unit 12 public health p1 and p2

Public health has the interests of the public at its core. According to the Department of Health (DoH) (2012) Public health is concerned with prevention and therefore encourages people to ‘stay healthy’ and ‘avoid getting ill’.

There are many ways but I’m going to talk about four of them which are ways we monitor health in the UK these are….

Social services provide care for individuals who have suffered some issues. Social care services help protect individuals who have suffered abuse/neglect, encourage independency and help to improve life chances and opportunities. Most social care services aren’t free differently to health care services. Social care is means-tested which means that if you have good income/wealth, you will need to contribute some or pay in full for services. Many people pay for social care privately by arranging support with a provider organisation. Although some people arrange and pay for their social care services independently, people who receive support through local authority will also may still be charged. One social service which may be

After reviewing this article, I have determined that the dimensions of health involved with this issue are physical, environmental, and intellectual. For starters, this issue affects a person's physical health because it causes the body to deteriorate until eventually the person dies. Those who become addicted fail to take proper care of their body with healthy products but rather ingest harmful ones. Another dimension involved is environmental because depending where a person lives will depend how accessible these painkillers are. In an area where a doctor over prescribes painkillers, or people illegally sell painkillers, there should be a higher addiction rate because painkillers are easier to obtain. The final dimension involved

This strategy involves keeping track of people’s health/keeping an eye on everyone though statics. By tracking changes in the health of the population health professionals are able to alert people to potential problems, for example regular check-ups, at doctors for asthma or Dentist to check up on teeth and make sure they are in good condition plus Orthodontic. Also the NHS provide a free midlife MOT to check people aged between 40-74, to make sure they are in good health and

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" (1920, C.E.A. Winslow). This therefore infers public health is the preventing and controlling of disease within communities, to prolong life and promote health through organised society. The keys aspects of public health …

Sexually transmitted infections are a very current, modern day health care issue. These infections are passed during unprotected genital, anal or oral sex. There are sometimes symptoms of the various infections however there are some infections that can also be symptom free and therefore can go undetected for quite some time. Young people in the UK typically aged 15-24 have the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections. There is a link between this age group and those living in socioeconomically deprived areas, suggesting these particular regions need better and easier access to healthcare services in order to detect, treat and avoid further spreading and damage caused by the infections. Raising awareness of the causes of each infection and symptoms is vital. The most common types of infections are: Chlamydia, Genital herpes and warts, gonorrhea,

Derbyshire is going to be the focus of this work place health initiative, there is currently “workplace challenge” in Derbyshire and other parts of the country. This is based around increasing activity and healthy lifestyles, however workplaces and individuals chose whether or not to take it up. The health problems in Derbyshire that are at higher rates than other parts of the country are adulthood obesity, prevalence of diabetes, smoking in pregnancy, breast feeding initiation, self-harm hospital stays and hospital stays related to alcohol for under 18s. Obesity and prevalence of diabetes could be related, in 2013 1,152 people (per 10,000) were admitted for obesity related hospital stays in Derby city. Derbyshire has a population of around

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Health and social care teams are subject to regular supervision and annual individual performance reviews. As support workers, we need to be able to consider how we can relate to service users and be able to assess our team working strengths and weaknesses. The manager is responsible for setting the goals and objectives for all staff members. Than we have individual objectives, for each staff member, as well as team objectives. We must be able to understand and agree our shared goals and be able to 'picture' the vision or targets we are trying to achieve.

A baby- A baby is sitting on a high chair in a restaurant. He is pulling his bib and at the same time he is looking at his mom. He  has his mouth opened as if trying to take the bib out and eat it. He does this for a few minutes and then screams loudly. All the people in the restaurant look at the baby. The baby without worrying continues pulling his bib again. His mom laughs and says sorry to

They can not give medicines or surgery before they ask questions to patients about their medical history and qualitative and quantitative data because if the they give them wrong medicine then it might bring another side effect or it might take away the patients life. As according to the Development and important of health needs assessment is the systematic approach to ensuring that the health service uses it resources to improve the health of the population in the most efficient way. It involves epidemiological, qualitative, and qualitative, and comparative methods to describe health problems in a population. Qualitative data use by health department is to measure the amount or rate of the born, death, and etc. The qualitative is like doctor observe from the patients’ symptoms and determine what kind of problems they have. Thus, needs assessment is very important in health care system to determine priorities for improving health for people in community. Also, it is the only way to find out the evidence and planning health

‘Public health is everyone’s business’ illustrates Jones (2012, p.2). The Faculty of Public Health regard public health as a combination of health protection, health advancement and promoting health (Griffiths and Dark, 2006, cited in Jones, 2012, p.6).

The class about health boards was very good topic to know and essential for public health. The boards are dominant model for federal grant funding for primary care in the country for public safety. They have health care professionals willing to provide services to nations uninsured and underserved population.

Public Health is seen as way back in 500 BCE were Greeks and Romans practice community sanitations measure. In the 1840’s the Public Health Act of 1848 was established in the United Kingdom by the 1970’s the environmental protection agency was founded. Public Health works try to prevent pandemics which are outbreaks of disease that spread far affecting populations such as Influenza, polio, black plague, and HIV etc. Public health promotes and protect people health as well as the nation. Those who are working in the public health field try to prevent people to cause any injuries or sickness and promote wellness by maintaining healthy behaviors, by conducting research to educating the public about their health. People in the field work to assure