Health Advocacy Campaign

Health Advocacy Campaign

Introduction

In this essay we are going to describe the epidemiology relating to smoking. It will highlight the role of nurses in context to promoting public health.I have choosen this topic since I realized how many of the patients were smokers in the surgery ward where I was placed.

Public health focuses on the health related issues of general population rather than focusing on the health of an individual. This affects the role of nurse ,as smokers should always be evaluated when a patient is nursed (Crofton & Doll 1996). Thus nurse should help the patient in learning new ...