A nurse is using the health belief model as a framework when developing a community action campaign to increase the percentage of the population who receives the influenza vaccine.Which of the following considerations will need to be made?

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The components of the health belief model that need to be considered are: individual perceptions or readiness for change; the value of health to the individual compared with other aspects of living; perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications; perceived seriousness of the disease level threatening the achievement of certain goals or aims; risk factors to a disease attributed to heredity, race or culture, medical history, or other causes; perceived benefits of health action; perceived barriers to promotion action.

A Nurse Is Using the Health Belief Model as a Framework