this assignment I am going to describe the current patterns of ill health and how they are monitored‚ I will also compare historical and current features of public health. Through the past century the health of the public has changed dramatically with such issues as polio‚ measles‚ rubella and other infectious diseases have almost been eradicated but now such issues are arising being; obesity‚ alcohol abuse‚ smoking‚ an aging demographical ‚ mental health and dental issues. All the issues that have
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Factors likely to influence current and future patterns of health in the UK. Socio-economic factors that can influence patterns of health. Family up bringing/background: If a child or person (adult) has a poor upbringing or background‚ they may be at risk of certain diseases‚ if they lived in a house where it was poor condition (damp‚ mould on the walls or floors‚ the mother or father not washing the child’s clothes‚ leaving a baby in a dirty nappy) all these can cause problems‚ also if the family
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Assignment Two – Current patterns of ill health in the UK M2: Discuss the factors likely to influence current and future patterns of health in the UK. In the 21st century society there are two current factors that are very obvious in affecting patterns of health. These are that of social class affecting health and lifestyle choices. There has always been a link between social class and health‚ even with the welfare state and the improvements made to health in all sections of societies over
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influence current and future patterns of health in the UK There are many factors that are likely to influence current health and could carry on influencing patterns of health in the UK. Some of the factors that could this are: * Socio-economic * Environmental * Genetic * Lifestyle Socio-economic Factors There are many socio-economic factors that are likely to influence current health. If people are living in poor housing conditions which could mean that their health might not be
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affecting current patterns of health in the UK” In this part of the task‚ I will be explaining how the following 4 main factors affect health. They are 1. Socio economic 2. Lifestyle 3. Genetic 4. Environmental Socio economic Socioeconomic status shows a main role in health. However‚ it doesn’t just affect the health care; it affects diet‚ housing conditions‚ and environmental conditions. The sophisticated and developed your socioeconomic status is‚ the superior and improved health care
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Critically assess the part played by personality in making some individuals more prone to ill health than others. Health is most often described as being about the absence of illness or disease. However‚ health is not simply about physical symptoms‚ but it also encompasses our mental health and social well-being. The most common definition of health is that provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence
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P3 Explain patterns and trends in health and ill health among different social groupings. Explain patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings. Explain the measurement of health and the difficulties in measuring health. Eg. Morbidity rates‚ mortality rates‚ health events‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence‚ health surveillance‚ difficulties in measuring health (explain 3) Understanding patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings:
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Assessment of the eleven Functional Health Patterns of Tohono- o’odham Nation‚ Arizona Values/ Belief Pattern • The ethnical and cultural groups in Tucson are:- • Tohono o’odham-24‚000 people • Lives in 4 reservations:- “Main” Reservation -Florence Village -San Xavier -San Lucy Other members also live in Mexico. • Nation’s capital is in Sells Community • Speaks several different
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Concepts of Ill Health Disability and Impairment The words disability and impairment are used in a variety of different ways and can often be quite difficult to define clearly particularly the word disability. Tom Shakespeare (1998) a campaigner for disabled rights and writer on disability‚ genetics and bio-ethics who has achondroplasia‚ a form of dwarfism‚ formalized a distinction between the two words. Disability – Tom Shakespeare sees disability as being a problem which occurs when society
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Understand Mental Health Problems Learners Name: CHERYL BISHOP Workplace: AMBERSWOOD OLDER PERSONS DAY CENTRE Start Date: 04/12/12 Completion Date: ……………………………….. Registration Number: ………………………….. Unit code: CMH 302 Unit reference number: J/602/0103 QCF level: 3 Credit value: 3 This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations
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