Public Health Nurses Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (PHeeL-PHiNe)

Polak, Rani; Constantini, Naama; Verbov, Gina; Edelstein, Naomi; Hasson, Ronnie; Lahmi, Michele; Cohen, Rivka; Maoz, Shuli; Daoud, Nihaya; Bentov, Nathalie; Aharony, Hannah Soltz; Stein‐Zamir, Chen

doi:10.1097/jac.0000000000000066

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“…To the best of our knowledge, no studies on public health nurses’ professional roles have been conducted in Israel. Most publications in Israel focus on specific health promotion projects in the community (Keren, Gerstien, Payis, & Davidovich, ; Polak et al., ).…”

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Public health nurses’ activities at a time of specialization in nursing—A national study

Haron

Honovich

Rahmani³

et al. 2018

Public Health Nursing

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Objectives To provide a detailed, up‐to‐date account of the job description and practice areas of current public health nurses. Design and Sample A cross‐sectional study. A sample of 824 public health nurses, 80% of public health nurses in Israel, participated in a national structured survey. Measures A structured questionnaire eliciting self‐reported public health nursing activities, priorities, perceived deficiencies, and job satisfaction was compiled. Results Nearly 70% of surveyed public health nurses provided individual‐level interventions and less population‐health‐focused activities such as community needs assessments and development and implementation of community‐based projects. Conclusions Advanced training should be required in several areas of practice and the scope of public health nurses’ practice should be expanded, with greater emphasis on population health.

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Public health nurses’ activities at a time of specialization in nursing—A national study

Haron

Honovich

Rahmani³

et al. 2018

Public Health Nursing

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“… 8 However, the feasibility of “hands on” cooking programs in a large-scale community setting has been questioned. 16 We have shown that our approach—chef coaching via phone or Skype without hands-on demonstration—has the potential to be a viable response to the need for effective and feasible programming.…”

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Innovation in Diabetes Care: Improving Consumption of Healthy Food through a “Chef Coaching” Program: A Case Report

Polak

Dill

Abrahamson

et al. 2014

Glob Adv Health Med

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Nutrition therapy as part of lifestyle care is recommended for people with type 2 diabetes. However, most people with diabetes do not follow this guideline. Changing eating habits involves obtaining knowledge and building practical skills such as shopping, meal preparation, and food storage. Just as fitness coaches use their specific knowledge base in fitness to enhance the effectiveness of their coaching, credentialed chefs trained as health coaches might combine their culinary expertise with coaching in order to improve clients' food choices and lifestyles.This report documents the case of a 55-year-old white male physician, single and living alone, who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and reported chronic stress, sedentary behavior, and unhealthy eating habits. He participated in a chef coaching program of 8 weekly one-on-one 30-minute coaching sessions via Skype delivered by a chef trained as a health coach. During the first five meetings, the patient's goals were primarily culinary; however, with his success in accomplishing these goals, the patient progressed and expanded his goals to include other lifestyle domains, specifically exercise and work-life balance. At the end of the program, the patient had improved both his nutritional and exercise habits, his confidence in further self-care improvement, and his health parameters such as HgA1c (8.8% to 6.7%; normal <6.5%).We conclude that chef coaching has the potential to help people with diabetes improve their practical culinary skills and implement them so that they eat better and, further, has the potential to help them improve their overall self-care. We intend to further develop chef coaching and assess its potential as we learn from its implementation.

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“…Increased interaction of public health nurses with physicians in multiple ways should be encouraged, including encouraging prevention, despite tensions between them. Innovative healthy lifestyle programs can be developed and, with appropriate training, CNs can potentially play an even more important public health role in Israel as well as in other countries (Polak et al., 2015).…”

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Community nurses and chronic disease in Israel: Professional dominance as a social justice issue

Nissanholtz-Gannot

Shapiro

2020

Nursing Inquiry

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Chronic diseases are major causes of health inequalities. Community nurses can potentially make large contributions to chronic illness prevention and management in Israel but may be obstructed by professional dominance of physicians. However, insufficient research exists about community nursing in Israel, and how it may differ from other countries. This study aims to document chronic disease‐related community nursing roles in Israel, identify changes and trends in community nursing roles that may increase social justice, and understand how the roles and trends in community health nursing in Israel may differ from developments in other countries. In‐depth interviews were performed with 55 Israeli health system professionals, and 692 nurse care‐givers were asked open‐ended questions. Interview answers were analyzed to find themes and trends. The study found that community nurse roles in Israel have expanded, especially for chronic disease control. Commonalities exist with countries such as the United States and the UK, albeit with important differences. However, continued conflicts with physicians exist, which can limit nurses' contributions to reducing health inequalities. Community nurses' importance is growing. Enabling them to overcome professional dominance and improve chronic disease control can help reduce health inequalities in Israel and elsewhere.

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Public Health Nurses Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (PHeeL-PHiNe)

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Public health nurses’ activities at a time of specialization in nursing—A national study

Public health nurses’ activities at a time of specialization in nursing—A national study

Innovation in Diabetes Care: Improving Consumption of Healthy Food through a “Chef Coaching” Program: A Case Report

Community nurses and chronic disease in Israel: Professional dominance as a social justice issue

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