Public Health is about helping everyone to stay healthy rather than focusing specifically on the individual, with the aim to promote health, protecting individuals from threats to their health and preventing ill-health.…
Public health efforts are planning to protect the general health and safety of the population by taking measures to prevent or avoid the transmission of disease. Historically, measures such as quarantines were enforced, where there were no means to vaccinate or inoculate to prevent the spread of a dangerous transmissible disease. In more modern times, vaccines were developed to protect against diseases, and of course, in the case of smallpox, the disease was able to be eliminated in 1979, so there's no longer a need to vaccinate against it. In modern times, there is little reliance on quarantine, though people with multiply-antibiotic-resistant TB and other diseases may be detained and isolated. In the early 19th century, the growing towns of Britain were characterised by overcrowding, poor housing, bad water and disease.…
Identifying health needs of the population – The health needs of the population are determined by the incidence of disease and trends identified. Nationally collated can identify health trends in the entire country. Statistics can be used to determine how health can be improved or how areas of concern can be highlighted and effects of ill health reduced or prevented. A responsibility of health professionals is to report incidences of specific diseases and illnesses so the information can be centrally collated and acted on. Factors such as age, genetics, environment, lifestyle, education and take up of preventive measures for example immunisation may relate to patterns of illness and disease. The needs of the public are governed by social, financial and economic factors as well.…
There are many different strategies developed by the governments to monitor and care for the health of its people. These strategies help the public to live a healthy lifestyle and lead towards the betterment of their health.…
But the new public health is much more concerned with the interplay between affluence, social well being, education and…
The Governments plan is to raise awareness throughout the country about these fairly common illnesses amongst Australians and identify these key health areas.…
There are many different ways of promoting and protecting public health, these vary from health promotion and activities to specific protection. The most common and obvious way to promote public health is through the media, for example making advertisement for the television or the radio, and through using news updates. Another common way of promoting public health is through the internet, as well as advertisement on web pages, there are also many easy to use websites for advice such as the BBC or the NHS. Magazines and newspapers are also common in finding information on protecting public health, and can be very useful as not everyone has access to a television or a computer/laptop. In many magazines they have weekly articles on how to get fit, or ‘lose weight the healthy way’ and in many cases these can be useful articles. Sometimes there are reports in newspapers and magazines as well, most commonly are ways to prevent diseases and ill health, such as lung cancer by stopping smoking. In some magazines and newspapers they print statistics as a tactic to possibly scare the public as a way of promoting public health. A very common example of the promotion of public health are the true life stories that most magazines these days have, in which ordinary people discus how their life was ruined for example by ill health or disease and they have turned their life around, this is a very effective way of promoting public health as it reaches people on a personal level. There is also a downside when it comes to public health in regards to magazines. In almost every magazine in almost every issue there are picture of famous people in on the red carpet or in a photo shoot, and quite often they have been airbrushed, when young people look at these images they aspire to be like them and to look like them, even though every body is different and it is impossible to look exactly the same as someone else, as a result of this an…
Over a hundred years ago the idea of farming and food consumption was very different then it is today. Regulation, education about health, research and technology, food processing, marketing, and wholesale has changed the food industry and the agriculture itself. Before going to the market or grocery store meant going to your back yard where you knew where everything was being grown and how it was being taken care of. Nowadays the majority of people do not raise their own animals or grow their own vegetables they go to a big chain or even a smaller local store to buy their food. When it comes to food safely and food production large farms and small farms are being negatively affected in many different areas. The current issues dealing with food safely and food production are, because there are a few big plants running are production of food its causing nation wide food poisoning and contamination, the public wants more regulation and centralized on farms which is then putting financial pressure on local farms, feedlots for animals, and our food is subject to terrorist attacks because only more then half our nations food is produced in the same place. I believe the way to fix our problem is to be informed and get involved.…
To pass this criteria I have to describe the key aspects of public health in a borough within the UK, The key aspects to public health that I am going to describe are; monitoring health status of the community, identifying the public health needs, understanding the origins and development of public health systems, developing programs to reduce the risks to public health, the environmental conditions such as housing- unemployment- education- living and working condition, policies and procedures which promotes public health, improving the health of the population and improve services within the public health sector. The borough of Croydon has a large increase of teenage pregnancy.…
This report is about the relationship between particular personality traits and physical activity among QUT Psychology students. There is increasing evidence that Personality traits play a role in systematically on individual’s…
The first measure that should be taken would be enacting adequate international safety and sanitation standards for the production of food. There should also be some form of oversight to make sure that the standards are met. Something as simple as requiring sick workers to stay home, hopefully with pay, would be helpful. Monitoring the environments that various livestock animals are kept in and the food that they are fed would help reduce the risk of illnesses that the animals could contract by living in cramped and filthy conditions. Secondly, appropriate responses to an outbreak of food-borne illness should be taken as quickly as possible after it has been identified. This will help limit the spread of the food-borne illness in the…
The United States, as a leading developed country, is very attractive to many foreigners. Everyone dreams of coming to the United Sates to study or work. However, they are concerned about their health care while stay in the United States. The health care system in the United States is problematic. It is so extensive and complicated that it is almost impossible for the government to make everyone satisfied. Reformation of health care occurred many times in the history. President Bill Clinton tried to overhaul the health care system and failed. Before Clinton’s failure it had been Carter’s. Before Carter’s it had been Nixon’s.…
Healthcare is the biggest problem in the United States. Most of insurance got more expensive and offer worst benefits and cover less than before. As we know already is 4.6 million uninsured people in the United States. Citizens are waiting for better opportunity to get health insurance. They are waiting for some changes every year.…
Health care in America is a serious issue as it involves families that are unable to receive accessible, affordable and quality medical treatment. Middle class or impoverished families are unable to receive the benefits of health care due to low income levels and a volatile economy. Politicians discuss the reformation of the health care system, but people who are uninsured suffer the consequences of a system that overlooks middle class families in favor of wealthy families, a dominant issue for conflict theorists. Some argue that the health care system is not in need of reform and state that government programs would require higher taxes and reduce health care quality. Health care is a major concern among Americans. The rise in uninsured people and the unstable security of insured people are of prime importance in resolving this critical issue. It was estimated that 47 million Americans were uninsured for a year as reported for the 2006 US Census. In addition, another 16 million people were considered underinsured (Ginsburg, et al., 2008, 1). There have been many attempts to demonstrate how the politics of health care (government intervention, health care policy, and personal issues) affects the concerns of those who are uninsured and underinsured. Some argue that government intervention is a risk that can further weaken the system.…
I have chosen public health as my major because I have a passion for making a difference in people’s lives and helping others achieve their goals. Moreover, public health is a challenging, diverse and dynamic field. It is with great passion that I am dedicated and willing to contribute my service or skills to help someone in need. My philosophy of health education is very simple, to prevent, improve and educate the lives of individuals, families, populations and communities. Besides, there is no safer way to touch people’s lives than through public health.…