Health promotion in emergency care: rationale, strategies and activities

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Phillips, A. and Laslett, S. 2022. Health promotion in emergency care: rationale, strategies and activities. Emergency Nurse. 30 (1), pp. 32-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/en.2021.e2103
TypeArticle
TitleHealth promotion in emergency care: rationale, strategies and activities
AuthorsPhillips, A. and Laslett, S.
Abstract

The concept of health promotion emerged in the 1970s, prompting global health leaders to adopt a perspective on maintaining and improving the population’s health that accounts for the underlying causes of ill-health and mortality. Health is affected by social, economic and environmental factors, which explains why there are health inequalities within and between countries. Health services have been partly reoriented to focus on promoting health as well as treating ill-health, but health promotion is still misunderstood, including in the nursing profession. Health promotion is often viewed as being concerned with addressing patients’ lifestyle behaviours, but this is only one aspect of a much broader framework of health promotion strategies. This article introduces the concept of health promotion, explains its relevance to nurses working in the emergency department (ED), and identifies activities ED nurses can undertake to promote the health of patients, staff and the wider community. It also explains how ED nurses can play a role in health activism to better understand the social determinants of health and address health inequalities.

Sustainable Development Goals3 Good health and well-being
10 Reduced inequalities
Middlesex University ThemeHealth & Wellbeing
PublisherRCN Publishing
JournalEmergency Nurse
ISSN1354-5752
Electronic2047-8984
Publication dates
Online16 Sep 2021
Print04 Jan 2022
Publication process dates
Deposited20 Jul 2022
Accepted13 Jul 2021
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.7748/en.2021.e2103
LanguageEnglish
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