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Dipali answered on
Jun 30 2024
WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Life Course Approach and Early Intervention 3
Identification of Health Needs 5
Impact of Health Needs 6
Mental Health (Depression) 6
Health Promotion Initiative 7
Application of Health Promotion Theory 8
Conclusion 9
Introduction
Human development is a
oad term used to describe the processes of physiological, psychological and social change that occur in the human being from conception to old age. This continuum, which is usually divided into different life stages, each of them has different possibilities and hazards to health promoting and protecting. The life course approach, therefore, puts much focus on these stages as inte
elated with experiences and interventions within one phase or stage influencing future health. While health promotion incorporates efforts aimed at improving the health of individuals; health protection entails efforts that are aimed at preventing the occu
ence of diseases in people. Even a simple approach helps to emphasize and step up the development of health and to minimize the risk of negative effects. Moreover, the social factors such as poverty, literacy, quality of the environment, and hereditary factors significantly influence the practices that encompass healthy living and the use of health services. This paper will discuss the use of life course approach in human development, the value of the intervention at the various stages of development, and the major health issues at the adolescent stage. However, through the emphasis on the Health Needs and elaborating on a local Health Promoting Adolescent Initiative, the report illustrate the reason for the need for mental health and obesity in adolescents so as to enable them to lead a healthier future life.
Life Course Approach and Early Intervention
The life course approach describes the inte
elation of the stages of human development and stresses that health is an accumulation of characteristics obtained in the course of one’s life. This approach appreciates the fact that activities and contacts at a certain age level have certain impacts on health throughout the life span, hence emphasizes early control as an important practice in health enhancement and preservation.
Life Course Approach
According to the life course approach, development is a process that pass through different stages that is characterized by different challenges and opportunities for health. The major stages of development are infancy or infancy, childhood or childhood, adolescence or adolescence, adulthood or adulthood, and old age or post-adolescence. All the four stages are characterized by distinct physiological, psychological and other social changes which have an influence on the health out come. For instance, childhood socialisation including nutrition and care from parents impacts respective cognition and health in the future.
Antenatal care and Preventive Health
Preventive measures refer to actions which are taken early at life stages or at a time when disease related complications are detected with an aim of avoiding a particular outcome. This strategy is quite useful as it means that the progression of potential health complications can be a
ested thereby reducing their impact as they worsen. For example, if healthy eating and physical activity are practiced early in children then future cases of obesity and such diseases will be probably less. Likewise, if early mental health interventions are made during the teen-age, more complex mental health complications are unlikely to arise when the individuals reaches adulthood.
Wider Determinants of Health
Broad or socio-demographic factors are the other aspects that control health and are drawn from the social, economic and environmental structures. Some of the factors influencing the role include income, education, employment, support systems, and place of residence. These issues should be managed for the promotion of health and protection since they influence the adoption of healthy practices and availabilty of medical services. For instance, the children in the poor families stay in environments with poor access to quality food and child-friendly play...