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Essay / Proposed Intervention Strategies - 1584
Health Communication StrategiesHealth communication strategies are well known for the successful use of multidimensional methods to disseminate knowledge and awareness of a health problem as well as to influence behaviors and attitudes towards a particular health problem. The strategy is considered to have the highest efficiency rate and is the most cost-effective compared to other strategies. “NO body is perfect, but EVERY body is beautiful” will use comprehensive interventions and communications messages that will ultimately protect the health outcomes of the priority population, which will include printed educational materials, a telephone helpline and electronic media. Educational brochures will be readily available and accessible in schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, libraries, churches and health care facilities throughout the community. The printed materials will also include dot-matrix barcodes (QR codes) which will contain more detailed information about anorexia nervosa (AN) as well as direct viewers to the programme's social media channels. Before accepting the identification of anorexia nervosa and actively making a change in behavior, one must believe that one can suffer from this illness without obvious symptoms. These educational materials are part of the Health Belief Model (HBM) concept of perceived susceptibility, with the aim of raising awareness and communicating to the priority population as well as the community that anorexia is a life-threatening problem among young women. Program planners will also create social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, to influence all audiences about eating disorders and provide...... middle of paper... ... y of fruits and vegetables including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes, as well as protein and whole grains according to the Current Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Strict limitations on saturated fats, portion sizes, age-appropriate calorie intake and larger portions of vegetables and fruits will also be implemented in the new nutrition standards. Health policy/implementation strategies and environmental change strategies are linked to the HBM's perceived barriers construct, as the student's view of the total costs, both tangible and psychological, of behavior change recommended and removing environmental barriers will help the student to be more likely to take action towards a healthy dietary lifestyle. On the last day of school, one in five adolescent girls will initiate a positive change in their household's eating habits..