Academic literature on the topic '111712 Health Promotion'

The excess use of chemicals by farmers in the agroecosystems degrades soil quality, disturbs soil ecology, and increases soil salinity and health hazards in humans. Stevia rebaudiana is an important medicinal and aromatic crop whose leaves contain steviol glycosides (SGs). The Bacillus safensis NAIMCC-B-02323 strain STJP from the rhizosphere of S. rebaudiana producing salicylic acid (16.80 µg/mL), chitinase (75.58 U/mL), β-1,3-glucanase (220.36 U/mL), and cellulase (170 U/mL) was taken as a plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The cell-free supernatant (CFS) from strain STJP showed significant biocontrol activity against Alternaria alternata (80%), suggesting the protective role of extracellular metabolite(s) against phytopathogens. Paneer whey-based bioformulation (P-WBF) was developed to exploit B. safensis STJP to enhance the growth, nutrient uptake, soil properties, stevioside content, and SGs biosynthesis in S. rebaudiana under an A. alternata-infested field. The combined treatment of P-WBF and mycorrhiza (Glomus fasciculatum ABTEC) significantly enhanced plant growth parameters after 90 days, in comparison with control. The symbiotic action (P-WBF and mycorrhiza) displayed much better results in terms of chlorophyll a and b (improved by 132.85% and 39.80%, respectively), protein (by 278.75%), flavonoid (by 86.99%), carbohydrate (by 103.84%), antioxidant (by 75.11%), and stevioside (by 120.62%) contents in plants as compared to the untreated set. Further, the augmentation of potassium (by 132.39%), phosphorous (by 94.22%), and zinc (by 111.11%) uptake in plant tissues and soil was also observed by the application of P-WBF and mycorrhiza. The expression of UGT74G1 and UGT85C2 genes related to SG biosynthesis was upregulated (2.7- and 3.2-fold, respectively) in plants treated with P-WBF and mycorrhiza as further confirmed by the accumulation of SGs. The results suggest that the application of P-WBF and mycorrhiza not only provides an ecofriendly and sustainable solution to improve stevioside content in S. rebaudiana by a nutrient-linked mechanism but also paves the way to enhanced production of stevioside.

Berdasarkan laporan Dinas Kesehatan Propinsi Jawa Tengah tahun 2015 AKI di Jawa Tengah adalah 111,16 per 100.000 kelahiran hidup. Angka ini jauh dari target MDG,s (Millenium Development Goals), yaitu AKI pada tahun 2015, 102 per 100.000 kelahiran hidup. Sebagian besar kematian ibu disebabkan oleh penyebab langsung, yaitu hipertensi dalam kehamilan (28%), perdarahan (13%), infeksi (2%) dan lain lain sebesar (57%). Robekan perineum dapat mengakibatkan perdarahan pada ibu bersalin, dan setelah dilakukan penjahitan perineum apabila perawatan masa nifas tidak adekuat dapat mengakibatkan infeksi pada perineum dan bahkan sampai infeksi panggul. (Balitbang Kemenkes RI, Riskesdas, 2013). Robekan perineum dapat dicegah dengan memberikan pengetahuan kesehatan kepada ibu bersalin mengenai posisi mengejan yang benar, dan teknik relaksasi selama persalinan. Selama ini pemberian pengetahuan kepada ibu bersalin hanya lisan, sehingga tingkat pemahaman ibu menjadi belum optimal. Sehingga diperlukan adanya alternative lain dalam memberikan pendidikan kesehatan kepada ibu bersalin. Seperti penggunan media video posisi persalinan dan teknik relaksasi selama proses persalinan. Tujuan jangka panjang penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan frekuensi menonton video posisi persalinan dengan rupture perineum pada ibu bersalin. Target khusus dari penelitian ini adalah dihasilkannya video posisi persalinan.Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional dengan pendekatan survey analitik. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Mei 2017 di Puskesmas PONED Kabupaten Semarang dengan populasi seluruh ibu 27.dan seluruhnya menjadi sempel penelitian. Variabel bebas penelitian adalah frekuensi menonton video posisi persalinan dan variabel terikat penelitian adalah rupture perineum ibu bersalin Hasil uji korelasi spearman rank menunjukkan ada hubungan yang bermakna antara frekuensi menonton video posisi mengejan selama persalinan dengan posisi mengejan pada ibu bersalin di puskesmas PONED wilayah Kabupaten Semarang ( p = 0,035 dan nilai r = 0,408).Saran bagi tenaga kesehatan untuk mengembangkan media promosi bagi ibu hamil bersalin dan nifas agar pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku ibu terhadap kehamilan persalinan dan nifas meningkat sehingga angka kesakitan dan kematian menurunKata Kunci : Video, Posisi Persalinan, Ibu bersalin AbstrackPerineal tears can be prevented by providing maternal health knowledge about the correct pushing position, and relaxation techniques during labor. So far, the provision of knowledge to mothers has only been oral, so that the level of understanding of mothers has not been optimal. So that other alternatives are needed in providing health education to maternity. Such as the use of video media in the position of labor and relaxation techniques during laborThe aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the frequency of watching the position of labor videos with perineal rupture in maternityThis type of research is observational with an analytical survey approach. This study was conducted in May 2017 at PONED Community Health Center Semarang Regency with a population of all 27 mothers and all of them became research samples. The independent variable of the study was the frequency of watching the position of labor videos and the dependent variable of the study was maternal perineal rupture. The results of the Spearman rank correlation test showed a significant correlation between the frequency of watching video straining positions during labor with maternal positions at PONED Puskesmas Semarang Regency (p = 0.035 and the value of r = 0.408)Suggestions for health workers to develop promotional media for pregnant and postpartum pregnant women so that the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of mothers regarding pregnancy and childbirth increase so that the morbidity and mortality rates decreas Keywords: Video, Position of Labor, Maternity

Chronic diseases have increased dramatically in Australia and around the world over the past decade, causing pain, suffering, disability, psychosocial problems, early mortality and economic and public health crisis. However, many chronic diseases and conditions could be prevented with better evidence based and community based health promotion strategies. Guided by a philosophy of idealism, the aim of this thesis was to develop a community centred health promotion strategy to assist the improvement of health and the prevention of chronic disease in an Australian context. More specifically, the research was concerned with exploring the potentiality of statistical or epidemiological evidence and community collaboration as pathways to chronic disease prevention and improvement of health at an individual, community and system level. The research utilised a praxis paradigm and action research design over three stages. Stage One included in depth quantitative analysis of health and epidemiological data and addressed the question: What is the current evidence/knowledge about health status, determinants and inequalities in Victorian communities and the broader Victorian and Australian context? Stage Two involved qualitative participatory action research methods to engage a small group of community members from the Brimbank region of Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) in the community governance of health promotion and disease prevention. The questions addressed were: What are the benefits of community based health promotion and prevention? What ideas for health promotion action does the community have to offer? Stage Three involved a minor evaluation of the strategy as a whole and addressed the question: In what ways, can health evidence and community involvement in health promotion contribute to better health outcomes? Stage One identified various determinants that impact on health status and result in inequalities. Stage Two revealed six major benefits for community based health promotion and prevention and generated a number of useful ideas for health promotion action in the community. Stage Three showed positive evaluations by the participants and identified numerous indicators of success of the health promotion strategy as a whole.

The aged care industry along with the public health movement has undergone profound change, yet aged care is a growing concern with an ageing population. Within the Australian context, there remains the need for further research and education especially with regard to the retirement village setting that offers a variety of services including a continuum of care from independent living through to aged care facility living (hostel and nursing home). Through an exploration of the health promoting settings approach that has been applied to schools, hospitals, workplaces and so on, it can be demonstrated that a retirement village can also move beyond institutional care to one that is a health promoting retirement village.

Research conducted within the Victoria Police has previously highlighted problems in the area of employee health and fitness. Officers of law enforcement agencies require a level of health and fitness which will enable them to effectively carry out their daily duties. While much of a police officer's shift is sedentary in nature, intermittent bursts of physical activity require enhanced levels of physical fitness. Despite these physical requirements, after a brief probationary period, police officers are not normally required to undergo any form of medical or fitness assessment for the rest of their careers. A project was conducted within the Victorian Police Force entitled "Operation Physicop" over a twelve month period in a geographical area called 'Y' District (now 'F' and 'G'). The project aimed to measure the effectiveness of workplace health promotion within the Victoria Police Force by measuring changes in several health and fitness parameters as a result of interventions aimed at influencing health behaviour and the workplace environment in a positive way.

The main objective of this study, a case study of nutrition communication practices in Nepal, was to investigate the role of people's participation in nutrition projects, and the most appropriate modes of nutrition communication in the context of a developing country. Field surveys, focus group discussions and interviews with various key persons involved in nutrition development, at the national and village level in Nepal, were the main field methods used in this study. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were undertaken to enable the author to make an assessment of various approaches to nutrition communication in Nepal.

For many centuries one of China's major sports and exercise activities, Tai Chi has recently experienced a world-wide boom, its popularity rising rapidly in Australia. Khor(1990)estimates an increase from 2,000 Australian participants in 1980 to 100,000 in 1990 and proposes health promotion and therapeutic benefits as major reasons for the current interest. There is, however, no systematic research. This study examined motives for initial involvement in Tai Chi and how these motives varied with respect to demographic factors. Two hundred and twenty-three subjects (M=65, F=158), ranging in age from 12 to 82 years, were included in the study. They were all the beginners in Term 1, 1991, who had no previous Tai Chi experience at all.