Unit 18 E1) Environmental factors such as not having enough space in the garden for the baby to play and explore will influence their development as they may not be able to expand their gross and fine motor skills. Parents may not have enough money to fund for toys and equipment for the baby‚ which means they will not experience different experiences. Illnesses such as meningitis can cause epilepsy and hearing problems‚ whilst asthma is long term and the baby may need to have asthma pumps. The
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What are the key aspects of public health practice in the UK? The key aspects of health in the UK today are monitoring health status‚ identifying health needs‚ developing programmes to reduce risk/screen for disease early on‚ controlling disease‚ and promoting health‚ planning and evaluating health provision. The job of the monitoring service is to make sure public sector providers are well led so that they can provide high quality care to local communities. They make sure essential NHS services
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key pieces of Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to handling information in social care setting. 1). Data Protection Act 1998 - Gives rights to individuals in respect of personal data held about them. It also seeks to protect individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. 2). Freedom of Information Act 2000 - The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask any public sector organisation for all the recorded information they have on any subject. Anyone can
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The Social Determinants of Health The social determinants are conditions in which people are born‚ work‚ grow‚ live and age and the wider set of systems and forces shaping the conditions of daily living. The systems and forces include the economic systems and policies‚ social norms‚ development agendas‚ political systems and social policies. SDH is responsible for coordinating World Health Organization support to countries to take actions on social determinants of health to address the health inequalities
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completion of this unit a learner will: To achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate the ability to: LO1. Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace 1.1 Review systems‚ policies and procedures for communicating information on health and social care workplace in accordance with legislative requirements. 1.2 Assess the responsibilities in a specific health and social care work place for the management of health and safety in relation
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The aim of this essay is to examine the influence that socio-economic status has on an individual’s health. “Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO‚ 1948.) Social Stratification is a term used by sociologists to describe inequalities that exist between society and us as individuals and can also be described as a hierarchy with the less privileged people at the bottom and the more favoured people at the top
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unit 264 outcome 1 1.1 Explain Employee s role and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. The employees roles are to make sure that they follow company policies and procedures‚and to report any hazards which could lead to infection also to attend any relevant courses for example infection control. To report any changes in the health conditions of any service user that we support. We also have a responsibility to assist in keeping work areas and equipment clean
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Health starts in our homes‚ workplaces‚ schools and communities. Most of us may think that the state of health is determined by our own behaviors and we are taking the initiatives in taking care of ourselves. By having a balanced diet‚ getting enough rest‚ exercising‚ not taking alcohols and smoking‚ receiving recommendation of preventive vaccine injection and screening tests‚ and seeing a doctor when we are sick‚ these behaviors all have great impact on our health. However‚ social determinants which
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patterns and trends of health and illness in two different social groups. (M2). The black report was published in 1980‚ and it included different facts about how health can be improved from all different backgrounds in different social groupings. There is still a co-relation between social class and infant mortality rates‚ life expectancy and inequalities in the use of medical services. This was such an important piece of research. This report looked at the differences between health and illness. Sociologists
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E1. Summarise the factors which may influence the health and development of babies in the first year of their lives. Some of the main factors that influence the health and development of babies are: physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ economic‚ environment factors‚ parenting styles‚ surveillance programmes‚ health promotion and legislation. A factor before birth can be smoking‚ this can either be second-hand or direct but both can still effect the baby pre and postnatally‚ it can also account to 20-30%
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