Question

Discuss how factors relating to biological and age-related risks, environmental risks, and behavioral risks contribute to family health and the achievement of healthy outcomes. Discuss activities that the nurse practicing in the community can implement to assist families to decrease health risks.

Answer 1

health status of a person depends on various factors .It has been linked with socio economic status ,environment etc.The factors related to family health are listed below .

1.biological and age-related factors :-

biological factors include the hereditary ,temperature ,nutrition ,and gender .Age is an another factor .An increase in physical and mental health problem is seen in old ages .

2.environmental risk factors :-

it includes temperature, pollution, population density ,environmental sanitation

3.behavioral risk factors :-eg :stress

stress can cause Physiologoical effect on immunological resistance .Stress related hormones like cortisol and epinephrine have protective and adaptive function, also have damaging effects

4: social economic status

it includes education, income, type of occupation ,and religion,

  B. Community Health nurses have various activities in community to reduce the health risk .This includes the following

  

a..home visit

  by visiting The Homes Community Health Nurse can identify the risk factors related to that family .During that time the community health Nurse can give health related advice to reduce the risk factors

  

B...health education

  educate regarding the risk factors and suggest the remedies. Also help to increase the knowledge and can bring desired behavioral changes .Health education helps the family to identify the alternative solution for the health related factors

contents of the health education include

  1.human biology

  2.nutrition

  3.hygiene

  4.family health

5.prevention of accident

  

6.disease prevention and control etc

  

3.conduct social programs

social programs like role play, drama regarding environmental sanitation, expanded programme on immunization ,family planning, nutrition etc helps the community to understand easily.

  

conclusion

Health is a state of sound mind ,sound body, sound environment and family .Strength of these factors influence the health of a person .By applying preventive measures we can reduce the health related risk factors .