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Unit 8: Promoting Public Health

This unit is part of the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:

• A1 The origins and aims of public health policy
• A2 Strategies for developing public health policy
• A3 Monitoring the health status of the population
• A4 Groups that influence public health policy
• B1 Factors affecting health
• B2 The socio-economic impact of improving health of individuals and the population
• C1 The role of health promoters
• C2 Approaches to promoting public health and wellbeing
• C3 Approaches to protecting public health and wellbeing
• C4 Disease prevention and control methods
• D1 Features of health promotion campaigns
• D2 Barriers to participation and challenging indifference
• D3 Models and theories that justify health behaviour change
• D4 Approaches to increasing public awareness of health promotion

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Unit 8 P1 P2 - Unit 8 Promoting Public Health

Health and social care l3, sixth form (a levels), ashton sixth form college - ashton-under-lyne.

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Unit 8 promoting public health, p1 explain strategies for developing public health strategies., in this assignment, i will explain and identify ways organizations promote the health needs of the population, to improve public health. i will also explain the policies to prevent early diseases., each provider of health and social care in the uk will have a strategy in place to provide care for the public., each department of public health, whether nhs or private, will have its own policies and strategies in place, to look after the health of its own service users. the human body is made up of many parts as is the public, health service specialist department. each one has its own policies and strategies to meet the individual, needs of their service user., this photo is from the uk government website separating the different areas of public health. each one of, these departments has its own strategy to cover all aspects of public health., public health is all about helping people to stay healthy and protecting them from threats to their health b, health and social care practitioners will be impacted by public health policies. it is critical that the industry, think about ways to enhance public health. all health organizations (public or private) aim to stop disease,, improve health, and increase life expectancy among the population, which is collectively referred to as, public health. to secure and improve the health and wellbeing of the people and reduce health problems., several governments backed agencies, including the nhs, come together to write policies and strategies to, protect and improve public health. these policies and strategies will give everyone the opportunity to live a, long, healthy life. an individual's first port of call is the gap, who will provide advice on what to do., the department of health works alongside other organisations to gain a full understanding of the problems, around the population’s health to create policies and legislations. the agencies are:,  care quality commission (cqc),  the health and social care information centre,  nhs england,  health education england., according to cqc. (2022) public health england was established on 1st april 2012, as a managerial, company of the department of health. phe consolidates various roles and obligations that were previously, carried out by many distinct entities, encompassing all actions of the health protection agency (hpa)., public health england (phe) gave control of some public health responsibilities to nhs england on, october 1, 2021, as part of the authorities plan to overhaul the english public health system. therefore, in, correspondence with the 2018 data protection act and the uk gdpr, nhs england is now the manager for, personal information processed to support these jobs. there have been no adjustments to the way that, confidential data of individuals is processed, how it is used to carry out these tasks, or the company that, individuals receive consequently, other than from the change in the controller., national disease registration service (2023) states that nhs digital will hand over responsibility of the, national disease registries, which are collections of data that the nhs service uses to compile data on all, lids threatening illness, uncommon diseases, and congenital abnormalities diagnosed in england yearly,, starting in january 2023. nhs digital's website has privacy data., health education england's key aim is to support the delivery of quality healthcare and health, improvements and to the service users and population of england by making sure that the professionals, have the correct skills, attitudes, and behaviours, in the right situation and in the right environment. public, health is all about supporting individuals to stay and protecting them from threats to their health., according to the house of commons library. (2023) a person who has a lot of body fat and is extremely, overweight is considered obese. there are numerous reasons for obesity. the most frequent reason can be, oversimplified as "eating too much and moving too little." an imbalance between energy expended and, absorbed is a more precise way to frame the same idea. numerous variables, including a person's age,, gender, ethnicity, financial level, place of residence, and presence or absence of a handicap or medical, condition, influence their chance of becoming overweight or obese. it has been difficult for governments to, create policies that are comprehensive enough to handle each of these problems., england. the government's "obesity and healthy living" strategy is to reduce the percentage of adults and, children who are overweight by 2020. the government will accomplish this by launching several public, awareness campaigns encouraging people to lead healthier lifestyles and engage in greater physical, an especially big problem in impoverished communities is obesity. by the 2030s, 70% of adults are, expected to be overweight or obese if the current trend continues. type 2 diabetes and coronary artery, disease are two obesity-related diseases that are costing society more money than they used to. phe has, seven priorities, one of which is acting against obesity. national mapping of weight management services, (2015) was research undertaken by phe working with other, more local, agencies in an area of northern, england to gather data on obesity., pollution is an issue currently due to the fact it is known to decrease a person's life expectancy by about 7, to 8 months. the amount of poor air quality caused by the high number of cars on several roads in england, tops the yearly polluted air goals in europe. to utilise the air quality strategy for the uk, defra works, alongside environmental protection uk. the strategy’s target is to decrease the amount of harmful, chemicals in the atmosphere including lead, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide. discharges from industry,, as well as poor air quality from the water, have output standards in the uk which are supervised and, managed connected to recycling and waste control. this is to make sure that local councils that grant, permits to organisations looking to recycle to get rid of waste, regulate and observe waste control, organisations. the rubbish is sorted according to needs for each category of recycling., according to the health and safety executive. (2022), the weee policies and procedures for expanding, public health is one of the main instructions that pertains to recycling of anything that is electrical or, electronic. many more commonplace objects could be harmful to your well-being if you do not recycle them, properly. if they are not disposed of according to regulations, all drugs- either prescribed or given over the, counter- could be harmful to the general public's health. medicines must not be disposed of down the toilet,, where they could poison the water supply, but rather returned to the chemist to ensure they are recycled, properly. many other products, such as [paint, wipes, car oils, and even cooking oils have the potential to, damage waterways and sewage systems., food standards agency. (2022) states that the non-ministerial food standards agency (fsa) is the, authority agency who manages food safety and hygiene in the uk. to enforce food safety policies and, procedures, the fsa works alongside with many other communication and local councils. the welsh, parliament manages for their country’s nutrient policies and procedures regarding naturally modified foods, and food guidance, the fsa receive help from the advisory committee on novel foods and processes., scientists in the sector believe that traditional food is not more dangerous to an individual's health than, genetically adapted crops or food has been irradiated. however, the public has repeatedly said they are, worried about their security and practice., p2: explain how monitoring information to determine patterns of health and ill health is used by, government to inform the creation of public health policy, in this assignment, i going to explain how monitoring information to determine patterns of health and ill, health is used by government to inform the creation of public health policy., better patient outcomes are one of the potential most important roles of data collection. collaborating to, provide patients with excellent care is possible when clinicians, support personnel, and insurers can, securely and efficiently share information., the world health organisation collects data through studies. lately been involved in the study of maternal,, newborn baby, youngster, and pre-adult on a worldwide, local, and national level., the government relies on district and regional health experts to monitor and report on the health of the, public in their town e. for ashton-under-lyne angela rayner (labour) is our member of parliament., world health organisation. (2023). a virus is the cause of covid-19. there are several symptoms, but, fever, chills, and sore throat are the most typical ones. most people recover completely without requiring, medical attention in a hospital. individuals experiencing serious symptoms must visit a doctor right once., since december 2019, there have been over 760 million cases and 6 million deaths reported globally;, however, the real number is greater. as of june 2023, more than 13 billion vaccination doses had been, office for health improvements and disparities. (2021) states 1,743,857 covid-19 verified cases had been, reported in the northwest by december 31, 2021. december 2021 saw the highest 7-day average case rate, in the region, with 2,470 cases per 100,000 people. certain groups have been impacted more than others, by covid-19, and its effects have not been felt evenly by all. testing methods have an impact on the, results, and during the pandemic, not everyone has access to the same degree of testing. testing was, restricted to healthcare and assisted living facilities during the initial phases of the pandemic., even though testing was available to everyone, many people would only get tested if they had symptoms or, were recognised as the contact of someone who had tested positive. regular testing was required in some, high-risk environments, education, care, and healthcare organisations. it is possible that the increased, testing in the nhs, care facilities, and student populations found more cases in those demographics, which, resulted in an overrepresentation of those groups in the statistics., sex: females had a statistically significantly higher number of covid-19 cases (23,788 per 100,000) than, males did (21,459 per 100,000 population)., age: in the 25–49-year-old group (22,299 cases per 100,000 population) and 0–24-year-old group (24,, cases per 100,000), there were statistically significantly more covid-19 cases reported., deprivation: although statistically significantly higher rates are more evident in the more disadvantaged, deciles (decile 1 being the most deprived and decile 10 being the least impoverished), the association, between covid-19 cases and deprivation is not linear. the case rate in deprivation deciles 3, 4, and 6, through 10 is statistically considerably higher than the average for the northwest. the only decile where the, case rate is statistically significantly lower than the regional average is deprivation decile 5. with 23,, cases per 100,000, deprivation decile 9 had the highest case rate., references for p1/p, a m gray. (198). inequalities in health. the black report: a summary and comment. [online]. national, library of medicine. last updated: july 1982. available at:, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih/7118327/#:~:text=the%20report%20 showed%20in%20 great, national, %20healt [accessed 24 january 2024]., cqc. (2022). public health england. [online]. cqc website. last updated: 12 may 2022. available at:, cqc.org/directory-care/providers/public-health-england [accessed 26 january 2024]., health and safety executive. (2022). waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling (weee)., [online]. health and safety executive. last updated: 4 jan 2022. available at:, hse.gov/waste/waste-electrical.htm [accessed 24 january 2024]., food standards agency. (2022). the fsa strategy for 2022 to 2027. [online]. food standards agency., last updated: 29 march 2022. available at: food.gov/node/8851print=1 [accessed 24, january 2024]., house of commons library. (2023). obesity policy in england. [online]. uk parliament. last updated:, tuesday, 20 june, 23. available at: commonslibrary.parliament/research-briefings/cbp-9049/, [accessed 24 january 2024]., national disease registration service (ndrs. (2023). national disease registration service (ndrs., [online]. nhs digital. last updated: 7 june 2023. available at: digital.nhs/services/national-, disease-registration-service [accessed 24 january 202, public health england. (2016). health matters: giving every child the best start in life. [online]. government, website. last updated: 12 may 2016. available at: gov/government/publications/health-matters, -giving-every-child-the-best-start-in-life/ [accessed 24 january 2024]., world health organisation. (2023). coronavirus disease (covid-19). [online]. world health organisation., last updated: 9 august 2023. available at: who/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/coronavirus-, disease-(covid-19) [accessed 22 january 2024].

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Health & Social Care - Level 3 - Unit - Promoting Public Health

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Whole-Unit PowerPoint resource pack for Unit 8 of the Level 3 Health and Social Care Extended Diploma.

The resources use the “Change4Life” campaign as the specific health promotion campaign and discuss it’s strategies to reduce obesity levels.

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