Health Promotion

• Goal of CHN: OLOF (Optimum Level of Functioning) aka High Level Wellness
• Primary Responsibility of Community Health Nurse: Health Education through IEC (Information, Communication, Education)
• Focus of CHN: Health Promotion - increase the level of health (healthy to healthier)
• Health Promotion 

  Ottawa charter - first convention on health promotion; held in Canada; proposed on 1986
• Healthy Lifestyle (DERS)

  • D - Diet
  • E -  Exercise
  • R - Rest
  • S -  Stop Smoking
• Health Promotion: Diet 

  • A - Aim ideal body weight (IBW) - BMI
  • B - Build healthy nutrition practices
  • C - Choose food wisely
• Ideal BMI

  • WHO:18-25
  • Asia Pacific Obesity Guidelines (APOG): 18-23
  • Overweight: 23 - 25
  • Obese: >25
• Health Promotion: Regular Exercise

  Moderate Intensity: Daily
• Health Promotion: Regular Exercise

  Vigorous Intensity: 3x a week
• Health Promotion: Regular Exercise

  Cumulative and 30 min/day
• Stop Smoking

  Legislation: RA 9211: Tobacco Regulation Act
• RA 9211: Tobacco Regulation Act

  NO smoking in public places
• RA 9211: Tobacco Regulation Act

  No selling within 100 meters of school premises
• RA 9211: Tobacco Regulation Act

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