Health Promotion Plan
Tracy Floyd
Capella University
NURS-FPX 4060 Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health
Antonia Robinson
September 2021
Health Promotion Plan
Improved child survival rates have been associated with the rise in average lifespan that has occurred during the last century. Due to vaccinations, there has been a reduction in infectious illness fatalities, which has resulted in improved overall survival. Around five years ago, 85 percent of children around the globe were immunized against pertussis, polio, tetanus, and measles. Today, that figure is closer to 90 percent. Such infectious illnesses, on the other hand, continue to be the leading drivers of sickness, impairment, and mortality worldwide. As recommended by the World Health Organization, vaccination should protect against a minimum of 17 vaccine-preventable diseases throughout the course of an individual’s lifetime. These vaccinations are easily accessible in a number of different areas of the globe. Their obstacles, on the other hand, have an impact on the frequency at which children get vaccinated, as seen in the chart. It is clear that these obstacles exist. They are associated with culture and physical region. These communities are also in remote areas with minimal healthcare coverage and inadequate funds for vaccinations, which makes them more vulnerable. It would be critical to enlighten parents about the importance of immunization, particularly in terms of extending their children’s lives. This paper seeks to develop a hypothetical health promotion plan, addressing immunization in Montana State. The paper will identify health risks and health care needs in this population and propose health promotion strategies to improve its health.
Health Promotion PlanPopulation of Focus
When it comes to vaccination, children from low-income families face a significant risk of being under-immunized. Medical professionals currently deliver very low-quality services, such as ineffective immunization regimens for the most disadvantaged in society (Rodrigues & Plotkin, 2020. When it comes to flu vaccination, for instance, it is only accessible in private medical institutions, and only 60 percent of the population in a particular region has access to it (Jalloh et al., 2020). In the state of Montana, it is projected that just 64 percent of children aged 19 to 35 months have received required doses of DTaP, polio, MMR, Hib, hepatitis B, varicella and PCV vaccinations (Statista, 2021). This statistic shows the states with the lowest proportion of children getting recommended vaccinations in the U.S. as of 2020. To guarantee that the vaccination rate continues to rise, enhancements must be made. Furthermore, cultural beliefs prevent the majority of parents from low-income areas from bringing their children to vaccine visits (Ventola et al., 2016). As a result, the health promotion plan will be implemented in 10 sites located within low-income communities. The plan will be critical since it will help to increase the number of people fully immunized and decrease the number of people who die as a result of infectious illnesses.
Immunization Concerns in the Community
The expense of vaccinations is a significant source of worry for the general public when it comes to access to them. One of the possible obstacles to childhood immunization is the expense of the vaccines themselves. Because of the development of new vaccinations to be featured in the subsequent schedule, their prices have risen significantly in recent years. It used to cost $37 to purchase a full set of vaccines back in the day (Mathur et al., 2020). In the public service, the whole series, from infancy to maturity, now costs over $1450 per individual (Mathur et al., 2020). Aside from financial concerns, the majority of parents in the community express dissatisfaction with regard to missed chances. A widely recognized reason for inadequate immunization in the Montana is a result of missed vaccination chances. Inadequate vaccination happens when a child who is entitled to vaccination does not get the vaccination at a doctor’s appointment. Whenever a clinician fails to vaccinate a kid, or whenever there are inconsistencies, or with a minor illness, missed chances are common. This was the case in 2020 when 17.1 million infants did not receive an initial dose of DTP vaccine (World Health Organization, 2020). Furthermore, those practitioners are frequently apprehensive about administering several injections in a single appointment. Other issues to consider include vaccination reluctance on the part of certain parents, as well as socioeconomic obstacles, such as poverty, competing family needs, and education (Pollard et al., 2021).
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Health Goals
It is essential to inspire and urge families