Promoting Health of the Young Adult with Asthma

Promoting Health of the Young Adult with Asthma

Introduction

The project health promotion is based on promoting respiratory health by making awareness among audience about the issues of asthma, its symptoms and possible treatment. Asthma is the leading disease among young children and adolescents in the United States. It is also the cause of high absenteeism of children in school. The research reveals that among 30 children in the class, average of 3 is likely to have asthma. Children and families who are living in inner cities, minority and low income are likely to face more hospital emergencies and deaths due to asthma (CDC, 2012). In this consideration, the health promotion project outlines the main causes of asthma, its symptoms and possible treatment.

Phase 1: Need Assessment

Phase one is based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. The main purpose of the phase is to identify the quality of life factors among target population (Edelman and Mandle, 2010). The sample size for the project is young adults with the age of 17 to 20 years. During the social assessment phase, a survey of need assessment will be conducted to get the findings and results (McKenzie, Neiger, &Thackery, 2013). The study reveals that the target audience is not well aware of the asthma control measures. The National Health Statistics Report (2011) current asthma prevalence is 9.6 % in age 0-17 and 7.7 % in age 18 and older.

The survey is conducted in the form of questionnaires to be distributed among target population in various schools and colleges. The sample size is 50 who are under the age of 17-20 years. The questionnaire contains close ended questions regarding asthma diseases and its possible treatments. The main objective of the questionnaire is to reveal the information about how many people are actually aware of the symptoms of asthma, its control measures and its causes.

Phase 2: Epidemiological Assessment

Phase two of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model is the epidemiological assessment (McKenzie et al., 2013). This phase includes data such as “morbidity and mortality as well as genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors that represent a traditional needs assessment” (McKenzie et al., 2013, p. 53). About one in every 10 children under the age of 18 has asthma, making it one of the leading chronic childhood diseases in the United States, and a major cause of childhood disability and school absenteeism (HealthyPeople.gov, 2012). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2012) four thousand people die each year from asthma related causes and asthma is a contributing factor in another 7,000 deaths every year. The National Health Statistics Report (2011) current asthma prevalence is 9.6 % in age 0-17 and 7.7 % in the age of 18 and older. From 2001-2009, the number of children diagnosed with asthma rose by 4.3 million. Whereas the rate of asthma from 2001-2009 increased the most among black children, around 50% increase. Due to asthma, deaths were increased to 3447 (approx. 9 per day) during ...