Health Promotion Model "Extracurricular" Approach of Reproductive Health Among Early Adolescents

The behavior to maintenance of reproductive organs, and self-adjustment on changes during puberty become its own problems on early adolescence (10-14 years old). True knowledge can improve reproductive health and prevent of free sex behavior end up with unsafe abortion even death in adolescence. School has a major role in shaping positive attitudes in children towards reproductive health at puberty. It is important to find and develop a program of reproductive health school-based in the form of "extracurricular" health reproductive in early adolescence (10-14 years old) not existed in Indonesia up to now. To find and design a model school-based health promotion programs in the form of "extracurricular" reproductive health that can be applied to the early adolescence in school. Qualitative research with a phenomenology approach, to explore models of reproductive health promotion programs in the early adolescence. The mining data was qualitative of focus group discussion (FGD) and in-depth interview. Participants in this research were 36 people of purposive sampling technique into account maximum variation sampling, and data analyze used the thematic analysis. The study results found a reproductive health promotion model school-base with extracurricular approach of reproductive health. The program is carried out outside school hours learning activities on reproductive health, with a study of the self-development, social, physical, sexual violence and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Program applied by using approach method and innovative media balance to age of adolescent's development and involve health workers, teachers and parents

Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Policy, and Health Related-Quality of Life of The Elderly

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Quality of life (QOL) as “an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live, and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns”. Quality of life is a global measure, broader than health status, inherently subjective and pertains to all aspects of life important to the person. There is evidence that dissatisfaction with environment, psychological and/or social domains may impact physical health and well-being in individuals. This study aimed to estimate the associations of health education, health promotion, and public policy, with health related-quality of life (HR-QOL) among the elderly. Subjects and Method: This was a cross sectional study conducted at 25 Puskesmas (Community Health Centers) Yogyakarta. A sample of 200 elderlies were selected for this study. The dependent variable was HR-QOL. The independent variables were health education, health promotion, and public policy. HR-QOL was measured by WHOQOL BREF World Health Organization Quality Of Life instrument. The other data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by a multiple linear regression. Results: WHOQOL BREF was higher if the elderly received health education intervention (b= 1.67; p= 0.003), health promotion intervention (b= 0.97; p= 0.023), and favorable public policy existent (b= 1.73; p= 0.047). Conclusion: Health education, health promotion, and the existence of favorable public policy, improve health-related quality of life of the elderly. Keywords: health education, health promotion, public policy, health-related quality of life, elderly

Main findings and Recommendations

This study aimed to enhance the evidence base on health promotion issues related to minority ethnic groups, refugees/asylum seekers and Gypsy Travellers in Wales. The study objectives were to: identify gaps in the existing evidence base of health needs and health promotion issues for the study groups identify existing good practice of health services and promotion for the study groups explore ways of delivering health promotion policy/programmes targeting these groups in a culturally and socially sensitive manner, and to identify issues for further research

Qualitative study of pilot payment aimed at increasing general practitioners' antismoking advice to smokers

OBJECTIVES: To elicit general practitioners' and practice nurses' accounts of changes in their clinical practice or practice organisation made to claim a pilot health promotion payment. To describe attitudes towards the piloted and previous health promotion payments. DESIGN: Qualitative, semistructured interview study. SETTING: 13 general practices in Leicester. PARTICIPANTS: 18 general practitioners and 13 practice nurses. RESULTS: Health professionals did not report substantially changing their clinical practice to claim the new payments and made only minimal changes in practice organisation. The new health promotion payment did not overcome general practitioners' resistance towards raising the issue of smoking when they felt that doing so could cause confrontation with patients. General practitioners who made the largest number of claims altered the way in which they recorded patients' smoking status rather than raising the topic of smoking more frequently with patients. Participants had strong negative views on die new payment, feeling it would also be viewed negatively by patients. They were, however, more positive about health promotion payments that rewarded "extra" effort-for example, setting up practice based smoking cessation clinics. CONCLUSIONS: General practitioners and practice nurses were negative about a new health promotion payment, despite agreeing to pilot it. Health promotion payments do not automatically generate effective health promotion activity, and policymakers should consider careful piloting and evaluation of future changes in health promotion payments

Pengaruh Promosi Kesehatan Tentang Kehamilan Tidak Diinginkan Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Remaja Di Sma Sandika

Background: Adolescents at the age of 13-20 years begin to recognize the opposite sex and there is a desire to fulfill their sexual needs, so that it can cause unwanted pregnancy. The prevalence of unwanted pregnancies in the world in 2012 was 85%. So the need for health promotion in schools is necessary. Objective: To determine the effect of health promotion on unwanted pregnancy on the level of knowledge and attitudes of adolescents at Sandika High School. Method: This study used the one group pretest-posttest design with Pre Experimental Design technique, the number of samples was 84 respondents with the Cluster Random Sampling technique. Bivariate analysis uses the Wilcoxon Test. Results: The number of respondents was more than 17 years old 41 (48,8%), male gender 42 (50,0%) dan female 42 (50,0%) responden. Level of knowledge of adolescents before health promotion more knowledge level both 53 (63,1%) and after health promotion more the level of good knowledge as much as 73 (86,9%) respondents, more attitudes of adolescents before being given moderate attitude health promotion as many as 49 (58,3%) respondents and after being given health promotion more moderate attitudes as many as 64 (76,2 %) respondents. the influence of the level of knowledge before and after health promotion with a p value = 0.001, which means that there is an effect of health promotion about unwanted pregnancy on the level of knowledge of adolescents There are attitudinal influences before and after health promotion with p value = 0.001 which means there is an influence about unwanted pregnancy towards adolescent attitudes. Suggestion: Hold collaboration with health centers in improving the system of adolescent reproductive system healt

Occupational therapy students’ views of health promotion

With the increased interest in the contribution of occupational therapists to health promotion, the College of Occupational Therapists (2004a) recommended that pre-registration programmes should prepare graduates for practice which includes health promotion. This study ascertained the views of second year occupational therapy students about health promotion. Thirty five (30%) students responded to a self report questionnaire and demonstrated positive views about the future relationship between health promotion and occupational therapy. The students thought health promotion should be included in the education of occupational therapists and did not think that there had bee

Family doctors and health promotion : do we practise what we preach?

Introduction: A survey on `Attitudes and Knowledge of General Practitioners (GPs) in Prevention and Health Promotion' was carried out in 2000 by EUROPREV (European Network for Prevention and Health Promotion in General Practice / Family Medicine). Method: All local general practitioners (GPs) known to the Malta College of Family Doctors were mailed a questionnaire to elicit beliefs and attitudes in practice, possible barriers in implementing preventive activities, and their personal health behaviour. Results: The response rate was 50% (156 replies out of 313). A difference was found between GPs' beliefs that certain preventive and health promotion activities should be done and their actually doing them in clinical practice. Forty-nine percent found some or great difficulty in carrying out such activities, mainly due to heavy workload and lack of time, problems in patients' accessibility to these activities, and patients' doubts about their effectiveness. Discrepancies were revealed between GPs' health promotion beliefs and their own personal behaviour. Discussion: As this study is based on GPs' self-reporting of activities, more objective evidence is needed through audit of properly-kept medical records. A practical protocol of health promotion activities needs to be devised for, and distributed to, family doctors. Health promotion activities may be facilitated by reduction of doctors' workload through patient registration and an appointment system. As doctors seem to prefer ordering investigations to giving verbal advice, other healthcare professionals could provide the latter. GPs should set an example to their patients by adopting a healthy lifestyle to reinforce their advice regarding health promotion.peer-reviewe

An evaluation of the Cheshire Sexual Health Promotion project

This project report discusses an evaluation study of the Sexual Health Promotion project in Cheshire, which ran from 2000 to 2004.The project was commissioned by the steering group of the Sexual Health Promotion project and funded by South Cheshire Health Authority

Interpersonal Goals, Motivation, and Health-promotion Behaviors

This thesis placed third for health-promotion in the 25th Annual Denman ForumResearch shows that people's behaviors, and specifically their lack of health engagement behaviors, contributes to about 50% of all illness (Ryan 2009). Why are individuals not engaging in these health behaviors that could prevent serious illness? From the social psychological perspective, motivation is shown to be more predictive of health outcomes compared to beliefs, support, or self-efficacy (Kelly et al., 1991). Building upon the egosystem-ecosystem theory of social motivation (Crocker et al., 2017), the current research examines the association among interpersonal goals, health motivations, and health-promotion behaviors. Study 1 utilized Amazon Mechanical Turk in order to outsource surveys to 309 participants ages 22 to 70 (M = 37.78 years old). Participants completed surveys measuring interpersonal goals, health motivations, and health behaviors. Results show positive associations between both compassionate and self-image goals with motivation on health-promotion behaviors. Study 2 was an experimental design utilizing 207 participants from the student research pool at a large university (M = 19.32 years old). This study used a manipulation of compassionate and self-image goals, in which participants were assigned to either a control condition or a condition of statements designed to increase one's self-image goals or compassionate goals. The manipulation preceded the same questions from Study 1 as well as measures relating to the participant's future willingness to engage in health-promotion behaviors. The results of Study 2 replicated the correlational results from Study 1, but regression analysis showed positive associations only between compassionate goals and motivation on health-promotion behavior. The current research suggests that interpersonal motivations affect people's health behaviors and subsequent health outcomes. These results are relevant for the health field as it can aid in the understanding of how interpersonal relationships may motivate individuals to increase engagement in health-promotion behaviors.Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research ScholarshipNo embargoAcademic Major: Psycholog