scholarly journals Hope: A Health Promotion Resource

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Tone Rustøen
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Way ◽  
Forward Looking

AbstractHope is a phenomenon many nurses and patients are concerned about. One of the reasons for this interest may be that many patients today live with chronic illnesses, and hope is something positive and focuses on the future and opportunities. Hope is a way of feeling, thinking, and influencing one’s behavior. The way we view our health and health-related challenges are assumed to impact on hope. Hope is forward-looking, realistic, and multidimensional. It is a resource for health and health-promoting processes and can be considered a salutogenic resource and construct. This chapter highlights what hope means during illness, what research has so far been concerned with, how hope can be assessed, and how nurses can strengthen hope in patients.

Sed ubi Socrates currit? On the Gettier Problem before Gettier

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto Hilpinen
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
True Belief ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Gettier Problem ◽  
Current Belief ◽  
The Future ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
The Gettier Problem ◽  
The Way ◽  
Forward Looking

Medieval philosophers presented Gettier-type objections to the commonly accepted view of knowledge as firmly held true belief, and formulated additional conditions that meet the objections or analyzed knowledge in a way that is immune to the Gettier-type objections. The proposed conditions can be divided into two kinds: backward-looking conditions and forward-looking conditions. The former concern an inquirer’s current belief system and the way the inquirer acquired her beliefs, the latter refer to what the inquirer may come to learn in the future and how she can respond to objections. Some conditions of knowledge proposed in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century epistemology can be regarded as variants of the conditions put forward by medieval authors.

Are Lebanese schools adopting a health promotion approach in their curricula?

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan Akel ◽  
Iqbal Fahs ◽  
Pascale Salameh ◽  
Emmanuelle Godeau
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Improve Health

Introduction: The concept of the health promoting school offers a coherent approach to promoting health and well-being within a whole school community. This study sought to evaluate the health programmes and policies adopted by different Lebanese schools, and their appropriateness for this role as part of health promotion. Methods: Our research took the form of a prospective observational study involving 50 schools from different areas of Lebanon. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on the Health Assessment Tool for Schools (HATS). Data were analysed to describe school characteristics and to reveal differences in the health topics addressed. Results: Most of the schools included in the study came from Mount Lebanon (56%). Around 70% of the involved schools offered health-related courses in their curricula. Health-related seminars and workshops (60%) and health awareness campaigns took place at the studied schools, with 98% incorporating physical education into the curriculum. Dental health (74%), smoking cessation (72%) and physical activity (68%) were among other most addressed topics, while mental health was the least discussed (20%). The majority (70%) of schools had a shared vision of what promoting health involved and sought to promote the active involvement of community members in the life of the school (60%). Around two-thirds of the schools (66%) provided physical support and facilities, and had developed policies for health promotion. Less than half of these schools’ health committees, however, had developed plans to improve health promotion and review data to ensure the effectiveness of their programmes. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that despite weaknesses, the majority of the sampled schools had either implemented or were in the process of implementing a health promoting school programme to improve health education and students’ well-being.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviours in Women of Reproductive Age in Iran: Based on Pender’s Health Promotion Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 2360-2364
Author(s):  
Faramarz Shaahmadi ◽  
Davoud Shojaeizadeh ◽  
Roya Sadeghi ◽  
Zohreh Arefi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Health Promotion Model ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Pender's Health Promotion Model ◽  
Health Related Behaviour

INTRODUCTION: Health promotion behaviours are considered as preventives of non-communicable diseases and key determinants of maintaining and improving the health status. AIM: This study aimed to investigate and identify effective factors on health-promoting behaviours based on Pender model in women of reproductive age from February to April 2017, in Savojbolagh, Iran. METHODS: This cross-sectional study is conducted on 240 women aged between 15 to 49 years in Savojbolagh, Iran, in 2017. The questionnaire consisted of several items, including socio-demographic characteristics, health-promoting lifestyle profile-II (HPLP-II), self-efficacy, social support and constructs of Pender’s health promotion model. SPSS-18 software has been applied for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The mean age of the women was 31.10 ± 7.29 years. Total HPLP-II score was 106.64 ± 11.93. The highest and the lowest mean in the subscales were belonged to nutrition and physical activity, respectively. According to the bivariate analysis, the total HPLP-II score is significantly related to prior health-related behaviour (p = 0.000). There was a statistically significant relationship between stress management and the variables including perceived benefits, perceived barriers, prior health-related behaviour, situational influences, commitment to a plan of action (p < 0.05). Also, health responsibility had a statistically significant relationship with self-efficacy (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: According to our results, it can be inferred that there is a problem with the HPBs of women. Considering that health-promoting behaviours like physical activity had a low score, it is a necessity to plan and perform interventions for improving health promotion behaviours.

A new golden age for libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 641-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Massis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Face ◽  
Diverse Audience ◽  
The Way ◽  
Forward Looking

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and provide several examples of evidence to support the estimation that libraries have entered a new “golden age”. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review and commentary on this topic that has been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners. Findings – Flexibility in the face of change has always been a hallmark of an exceptional service-minded organization and the library is no different. To maintain its reputation as a forward-looking service that appeals to an expansive and diverse audience, libraries must always be forward-thinking and forward-seeking in their ability to satisfy. Such a continual evolution can result in the conviction that the library is recognized as an institution whose golden age will not reside in the past, but fully in the present, and that its growth into the future remains persistent, evident and fully embraced by its customers and supporters. Originality/value – The value in addressing this issue is to demonstrate that there are ready examples of libraries leading the way in supporting the opinion that we are in a “golden age” for libraries.

scholarly journals Health promoting hospitals: Gaining an understanding about collaboration

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Johnson ◽  
Jo Nolan
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Way ◽  
Policies And Practices

Collaboration with others is integral to the way hospitals need to work if they are committed to integrating health promotion into policies and practices to improve the health of their ?setting? and the broader community. This article reports on research that aimed (a) to identify the range of stakeholders a large metropolitan teaching hospital had collaborated with in undertaking health promotion work and how effective that relationship was, and (b) explore with these stakeholders how they had collaborated with the teaching hospital, and what had or had not worked well. Key findings were that the hospital had collaborated with at least 16 organisations. The effectiveness of these relationships was variable, with 55% (n=9) rating their relationship with the hospital as being ?good to excellent? and 45% (n=7) as being ?okay to unworkable?. Where collaboration worked well there was good interpersonal relationships and common goals were shared. In two instances more formal mechanisms were in place to support the collaboration. These mechanisms supported involvement of staff from different levels of the hospital and did not totally rely on cooperation between individuals to sustain the collaboration.Where there was decreased effectiveness in the collaborative relationships, differing attitudes and organisational and structural barriers posed the most significant barriers.

scholarly journals Health Promotion as a Motivational Factor in Alpine Cycling

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2321
Author(s):  
Marco Haid ◽  
Elisabeth Nöhammer ◽  
Julia N. Albrecht ◽  
Alexander Plaikner ◽  
Harald Stummer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Promoting Effect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
As Stress ◽  
Nature Experience

The present study examines motives for cycling in the alpine region and focuses on the relative importance of health promotion with respect to other motives. Furthermore, the influences of person-specific characteristics on the rank of the motives are examined, and possibilities for advertising bike tourism based on these motives and characteristics are derived. By applying a quantitative approach, a total of 175 cyclists were surveyed using questionnaires on person-specific characteristics, motives, and their relevance for alpine cycling. Data analysis revealed that health promotion is the most important motive for alpine cycling after fun and action as well as nature experience. Further health-related motives such as stress reduction are also perceived as important. The social component, on the other hand, was given the least priority. The results also showed that person-specific characteristics influence the relative importance of motives. For example, elderly persons and people with children perceive the motive of health promotion as the most important. The study shows that the health-promoting effect of alpine cycling is noticed and may be further encouraged. This study demonstrates that alpine cyclists are a heterogeneous group and that health benefits are perceived by various sub-groups therein. Therefore, any marketing for alpine cycling needs to reflect the diversity of cyclists, and approaches need to be adapted according to the respective target group.

scholarly journals Cervical screening: A new way forward (tests of risk and tests of disease)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
John J. O'Leary ◽  
Christine White ◽  
Cathy Spillane ◽  
Padma Naik ◽  
Roisin O'Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Host Response ◽  
Cervical Screening ◽  
Hpv Testing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health Promotion Initiative ◽  
Response Biomarkers ◽  
The Way

Cervical screening has been a highly successful health promotion initiative. The way cervical screening is delivered is about to change dramatically, with the introduction of 'tests of risk' and 'tests of disease' based on primary HPV testing and the use of cell host response biomarkers. This article addresses the fundamental basis of this change in clinical practice and offers insights into how the future of cervical screening will look.

scholarly journals Konseling dan Promosi Kesehatan untuk Pencegahan Hipertensi bagi Masyarakat Dukuh Bintaran, Bantul, DIY

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
Sulistyawati Sulistyawati
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Future ◽  
Prevention Of Hypertension ◽  
The Right ◽  
Promotion Effort ◽  
The Way

HEALTH COUNSELING AND PROMOTION IN THE PREVENTION OF HYPERTENSION FOR THE COMMUNITY OF BINTARAN HAMLET, BANTUL, DIY. Hypertension is a condition of increased blood pressure in arteries that increase the cause of the heart to work more than usual to circulate blood through the blood vessels. Precautions if not properly treated will cause other diseases such as sroke. This dedication is carried out with active lectures and discussions with participants. From these activities it is known that people already know the hypertension and the way of prevention but difficult to realize in everyday life. So, in the future there should be a creative health promotion effort and target the right people/groups that can bring about change.

scholarly journals The Role of Health Promotion in Management Development. A Systematic Review of Training Concepts in an Organizational Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Michael Hans Gino Kraft
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Management Development ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Individual

Economic success often depends on the health of managers and employees in the company. In this context, health promotion programs are becoming increasingly important to ensure the quality of work and for reducing absenteeism. Although academic interest in the study of individual health in organizations is growing, there is still a need for research to fully understand its potential in the area of management development as well. Under this premise, this article summarizes the arguments and counter-arguments within the scientific discussion on health-promoting aspects in the context of management development. The purpose of this work is to systematically deepen the understanding of corporate health promotion by reviewing the relevance of health-related aspects in management training concepts. Given this evidence, this work contains a systematic literature review about management training programs and empirical contributions. The review took place between November 2020 and February 2021 by using different scientometric databases such as Econbiz, Scopus and Web of Science. Among 56 identified publications, 20 studies address such management training concepts in the context of health issues. The paper provides initial evidence of differing understandings of health promotion in management development and identifies difficulties in implementing and prioritizing health promotion in training programs on the management level. Even though health-promoting topics are becoming increasingly important, self-leadership aspects still play a subordinate role in development programs. The study proved that despite the economic importance of the individual health of employees and managers, health promotion is still seen as a self-reflective task. Practitioners are therefore invited to test the potential of health-promoting elements in management training and to implement them in organizational reality.

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