The Making every contact count (MECC) framework (HSE 2016) aims to capitalise on opportunities that occur every day for every health professional to support clients to make a lifestyle behaviour change as part of the national healthy Ireland programme.

The aim of this assignment is to end Le the student public health nurse to appraise their understanding of behaviour change for public health nursing practice

Assignment

Question 1: Select a health promotion initiative being addressed in your health Centre/area currently and with reference to behaviour change theory and MECC evaluate the impact to date for a target population.

Question 2: Reflecting on your knowledge and understanding of motivational interviewing techniques, consider how they can assist your engagement with this health promotion initiative.