Public Health P1

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P1 Using the contents section of the unit specification as a guide, write at least a descriptive paragraph about each key aspect of public health in the UK In the UK the key aspects of public health practice include: • Identifying the needs of the population • Monitoring the health status of the community • Developing programmes to reduce risk and screen for early disease • Controlling communicable disease • Promoting the health of the population • Planning and evaluating the national provision of health and social care target setting (local, national or international) From looking at these key aspects I am going to discuss how each approach is applied to reduce the rising rates of a sexually transmitted disease – chlamydia. • When identifying the needs of the population, look at how many people have the disease, see if the rates are going up. Supply towns with extra services that deal specifically with sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia. • In a community look at the number of cases, some town may have bigger rates than others – this could mean more public health care should be brought into the town. When patients come to the health center with a sexually transmitted disease ensure they know the dos and don’ts, give leaflets and ensure they know everything about the disease – if you do this then the rising rates could fall. • The health department may need to supply extra programmes to catch diseases early, to help avoid it spreading. New equipment will have to be supplied to communities who don’t have it already, this could be why some communities experience the disease more than others. • Because chlamydia is passed on through intercourse between a man and woman, if people were much more aware of what the disease was and how it is caught they may avoid it. People could begin to communicate with each other about the
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