NRS-429VN – Week 3 Topic 3 – Discussion Question 1 – Health Concept Discuss how the concept of “health” has changed overtime. Discuss how the concept has evolved to include wellness, illness, and overall well-being. How has health promotion changed over time? Why is it important that nurses implement health promotion interventions based on evidence-based practice?

NRS-429VN – Week 3 Topic 3 – Discussion Question 1 – Health Concept

The concept of health has continuously evolved through the years. In the 19th and 20th centuries, health was defined as the nonexistence of disease. The concept of health was based on sanitary conditions. The 20th century saw the dawn of vaccination. The concept of health then became based on prevention. These changes led to the formation of the World Health Organization in 1948. The organization’s goal was to promote health globally (Gostin et al., 2018). It also expanded the notion of health to include things like an individual’s mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. The nurse’s role in health promotion is crucial (Barreto et al., 2019). It involves determining the requirements of a person or community, taking into account education, locating resources, assessing, and implementing various initiatives to help reduce premature deaths and lower overall costs. Using Evidence-Based Practice, the nurse can initiate reforms to enhance processes and increase patient safety.

References

Barreto, A. C. O., Rebouças, C. B. D. A., Aguiar, M. I. F. D., Barbosa, R. B., Rocha, S. R., Cordeiro, L. M., … & Freitas, R. W. J. F. D. (2019). Perception of the Primary Care multiprofessional team on health education. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 72, 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0702

Gostin, L. O., Meier, B. M., Thomas, R., Magar, V., & Ghebreyesus, T. A. (2018). 70 years of human rights in global health: drawing on a contentious past to secure a hopeful future. The Lancet, 392(10165), 2731-2735. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32997-0