Modern Clinical Nursing 2013;(9):75-77

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.09.024

Practice of health-promoting volunteers in the promotion of community health activities

Xiaoming YU ; Jidong CHEN ; Yanxuan CHEN

Keywords

health-promoting volunteer; community resident; disease control; health knowledge; healthy behavior

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To investigate the role of health-promoting volunteers in the promotion of community health activities. Methods Fifty health volunteers were trained and went to take part in health-promoting activities together with community medical workers.Results After health-promoting activities,the rate of archive-establishment for hypertensive and diabetic patients,the rate of standardized management over the patients with archives,the rate of disease control were all significantly higher than that before the health promotion(all P<0.05).Conclusion The health-promoting volunteers are surely effective for the improvement of health knowledge and the formation of healthy behaviors.