Health Profile for the Community of Whitley, Reading Assignment

Assignment Brief

Develop a health profile for a community/population living in a specific area of England. You will identify health risks and discuss possible advice and support you, as a nurse, could give them to promote their health and wellbeing. (2500 words plus reference list)

Note: There is a high similarity, but it is owing to the reference list.

Introduction

The introduction covers the aims of the work and the rationale for the chosen subject of obesity in Whitley, Reading. The standard achieved is satisfactory, and the work provides clear evidence that the knowledge, understanding, and skills are at a level appropriate to the level of study. There is evidence showing that all the learning outcomes have been achieved to a satisfactory standard. There is evidence of critical writing, but further expansion is required to elaborate on the facts that have been suggested and to support the evidence.

Learning Outcomes

You need to pass the below 3 learning outcomes to pass this assignment.

LO 1: Critically analyse and evaluate the concept of health and wellness, taking into account the determinants of health, their relevance to health and wellbeing, and the impact of inequalities of health on individuals and populations.

• Achieved: There is knowledge of the social determinants of health and how these are linked to the area. The factors affecting health in the area have been explored, particularly around obesity.

LO 2: Critically appraise and develop knowledge to systematically assess the health needs of individuals, families, and populations taking into account relevant epidemiological and research evidence.

• Achieved: There is an understanding of the importance of statistical information for the health of the area. This has been explored and explained in relation to obesity and its causes in the area.

LO 3: Examine the impact of economics and health and social care policies on public health and the provision of healthcare.

• Not Achieved: There is an understanding of the impact of economics on patients with obesity. However, there are no policies mentioned, and no reference is made to the policy about the watershed on TV. It could have been linked to the sugar tax and expanded to include the 10-year plans. Additionally, the Get Healthy Program was not mentioned. The link to the role of the nurse has been made but requires more depth.

Conclusion

The conclusion covers the aims of the work.

References

A variety of references have been used to support the evidence throughout. Please ensure to document them according to cite them right guidelines.

Feed Forward

• Review the comments in the work and rubric.
• Proofread the work before submission.
• Expand and link points within the work and support them with references.
• Be more critical in writing.
• Link your discussion to policies (LO3). You need to make better use of evidence to support your discussion in certain places.

Appendix 1:  Family Eating and Activity Habits Questionnaire – Original- (FEAQ)

Golan M et al . Europ J Clin Nutr 1998;52: 771–777.

(Please rate your answers to questions 1–4 to yourself, your spouse, and your 6–11-year-old child.)

1. How many hours per week on average do you watch television and/or play computer games?

Mother: ________ Father: ________ Child: ________

2. How many hours per week on average do you engage in the following activities?

3. How many times per week on average do you attend leisure time classes (including exercise classes)? (If none, write 0.)

Mother: ________ Father: ________ Child: ________

4. When you are alone and are not busy, do you get bored?

5. How often do the following snacks are usually found in your house?

• Potato Chips
• Ruffles
• Popcorn
• Sunflower seeds
• Other snacks: ________

6. How many of the following types of sweets are usually found in your house?

Chocolate-based bars: Candy, Wafers, Cookies, Jam, Other.

0–4
5–8
More than 8

7. How many types of cake are usually found in your home?

__________

8. How many types of ice-cream and popsicles are usually found in your home?

__________

9. During the weekend, do you add more of the foods listed in 5–8?

0 — Don’t add
1 — Add

10. You usually keep the snacks and sweets in your home in

0 — A hiding place
1 — Known but not seen place
2 — Reachable place

11. To what degree can your child eat snacks and/or sweets without your permission?

0 — Never
1 — Almost never
2 — Sometimes
3 — Frequently
4 — Always

12. How frequently does your child buy his/her own sweets?

0 — Never
1 — Almost never
2 — Sometimes
3 — Frequently
4 — Always

13. When your child asks to eat, does he/she claim to be hungry?

0 — Yes
1 — No

14. Usually when the child est:

1 — He/she asked for it.
2 — The food was offered by the mother/father.

15. If it is meal time and your child is not hungry, how would you respond?

0 — You suggest that the child will eat later.
1 — You suggest that the child sit at the table with the rest of the family but would not eat.
2 — You suggest that the child sit at the table with the rest of the family but would eat less.
3 — You convince the child to eat with the rest of the family.
4 — This is an irrelevant question, the child is always hungry.

16. When it is meal time and you are not hungry what would you do? (Both parents)

17. How frequently do the following behaviors occur for each family member?

1) Mother

• Eat while standing:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Eat straight from the pot/baking pan/bowl/frying pan:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Eat while watching television, reading, working:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Eat when bored:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Eat when angry or in other negative mood states:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Eat in disorderly way during the afternoon:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Eat late in the evening or at night:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always

2) Father

Repeat the same structure as for “Mother” but with “Father” as the name attribute prefix.

3) Child

Repeat the same structure as for “Mother” but with “Child” as the name attribute prefix.

18. How often do you eat in the following rooms?

(If you do not have such a room in the house, please mark with –)

1) Mother

• Living room/TV room:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Bedroom:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Office:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always

2) Father

• Living room/TV room:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Bedroom:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Office:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always

3) Child

• Living room/TV room:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Bedroom:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always

19. Compared to other people your age, how would you rate your eating pace?

• Mother:
  Slow
  Average
  Fast
• Father:
  Slow
  Average
  Fast
• Child:
  Slow
  Average
  Fast

20. How often do you customarily ask for or take a second helping?

• Mother:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Father:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always
• Child:
  Never
  Almost never
  Sometimes
  Frequently
  Always

21. How often do you or your spouse eat with the child?

• Breakfast:
  Always
  Frequently
  Sometimes
  Almost never
  Never
• Lunch:
  Always
  Frequently
  Sometimes
  Almost never
  Never
• Afternoon snack:
  Always
  Frequently
  Sometimes
  Almost never
  Never
• Dinner:
  Always
  Frequently
  Sometimes
  Almost never
  Never

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