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Health Promotion Program

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Before starting to develop any health promotion program, it is essential to understand

what health entails from a sociological point of view. Weiss&Lonnquist (2017, p142) describe

health as the physical, psychological and social well-being; the ability to perform role functions;

the cultural perception of health and the presence or absence of disease symptoms.

Sociology focuses on all the six dimensions of health description with a particular focus

on the cultural and social perspectives. Therefore, the health program will consider the social

wellbeing and fitness to perform daily tasks. The social background has an impact on the health

outcomes. “Health is the state of optimum capacity of an individual for the effective performance

of the roles and tasks for which he has being socialized” (Weiss &Lonnquist,2017’p143). The

perception of health differs in various cultures and social groups. Therefore, it will be important

to include the cultural and sociological understandings of health in the health promotion

program. Furthermore, the age, gender and knowledge level of the community will also be issued

to factor in drafting the plan.

A comparison of the common causes of mortality in New York and North Carolina

indicates that lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory illness have a significant

contribution. The program for promotion of health in such a community will require the

inclusion of health education on health protective behaviors. According to Weiss & Lonnquist

(2017, p144), “most Americans eat a diet, take too little physical exercise and almost one in five

smoke cigarette." Poor choices of the lifestyle including unhealthy diets and lack of exercise lead

to obesity which is a predisposing factor for cardiovascular diseases. The community will need a

lot of education on the importance of lifestyle modification in disease prevention. Furthermore,

when promoting positive life choices, it will be crucial to consider the socio-demographic factors

as they have a major influence on the participation of the community in health protective

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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM Health Promotion Program Students name Course name Course code Institution of affiliation Date of submission 1 HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM 2 Before starting to develop any health promotion program, it is essential to understand what health entails from a sociological point of view. Weiss&Lonnquist (2017, p142) describe health as the physical, psychological and social well-being; the ability to perform role functions; the cultural perception of health and the presence or absence of disease symptoms. Sociology focuses on all the six dimensions of health description with a particular focus on the cultural and social perspectives. Therefore, the health program will consider the social wellbeing and fitness to perform daily tasks. The social background has an impact on the health outcomes. “Health is the state of optimum capacity of an individual for the effective performance of the roles and tasks for which he has being socialized” (Weiss &Lonnquist,2017’p143). The perception of health differs in various cultures and social groups. Therefore, it will be important to include the cultural and sociological understandings of health in the health promotion program. Furthermore, the age, gender and knowledge level of the community will also be issued to factor in drafting the plan. A comparison of the common causes of mortality in New York and North Carolina indicates that lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory illness ...
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