Understanding patterns and trends in health and illness P3‚ M2 & (D1) for UNIT 7 Aims & Objectives To understand how we measure health and ill health (M2) Begin to understand and research different patterns and trends in health and ill health in various social groupings (P3) Health Statistics Health statistics look at the affects of health & health outcomes‚ such as:- Can you remember what these terms mean? Infant mortality rates Overall mortality rates Morbidity rates Disease
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Ethnicity and patterns of Health and Illness Age standardised ’not good’ health rates: by ethnic group and sex‚ April 2001‚ England & Wales Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and women in England and Wales reported the highest rates of ’not good’ health in 2001. Pakistanis had age-standardised rates of ’not good’ health of 13 per cent (men) and 17 per cent (women). The age-standardised rates for Bangladeshis were 14 per cent (men) and 15 per cent (women). These rates‚ which take account of the difference
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In this assignment I am going to write a report explaining the patterns and trends of health and illness in three social groups: gender‚ ethnicity and social class. I am also going to explain the pattern and trends of health and illness which looks at measurement of health‚ morbidity rates‚ mortality rates‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and health surveillance. Measurements of health Health is generally measured in negative terms‚ such as the level of disease and the number of deaths within
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Understanding patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings Measuring health Statistics regarding health and illness levels are generated by three main groups. These groups are: * Government: These provide a wide range of current statistics; The Office of National Statistics provides this. They have a hard and electrical copy of such things as GP appointments from surgeries‚ infant mortality rates‚ hospital admissions‚ suicide rates and many other statistics. They
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Patterns and trends regarding health and illness vary within different social groupings. For example‚ age and social class. Most people at retirement age are healthy and fit making valued contributions to society through paid work‚ volunteer work and by being a good citizen to society. However there are significant higher levels of illness in people over 75 due to their bodies being unable to function as well as it did as they age‚ therefore they are unlikely to receive as much exercise and fresh
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Trends of Health and Illness in Different Social Groups Age- Most people in retirement are health and fit. They make valued contributions to society through paid work‚ volunteer work and by being a good citizen to the society and to their families. However there are higher levels of illness in people over 75. This is because as people grow older their bodies may be unable to function as well as it did‚ therefore they are unlikely to receive as much exercise and fresh air‚ also they may be unable
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P3- Patterns and trends in health and illness among different social grouping Men and Women Women are more likely to become ill than men for many reasons. Men are likely to have strong immune systems than women as they tend to put themselves first‚ whereas a woman has different priorities. Another reason why women may become ill opposed to men is the fact that a lot more women have to work the double day than men. The double day consist of the individual going out to work on a day to day basis
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Trends in Consumption Patterns The business world is very susceptible to the subtleties of consumer choices. The ability to anticipate the trends in consumer consumption patterns is vital to any company desiring to be a leader or major factor in their industry. Millions of dollars are spent each year in research and analysis to determine or to create trends in‚ not only who the company’s customers may be‚ now and in the near future‚ but also‚ what will those customers want to buy‚ and why. To
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Trends in Consumption Patterns This article is designed to: 1. define economics‚ 2. define microeconomics‚ 3. define law of supply‚ 4. define the law of demand‚ and 5. to identify the factors that lead to a change in supply and a change in demand. Economics is defined as: The social science that deals with the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems (www.answers .com accessed 02Oct07). Basically I believe
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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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