the main point of focus will be based on the socio economic status (SES) and the determinants of health of the elderly within society. It will explore how SES can affect health and lead to the elderly to living with health problems on a daily basis Social status has a big contribution towards the way the elderly live in a particular class. SES is where an individual’s position is within a hierarchical and their social structure is taken into account. Socio economic status depends on a variety of things
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NATURAL WORLD DETERMINANTS OF URBAN MORPHOLOGY Urban Morphology is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation as well as transformation. The study seeks to understand the spatial structure and character of a metropolitan area‚ city‚ town or village by examining the patterns of its component parts and the process of its development. Natural world determinants are one of the two broad categories of the determinants‚ the other being man made determinants. The natural
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views of different concepts and models of health and well-being. In 1948‚ the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that health was “State of complete physical; mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” 1However this definition of ‘Health’ received a lot of criticism as it was too vague and not enough description to satisfy the term‚ it was said that there was not enough explanation on other aspects‚ for example what a state of complete well-being is. When
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1 1) Identify legislations relating to general health and safety in a health and social care work setting. The legislation relating to general health and safety in social care work settings are: The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) Food Safety Act 1990 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Personal Protective Equipment
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4222-208 Contribute to health and safety in health and social care Level: 2 Credit value: 4 UAN: R/601/8922 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to carry out their work safely. 1Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety in the work setting 1.1 identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work
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Modern social and economic situation‚ making powerful and various stressogenny influences‚ population health has a pernicious effect on mental. Every third citizen of Russia in the life faces problems of violation of mental health. The increase in quantity of mental disorders‚ the complete suicides‚ heavy offenses is in the last decade observed. The person — a being not only biological‚ but also social. The child deprived of the social environment‚ can’t become the full-fledged person‚ it doesn’t
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be highlighted; why hygiene is so important and the various aspects of hygiene such as; what influences hygiene‚ assessing a patient‚ bed bathing‚ oral hygiene and eye care. Oxford dictionary describes hygiene as “the conditions or practices conductive to maintaining health and preventing disease especially through cleanliness”. Hygiene and cleanliness are a basic human right. According to the National Health Service (NHS) “if an individual becomes unwell‚ either physically or mentally and where
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the existing national schemes of social insurance and allied services……. and to make recommendations”. Beveridge was a man of considerable ability and foresight and he carried out his task with vigour‚ presenting “The Beveridge Report” to Parliament in December 1942. The Report is regarded as the most significant social policy document of the century. Beveridge emphasised the need to eradicate from life five major evils – want‚ squalor‚ ignorance‚ disease and idleness‚ suggesting the ways
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Theory of personality development Introduction: Personality refers to the unique and distinctive characteristics which differentiate one person from another. There is presently‚ no generally agreed upon definition of personality‚ nevertheless‚ most people who have written on the subject view personality as an individual difference concept and a lifelong development process; Larry A. Hjelle and Daniel Ziegler J. C. (personality theories
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Understand person centred approaches in adult social care settings Ref 27 Level 2 Credit value 4 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 1. Understand person centred approaches for care and support 1.1 Define person-centred values 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values 2. Understand how to implement a person centred approach in an adult social care setting 2.1 Describe how to find out the history‚ preferences
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