Socio-Cultural Factors In Health And Social Care
A socio-cultural factor that will fundamentally affect health and social care organisations in Malta is the media. Media is the means of communication. It is a communication channel through which several types of information such as news and data, are circulated. The media is one of the main factors that will have a huge impact on health and social care organisations as it can be a way of amending the patient’s familiarity with the health and social care organisation he or she is treated in. Due to more awareness portrayed by the media, there is an improvement in the coherence between the patient and the health care provider and therefore they are more willing to accept the therapy being given (Saleh, et al., 2012). Furthermore the media can
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Air pollution is a contagion of the environment both inside and outside by any substance and factor that alters the natural aspects of the atmosphere. There are several causes for this air pollution such as; vehicles, industrial equipment, tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, ozone etc. These air pollutants will leave an impact on health and social care organisations as these can cause harm to the environment and thus harm us which will eventually lead to a number of diseases especially those respiratory. Air pollution also causes infections and poisoning. Therefore, due to this pollution leading to disease, infections and poisoning, people must make use of health and social care organisations more which will drive change in these sectors (WHO, n.d.). Furthermore air pollution can drive change in health and social care organisations as there will be a huge demand not only in the adults’ area but also in the children’s department as these pollutants affect the children more than adults. As stated by the World Health Organisation; “Acute respiratory infections annually kill an estimated 1.6 million children under the age of five. As much as 60 percent of acute respiratory infections worldwide are related to environmental conditions” (WHO, n.d.) Furthermore children are more exhibited to toxins and hence can suffer from long-term effects. This will leave an impact on health and social care organisations due to space, staff and expenses. (U25 P1.1, U26 P1.1, U25 M2.3 and U26
Air pollution is a contagion of the environment both inside and outside by any substance and factor that alters the natural aspects of the atmosphere. There are several causes for this air pollution such as; vehicles, industrial equipment, tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, ozone etc. These air pollutants will leave an impact on health and social care organisations as these can cause harm to the environment and thus harm us which will eventually lead to a number of diseases especially those respiratory. Air pollution also causes infections and poisoning. Therefore, due to this pollution leading to disease, infections and poisoning, people must make use of health and social care organisations more which will drive change in these sectors (WHO, n.d.). Furthermore air pollution can drive change in health and social care organisations as there will be a huge demand not only in the adults’ area but also in the children’s department as these pollutants affect the children more than adults. As stated by the World Health Organisation; “Acute respiratory infections annually kill an estimated 1.6 million children under the age of five. As much as 60 percent of acute respiratory infections worldwide are related to environmental conditions” (WHO, n.d.) Furthermore children are more exhibited to toxins and hence can suffer from long-term effects. This will leave an impact on health and social care organisations due to space, staff and expenses. (U25 P1.1, U26 P1.1, U25 M2.3 and U26