P1. Describe key aspects of public health in the UK. 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
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M2 & D1 We are going to link the social learning theory with our chlamydia campaign. The social learning theory is made up of learning theories that are determined between three sets of factors‚ these are the: 1. Cognitive- which is the knowledge which people have on chlamydia. This was stronger after the campaign as people developed their understanding of the disease. 2. Behavioural- is what the person knows about it and how they deal and prevent it. 3. Environmental- is the people
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Public health is defined as the Science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life‚ and promoting health through organized community efforts. These include sanitation‚ control of contagious infections‚ hygiene education‚ early diagnosis and preventive treatment‚ and adequate living standards. It requires understanding not only of epidemiology‚ nutrition‚ and antiseptic practices but also of social science. Historical public health measures included quarantine of leprosy victims in the Middle
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What is Public Health? Heather L Tuttle Intro to Public Health Kent State University 19 Dec 2010 Pg 1 When asked what public health is‚ a majority of people will say healthcare for the poor; however‚ public health goes much deeper than that. Although the definition of public health has changed over the years the modern meaning is “the totality of all evidence-based public and private efforts that preserve and promote health and prevent disease‚ disability and death.” Public health is very
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PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES Public Health is protecting and improving the health of populations through education advertising of healthy lifestyles‚ and research for disease and injury prevention. Monitoring the health status of the population Explanation: monitoring the health status of a population helps to discover emerging forms of illness and disease and provides information to inform policy and planning of health services. This section reports on health-related quality of life (including self-rated
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PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Nutrients 1. Carbohydrates 2. Proteins 3. Lipids 4. Vitamins 5. Minerals 6. Water – functions: a. Solvent b. A lubricant c. Transport medium d. Regulate body temperature 7. Macronutrients – carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ lipids required in grams‚ kilograms 8. Micronutrients – vitamins and minerals needed in micrograms or milligrams 9. Energy needed for a. Basic body functions/basal metabolism (60 – 75% total energy requirement) b. Physical activity (15 – 30%)
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Describe the purpose of public health reports and why they are used in local and national areas. The Health Protection Agency‚ The Department of Health or charities such as the Terence Higgins Trust are all created by professionals that work for these organisations. Regarding particular health issues or illnesses and diseases they examine and look for trends. Regarding to particular health conditions such as heart disease the reports often contain a variety of recommendations for health improvements and
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Assignment 1 – P2 Describe the origin of Public Health in the UK from the 19th Century to the present day. 1 . The significant Public Health advances in the 19th Century (1848) The First public health act Edwin Chadwick was a very effective campaigner on many different health issues; a few of these things were; working conditions‚ poor sanitation and poor housing. Chadwick was also known as one of the founder fathers of public health also as the sanitary movement. His report was associated with
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People like to do something to improve their health eagerly. Some people suggest that the public health should be improved by increasing the number of sports facilities and promoting healthy diets‚while others think that other measures should be taken. I think both views are reasonable. First of all‚with the stress of the work and the life‚loads of people had no time (some are lack of money)to go to the gym doing daily exercises.If the public sports facilities have been built more‚ such as
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that‚ National Health Service is currently experiencing one of the most important changes in its history. In the process‚ in order to outline the main features of the current reforms to NHS‚ this essay reveals some major problems these include; what is NHS 2010 White Paper? What are the main proposals for change? Why did they make changes? Accordingly‚ the essay will evaluate the reasons and implications and conclude with some important points with NHS. In fact‚ the National Health Service (NHS)
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