Vulnerability, health and health care

The concept of vulnerability is an important one for nurses because of its implications for health. The experience of vulnerability creates stress and anxiety which affects physiological, psychological and social functioning. Although everyone is vulnerable at different times in his or her life, some individuals are more likely to develop health problems than others. Vulnerability is affected by personal factors as well as factors within the environment. Trends in society indicate that increasing numbers of vulnerable people will create additional demands on an already over-burdened health care system. Vulnerability is an area that requires much further research and application.     

团体体检中的健康教育

健康体检是预防疾病的有效手段之一。通过健康体检可以了解自身健康状况，发现一些不易察觉的早期疾病，以便及时干预、终止疾病的发生发展，收到事半功倍的效果。越来越多的单位及个人已认识到这一点。我院体检人数逐年递增，2005年-2006年我院对153个企事业团体进行健康体检，结果不容乐观。因此，为提高人民健康水平，加强自我保健意识，做好体检中每阶段健康宣教，传播卫生知识，促进群众预防疾病的能力，具有重要的意义。