Question

Why is the concept of family health important? Consider the various strategies for health promotion. How does a nurse determine which strategy would best enable the targeted individuals to gain more control over, and improve, their health?

Answer 1

Answer: Family health is important because most of the cases family members suffers from various genetic diseases. There is an increase in the risk of breast cancer in the women after the menopause mostly. So, the routine check up and adopting healthy lifestyle is necessary. It is better to know the medical history of family members so as to prevent themselves from developing more diseases.

There are three levels in the health promotion:

• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary

The nurse intervene the condition of the individual or the client such as if the disease has been not yet progressed but the person is prone to the disease then nurse can easily implement the primary health promotion.

For example, A person has family history of diabetes and hypertension. So, nurse can impart knowledge to him regarding the risk of the development of diseases and hence aware him to indulge the physical activities in his daily schedule. The exercise such as walking can prevent the development of diseases as it maintains the healthy weight.