Essays on Health Advocacy

Enactment of the Proposed Policies

The proposed policies will be enacted through modification and enhancement of the existing laws. The present day health care system faces a lot of challenges and therefore the health advocacy is important as it will introduce a number of enhancements to the existing policies. The experiences that nurses go through in the health care system inform the decision to carry on with the advocacy on responsible alcohol service. The advocacy will influence enhancement on the existing laws, policies, and regulations on alcohol consumption. The advocacy, therefore, requires one to step beyond his/her own practices and into a world that ...

The main criteria for differentiation between governmental, quasi-governmental and voluntary health agencies are the funding sources and system, subjects of administration. Their common aim is to develop a community’s ability to solve the health-related issues effectively. Governmental agencies build up an inherent sector of the entire governmental structure, managed by the state officials and funded by tax dollars. Quasi-governmental agencies represent a mixed form of administration, that comprises some official tasks and responsibilities, partially governmental funding, but at the same time are able to operate independently. As for the nongovernmental health agencies, they receive their donations only from ...

During the last decades obesity has become one of the greatest concerns of the contemporary generation. With a rapid development of fast food industry, the mankind has become obsessed with eating fast, with simply bulking food in, what is actually resulting in serious problems right now. The United States of America have already proved to be the ‘fattest’ country worldwide, especially when it comes to children. Moreover, not only do people start to face the problem of massive obesity, but they seem to be doing nothing to struggle and fight the disease. The number of obese American children and teenagers ...

Overview of the Health Problem

Food consumers require nutritional information of every item appearing on the menu board. Such information is essential in creating awareness of what the consumers take from certain food thus able to make better choices in restaurants. Senate Bill (SB) 120 addresses the problem affecting approximately thirty eight million people residing in California State (Henderson, et al 2010). As the most populous state with modern living standards, it is the duty of the lawmakers in this state to ensure they protect the health interests of residents. To ensure that restaurants adhere to the provisions of public health policy in California, ...

New Zealand has witnessed ongoing debates about the fluoridation of local drinking water supplies. Who are the main policy actors involved in these debates, and how have they made use of values and research in identifying and/or contesting policy problems and solutions? Why have public health advocates been losing ground in these debates over recent years? The issue of common water supply fluoridation in localities has stirred not only local controversy in New Zealand, but also in other parts of the world (Winstanley, 2005). In fact, the fluoridation controversy has grown intense throughout years since its introduction towards ...

Abstract

The modern nursing practice has continued to evolve in order to adapt to the changing needs of patients and the community. The role of nurses transitioned from merely a deliverer of care to patients into one of a nursing leadership advocacy that brought a broader perception about the nursing profession. There are qualities and skills that are essential elements of a nurse health advocate which is imbued with ethical and moral values, accountability, and genuine concern for the patient’s individual needs and participation in their treatment, including the needs of vulnerable populations such as the returning war veterans and their families. This ...