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Essay / Beattie Model Essay - 3191
This essay will identify the five approaches to health promotion. In this essay, we will focus on two approaches. These approaches will be defined and shown how they could be used to approach lifestyle behavior using Beattie's model. The Beattie model is one of several models that health promoters use as a guide to direct the appropriate intervention and strategy for a particular problem. This model will be used to identify the location of each of the two approaches, highlighting the role of the health promoter in each approach, as well as to discuss the policies and ethical issues associated with each approach. Additionally, the essay will cover the values of each approach while emphasizing the need for health promoters to consider the effectiveness of a model to ensure its suitability for any presenting problem. The essay will also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, as this can be an indicator of whether this approach is applied, whether it can combat inequalities and improve the health and well-being of that individual or society. The essay will use Dahlgren and Whitehead's Social Determinants of Health to illustrate the determinants of health, showing how these determinants can influence how health is viewed as holistic or simply an absence of disease. Finally, the essay will analyze evaluation with these approaches as well as the importance of evaluation for present programs and future programs or activities. Health promotion is a multifaceted movement with a core value on respect, empowerment, equity, inclusion, and social justice (MacDougall 2002). . Aims to achieve holistic health, while being influenced by medical and social determinants. These determinants that help determine...... middle of paper ...... as a healthcare professional is when an intervention can continue and be successful even without me giving control and autonomy to the individual or community which allows them to carry out an intervention while adhering to the latest legislation and government policies. In conclusion, this essay has identified and discussed two approaches to health promotion. He also applied these approaches to a lifestyle problem by analyzing the position taken by the health promoter in each approach as well as the contribution of individuals and communities, with emphasis on the extent to which the strategies adopted tackle inequalities. The community approach highlighted the importance of collaboration and participation in building community capacity while discussing the need for evaluation in both approaches. Finally, policies related to the identified lifestyle problem were discussed..