The World Health Organization (2011) defines social determinant of health as conditions of everyday life in which people are born‚ grow‚ live‚ work and age. It includes the system and circumstances that are beyond the control of an individual. With reference to my study about Chelsea‚ lack of family support is a problem. She is home alone mostly. Occasionally children come to visit but stay for couple of days and leave. She has always loved the company of her family and felt depressed when the husband
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nursing practice‚ making it obvious as to why genomics has and will continue to be such a vital component in patient care. Medical history is a great indicator of risk factors for patients‚ this includes family history (inherited genes)‚ and social history (lifestyle choices); incorporation of the environment and how a person’s genes react to stressors are also indicative of risk factors. One area of focus in this paper will be the identification of the BRCA 1/2 gene mutation through genetic testing
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The GCSE Health and Social Care: actively engages students in the processes of Health and Social Care to help them develop as effective and independent learners encourages students to understand aspects of personal development and the health‚ social care and early-years sectors through investigation and evaluation of a range of services and organisations develops a critical and analytical approach to problem-solving within the health‚ social-care and early-years sectors examines issues which
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HCS 320 Communication Channels Health Care Communication Strategies Communication Channels Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behavior” (Merriam Webster Dictionary 2011). Communication can be verbal or non-verbal‚ and can also be done using the face to face or by telephone. Communication uses different channels for transmitting information. The use of e-mails‚ telephone calls‚ fax‚ postal
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legislation is the process of making or enacting laws which has been implemented by a legislature or another governing body of the process of making it by the acts of Parliament. Legislation in health and social care is health and safety. You need to ensure that there is always safe practice when providing care or help. There are policies and regulations that you have to follow to make sure you are safe at work as well as service users and others around you‚ this is to help protect the public. An
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things to consider in order to make good communication? people communicate to socialise and build relationships and interact with people. you can show good communication by good eye contact‚checking hearing aids are on. when people are listening make sure that they are listening make sure that they re concentrating and that there is no background noise. Explain how people from different backgrounds may interpret communication methods in different ways and how this could affect relationships in your
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The world is full of people who needs health care‚ unfortunately the health care has become an area of human life with a lot of inequality between people and social classes‚ many people around the world have fought for the equality in this ambit here we´re going to develop this topic. Health care is a necessity of human life‚ the term public and social health was created around the 16th century; there has always been a preference because of the cost of this service. Anyway in the last two centuries
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Understand how to handle information in social care settings In order to demonstrate an understanding of how to handle information‚ we must first define exactly what we mean by that term. Information‚ or data‚ about an individual covers any known and accessible records where an individual may be identified through the use of said data‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ their name‚ medical conditions‚ date of birth‚ medications‚ details of care requirements and religious preferences. These are the
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Social and economic factors can influence and impact on an individual’s state of health vastly. Each aspect effects an individual in various different ways producing negative and positive outcomes‚ more commonly referred to as health detriments (Brooker and Waugh‚ 2007). Health detriments are described as being varied‚ multiple and interlinked‚ Dahlgren and Whitehead (1991) further expanded that the health detriments are considered to be on a five level multifactorial model. The model illustrates
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Jade L Warn Unit 68 March 2013 Move and postion individuals in accordance with their plan of care 1. 1.1 Before carrying out any moving and handiling procedure with a service user in my work setting I must take into consideration a few things to do with the anatomy and physiology of each person such as; · weight‚ height‚ body shape · if the individual is in any pain · service users
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