Unit 3- health and wellbeing Definitions: Health and wellbeing meanings come in three forms-holistic‚ positive and negative. Health and wellbeing’s meaning cannot be fixed because health means different things to different people‚ and your intellectual thinking of health can change from day to day; depending on your experiences you go through. Literally the word health comes from an old English word meaning “the state of being hale‚ sound or whole‚ in body mind or soul”. This tells us that our
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Introduction Throughout this assignment I am going to be looking into the health and social topic of communicable and non-communicable diseases. I will be investigating into various aspects of two specific diseases. A high level of knowledge will be demonstrated with a detailed description of both communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as an understanding of epidemiology. I will then find a communicable and non-communicable disease example and describe the biological basis of each disease
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Understanding employment responsibilities and rights in health and social care settings. 1.1 List the aspects of employment covered by law. The law in the uk covers the following aspects: minimum wage‚ hours worked‚ sick pay‚ coshh‚ riddor‚ discrimination‚ health and safety‚ holiday entitlements and pay‚ redundancy and dismissal‚ training‚ disciplinary procedures and union rights.1.2 List the main features of current employment legislations. Equalities‚ (The Equality act 2010) equal opportunities
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Unit 11 Safeguarding. P1) Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults. Physical Abuse - Is a form of abuse which may be violent towards another person who this person may be vulnerable and might not be able to protect themselves. Examples of this may be; cuts‚ bruises‚ and possible broken bones. The long term effects that physical abuse could have are mental illness‚ scared of people coming near them‚ loose self-esteem and confidence‚ and may become vulnerable. Sexual Abuse-
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K22 how and when you should seek support in situations beyond your experience and expertise Theory for practice K23 the factors that may affect the health‚ wellbeing and development of individuals you care for or support K24 how these affect individuals and how they may affect different individuals differently K25 the main stages of human development Communication K26 factors that can have a positive
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of ill health and how they are monitored In the UK patterns of ill health are identified and monitored through the use of statistics which may be viewed on the National Statistics website. Responsible for producing statistics to be put together by our UK National Statistics organisation to illustrate patterns of ill health in the UK are government statistical departments. Government statistical departments that are major contributors to identifying and monitoring patterns of ill health in the UK
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Medicare Assignment What is Medicare? What governmental agency administers it? Medicare is a national social insurance program; it is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older‚ certain younger people with disabilities‚ and people with End-Stage Renal Disease known as a permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant. Medicare helps cover different specific medical cost. As a social insurance program‚ Medicare spreads the financial risk associated with
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Within the workshop health and safety is taken very seriously. Everyone has the correct PPE on at all times‚ everything in the workshop has been risk assessed and everyone gets the correct training on how to use any new tools and equipment. The tutors also make sure that everyone is aware of what risks there are before they use something within the workshop. Before every task we do we get a brief walkthrough of how the tutor wants the job done. If we do not understand the task at hand‚ then the tutor
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1. Explore the role of communications and training in the promotion and provision of Health and Safety in the workplace. Communication Communication is a key role in all aspects of life. Good communication in the work place provides a healthy safe environment for all employees. In the workplace we need to communicate to all staff to ensure we can provide the service or product correctly. This can be through the following means. Non-verbal Signage All signs should be placed in clear view for all
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| Australian Health Issues Investigation 2 | Health Studies | Bonnie DellWord Count: 1‚896 | | | | 1) Define the issue: Mental Health can be described as a person’s sense of psychological wellbeing. It is the capacity to live in a resourceful and fulfilling manner‚ and having the resilience to deal with the challenges and obstacles life presents. (What is mental health?‚ 2006) A mental illness or problem is a health problem that significantly affects the way a person behaves
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