Reframing Individual Behavioral Issue and the Importance of the Struggle

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How does reframing what is usually seen as an individual behavioral issue (like cigarette smoking, seat belt use, etc.) allow for a public health commitment to address it?
Smoking has recently been viewed as a personal preference or self-determination question. But a variety of circumstances, not the least of which is the sense of disadvantage, impact individual decisions and subsequent behaviors. The goal of public health is prevention. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the US Department of Transportation projected those 38 680 individuals died in a car accident in 2020 caused by passengers and drivers not fastening their seatbelts (NHTSA, 2021). Most divers aged eighteen to twenty-four often do not fasten their seatbelts, and this age group encounters the highest number of car crash incidents.
Smoking bans in public places are now prevalent. The introduction of seat belts has been another about-face. Belts in cars save lives. Because of the persistent warning alarm, the promotion of vehicle safety, the law, and the information, most people now utilize them. To decrease injuries and avoid fatalities, evidence-based preventative initiatives to promote seat belt use among specific populations of teenagers are required. Older individuals’ seat belt use has been proven to increase with short-term in-person behavioral interventions to improve car safety. Still, these programs need to be implemented to tackle teenagers’ needs have yet to be created to address the needs of young adults specifically or are widely deployed to impact public health. Mobile digital behavioral strategies have successfully changed other risky behaviors in young adults, but they have yet to be tested to increase seat belt use. They are more portable and automated than in-person behavioral interventions.
Other departments are involved in public health to ensure societal transformation. Legislative action is required to safeguard the populace from smoking risks and emphasize seatbelt use’s value. Here, the government may enact cigarette use laws, either outright banning it or raising the price to the point where it is no longer affordable. Additionally, for safety, the government may create rules governing the use of seatbelts on the highways. The final step in ensuring that the rules are followed is enforcement, which comes after creating the regulations. Furthermore, promoting healthy habits is a crucial component of public health. Public health ensures that the police, healthcare providers, and other pertinent institutions are properly coordinated (Let’s Learn Public Health, 2017). For instance, when it comes to seatbelt use, traffic authorities examine the highways while public health officials ensure that every vehicle is equipped with seatbelts. It involves using them correctly as well as attaching them to the car. Additionally, after cigarettes are made illegal, authorities investigate various establishments selling them.
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