public Health promotion management perspectives
The present public health promotion plan will fall into the category of secondary
perspective in which it discusses public health implications on the community. Thus, according
to public health promotion, it can be said that secondary perspective will be considered because
at this stage, the health care promoters will identify the impact of smoking on COPD and
according to that different methods will be analysed for the purpose of preventing the issue from
developing at other level (Sebar, Morgan & Lee, 2016). Thus, in this context focus will also be
laid on the impacts of smoking on elder people.
Therefore, regarding this it can be said that the study has secondary perspective as it aids
in using diverse approaches through which people can know about the risk factors for COPD
(Carroll, Labarthe, Huffman & Hitsman, 2016). In this respect, it can also be said that primary
prevention is essential since that aids in integrating health aspects in appropriate manner. This
will also underpin the clinical practice that enhances the practice of health care dimensions. In
this regard, general determinants of health promotion will also be included so that it can
contribute in minimizing the health impacts. In this way, focus will also be laid on support
services for Australian community who are the main targets for the present public health
promotion program (Chang and et.al., 2017).
Outline the additional stakeholders, community and consultation which should participate in
health promotion
Stakeholder’s interest is essential to include in the public health promotion plan as they
play crucial role in generating awareness among the Australian community people regarding
relationship of smoking and COPD. Thus, the major stakeholders of this health promotion plan
are Australian community people especially people above 40 years old. Apart from this, other
targeted people are also included in the service provision who are facing diverse health issues.
Community nurses will also participate in the health promotional plan as they play crucial role in
guiding people about the association of smoking and COPD (Dorrian and et.al., 2016).
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Further, other communities of Australia will also participate in the health campaign
especially to get information about smoking and their impacts on respiratory system. Moreover,
health care practitioners will also take part in the promotional plan as they have crucial
knowledge about health standards (Dunn and et.al., 2017). GP will also be participating in terms
of guiding people about smoking and related problems. Other areas of Australia can also be
selected specifically for the purpose of covering wider population. Apart from this, consultation
agencies will also participate in the health campaign for the purpose of facilitating remote
services in different parts of Australia. This is essential for promoting health standards in the
society and at the same time, risks and uncertainties can also be avoided accordingly (Fisher and
et.al., 2016).
Australian population will be the major players of this campaign since they will help
people to get the information about COPD and smoking aspects. Consultation agency will be
included as they have idea about those people who are facing issues related to Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Moreover, in this respect it can also be said that all such
stakeholders will assist in enhancing the value of community services and health standards
(Hirono, 2016). Therefore, concluding it can be said that including all such stakeholders will be
beneficial since that leads Australian people to know about preventive methods that could protect
people from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
A specific original of what the health message/ logo that is developed to suit the health
promotion
For the present promotional plan, specific tagline will be selected as suitable to the health
care campaign.
“Be brighter and put down the lighter”
The tagline has been selected so that specific message about smoking can be given to
Australian people. Thus, in such respect people can make a small change in their lifestyle and
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that may also help them to resist the temptation to light up. This message will help people to
ascertain the impacts of smoking on respiratory system (Kennedy and et.al., 2016). Thus, it will
also aid Australian people to know about the long term impacts of smoking on lungs. While, on
the other hand people can also be directed to quit smoking on early as possible because that not
only changes the immune system; but also it develops health standards.
Basically, this tagline is a message regarding the factors that develops Cardiac
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in people especially in the age of above 40 (Khayatzadeh-
Mahani, Breton, Ruckert & Labonté, 2017). Elder people find many issues in respiratory system
and they never comprehend that this occurs because of smoking. Most of the people are still
unaware about the fact that smoking is one of the major issues that develops Cardiac Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease. Thus, in this way the present health campaign will assist Australian people
to know about the decreasing health standards because of smoking. Further, the logo is quite
suitable for the campaign as that will aid people to ascertain the consequences associated with
smoking (Prochaska, Das & Young-Wolff, 2016).
Outline the health promotion activities and how these needs to be promoted
Apparently, there are several modes of communication available that can be used by
health care entities for the purpose of promoting the health care campaign. It is also observed
that most often modes such as newspaper and brochures are prepared to inform people about any
such campaign (Schauer, Wheaton, Malarcher & Croft, 2016). However, on the other hand the
promotional campaign will requires activities like a specific place where large number of people
can accumulate together. Further, posters and chart papers are also required to be prepared
according to the theme of the campaign. Moreover, in this context health care directives must
also participate so that they can specify their opinion as well about smoking.
It is also essential to make it clear that smoking is one of the major causes that leads to
Cardiac Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in elderly people of Australia. Therefore, with the help
of posters and charts, people will be communicated about the impacts of smoking on respiratory
systems and lungs (Shahriar and Juwel, 2016). At the same time, it is also vital for the health
care promoters to focus on generating more awareness so that up to an extent, people can quit
smoking as early as possible.
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Meanwhile, in order to promote the aim of the health campaign, suitable communication
method is required to be selected (Shibasaki, Gardner & Sibthorpe, 2016). Newspaper as well as
brochure will be selected for the purpose of promoting impacts of smoking on public health. At
the same time, the campaign will also assist Australian population to enhance their own
knowledge level in diverse grounds. However, the method of promotion should be adopted
according to the targeted people such as above the age of 40 years. Thus, newspaper will be
selected because elders usually get information from newspapers (Sebar, Morgan & Lee, 2016).
Along with newspapers, brochures can also be used to communicate information with people;
however that needs to be creative and innovative so that people can get knowledge about the aim
of the campaign.
Evaluate the success of health promotion
The success of the plan will be evaluated on the basis of people who have reduced the
frequency of smoking in a day. Moreover, focus will also be laid on cases of Cardiac Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease as smoking has a direct impact on respiratory system of human beings.
Moreover, success of the campaign will also be evaluated on the basis of awareness among
Australian people regarding association between smoking and Cardiac Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (Webb & Wilson, 2017).
Another success criteria will include how much community nursing care is improved for
patients having Cardiac Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and how much the frequency of issues
has been reduced in the same area. Feedback will also be acquired from Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people of Australia regarding their opinion about association of smoking and
respiratory issues (Thrasher and Hardin, 2016). The entire promotional plan will be emphasizing
on educating people about the modifiable risk factor of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;
hence while analysing the success facets, education and awareness level among Australian
population will be measured.
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