Evidence-based strategies to promote health literacy

using specific evidence-based strategies to promote health literacy. Read the attached scenario transcript and discuss the following:

  1. Explain and discuss in simple terms how cigarette smoking causes coronary artery disease.

Use APA (7th edition) format for in-text citations and at least three scholarly references, preferably from provider-based or NP-based journals to support your evidence.

 

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A person risks heart attack from smoking either actively or passively. Passive smoking has dire effects compared to active smoking due to the lack of a filter. Either way, all smoking is bad for health. The risk of coronary heart disease drops significantly immediately after a person stops smoking (Kamceva et al., 2016). It is noteworthy that a person’s risk of death from smoking depreciates significantly and even almost totally after a prolonged period without smoking. Years without smoking could equate to a person who has never smoked once before in their life.

Several procedures help people with coronary heart disease to cope and lead normal lives. One of the most common is graft surgery, which reduces the arteries’ thinning (Malakar et al., 2019). Quitting smoking contributes a great deal to the success of the surgery because it ensures that the arteries do not shrink again. Ingestion of medicine for CAD and counseling equally help a person’s journey to quit smoking (Kamceva et al., 2016). In conclusion, treatment for coronary artery disease lowers the risk of heart attack caused by smoking and helps a person lead a better life.

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Evidence-based strategies to promote health literacy