scholarly journals Nursing, health education and health promotion: lessons learned, progress made and challenges ahead

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Latter
2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Torres ◽  
Venka Simovska

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate concerning community participation in school-based health education and health promotion, with regard to food and nutrition. Design/methodology/approach Based on empirical data generated over the course of one year of fieldwork in three rural communities and schools in Ecuador, the study examines community participation related to the implementation of the school feeding programme (SFP) in rural schools in Ecuador. The conceptual framework for the study is shaped by the concepts of student and community participation within the health promoting school (HPS) paradigm. Findings The findings help identify and portray different forms of community participation, ranging from a total absence of meaningful participation, though very limited, to consequential participation determined as community influence on the SFP practices to meet the community needs, priorities and systems of meanings. Research limitations/implications The study shows that the meaningful participation of the parents and community members in small rural schools in a low- to middle-income country such as Ecuador can be linked to an empowered stance towards the SFP so that it is better tuned to local conditions, priorities and systems of meaning. School leadership, geographical characteristics and internal community organization seem to influence how participation is valued and enacted. Challenges remain in the interpretations of community participation, including counter- and non-participation of members. Originality/value The study contributes to an understanding of policy implementation and the implications of a HPS approach to health education and health promotion in small rural schools.


2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Eleanor Dixon-Terry

The profession of health education and health promotion involves a journey of discovery, where along the way, the student and new professional is uncovers many layers and nuances. One of the mysteries surrounding the profession is the participation in a professional meeting. Student and new professionals often perceive this to be challenging, overwhelming and fraught with roadblocks and barriers. While understanding perceptions of mystery from those entering the field about professional meetings, the best way to fully engage in the profession and to get the full effect and benefit of a professional health education meeting is through direct immersion and personal experience.


1990 ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Harding ◽  
Sarah Nettleton ◽  
Kevin Taylor

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
Crhis Netto de Brum ◽  
Mauren Lima Pimentel ◽  
Samuel Spiegelberg Zuge ◽  
Maria Luiza Cioccare do Carmo

ABSTRACT Objectives: to promote some considerations about the practice of nurses in health promotion and prevention of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), in order to reduce vulnerability among adolescents and young people. Methodology: this study presents a theoretical reflection on health promotion based on a descriptive literary review. Results: the health promotion and prevention of AIDS extend the actions in health education, emphasizing the importance of knowing the theory and conceptual foundations, and then it is possible to establish the nurse practicing facing the numerous changes of the pathology. It is necessary for professionals to recognize the values that govern their own behavior and guide their worldview and recognize the legitimacy of values and behaviors different from yours. Conclusion: the nurse has an essential skill so that adolescents and young people learn to think and make decisions consistent with their values, with regard to their sexuality, to the others and to the collective, conscious of their insertion in a society that incorporates diversity. Descriptors: education in health; nursing; health promotion. RESUMOObjetivo: refletir sobre a prática do enfermeiro na promoção da saúde e prevenção da Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida - AIDS, para que acorra uma redução da vulnerabilidade entre os adolescentes e jovens. Metodologia: trata-se de uma reflexão teórica baseada em uma revisão de literatura descritiva. Resultados: a promoção da saúde e a prevenção da Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Humana – AIDS perpassam pelas ações pautadas na educação em saúde, salienta-se a importância de (re) conhecer suas bases teóricas e conceituais afim de (re) significar a prática do enfermeiro diante das inúmeras mudanças da patologia em questão. É necessário que os profissionais possam reconhecer os valores que regem seus próprios comportamentos e orientam sua visão de mundo, assim como reconhecer a legitimidade de valores e comportamentos diversos dos seus. Conclusões: o papel de problematizador e orientador do debate, que detém o enfermeiro, são essenciais para que os adolescentes aprendam a refletir e tomar decisões coerentes com seus valores, no que diz respeito à sua própria sexualidade, ao outro e ao coletivo, conscientes de sua inserção em uma sociedade que incorpora a diversidade, para que dessa forma possa contribuir com a redução da vulnerabilidade ao Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana HIV/AIDS. Descritores: educação em saúde; enfermagem; promoção da saúde. RESUMENObjetivos: reflejar sobre las prácticas del enfermero en la promoción de salud y en la prevención del Síndrome de Inmuno Deficiencia Adquirida - SIDA, para que ocurra una reducción de la vulnerabilidad entre los adolescentes y jóvenes. Metodología: tratase de una reflexión teórica basada en una revisión literaria descriptiva. Resultados: la promoción de salud y la prevención del  SIDA van adelante de las acciones pautadas en la educación en salud, así enfatizase la importancia de (re) conocer sus bases teóricas y conceptuales de manera a fijar la práctica del enfermero frente a los cambios  de la patología. És necesario que los profesionales a reconocer los valores que rigen su propia conducta y guía de su visión del mundo y reconocer la legitimidad de los valores y comportamientos diferentes a la suya. Conclusión: el papel del problematizador y la persona que orienta la discusión, que cabe a lo enfermero, es esencial de modo que los adolescentes y jóvenes aprendan a reflejar y tomar decisiones coherentes con sus valores, con respecto a su propia sexualidad, al otro y al colectivo, conscientes de su inserción en una sociedad que incorpora la diversidad. Descriptores: educación en salud; enfermería; promoción de salud. 


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