An Assessment of healthy habit lifestyle behavior on the residents of district 1, Paranaque: basis for health promotion program/ Jason Brian S. Enriquez. -- ParanÌaque City: Olivarez College, 2009.
Undergraduate thesis.
The researcher assessed the 8 barangays of District I. The gathered information was the population rate. San Isidro got the highest rate of 69,215. San Dionisio was second for 64,403. Third was Baclaran with 30,651. Tambo has 29,764 population. Fifth was Sto. NinÌo for 26,788. La huerta with 12,142. Seventh was Don Galo with 10,287, and lastly, Vitalez got the lowest with 4,821 population rate. Promotion of health is recognized as one of the most important components of public health and community health practice. Health promotion includes all efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well being of higher levels of wellness. Nursing, in particular, has a social mandate for engaging in the health promotion. Health promotion then, encompasses the development and management of preventive health care services that are responsive to community health needs. Example of wellness program to schools and industries are; they are useful when they are accompanied by desire, opportunity and resources that encourage more helpful practices. The goal of health promotion is to raise level of wellness for individuals, families, populations, and communities.