It is up to the state to follow up on their part to get the information out there and letting the people know that it is available. The population perspective on disease is characterized by research to: 1) identify variations in disease frequency in different populations, specified by place, person and time; 2) investigate the underlying causes of disease in populations, that is, the environmental, economic, social and cultural determinants of disease; and 3) identify societal mechanisms that affect the distribution of disease, or of risk factors for disease, in populations (Cohen-Cole,
- Role of Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study of disease in groups or populations through the collection of data and information, to identify patterns and causes. It is used to analyse how health services and facilities are being used. Epidemiology considers
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing, risks of all kinds (whatisriskmangement.net, 2011). So what role does risk management play in healthcare? Any event that may cause an adverse effect on the healthcare facilities ability to perform is considered to be a risk. Risk management in healthcare may be the key for many organizations to reduce costs, improve surveys, reduce negative events, and have a lower professional liability cost. The Joint Commission (2012) defines risk management in healthcare as “the clinical and administrative acts undertaken to identify and evaluate the risk of injury to staff, patients and visitors and the risk to loss of the organization itself”.
In this case study, the personality of a heart disease candidate is discussed and the nature of the illness and its effects on the person. A treatment plan is discussed including medical interventions and therapeutic treatments to complement medical treatment. Stress related illness: Coronary heart disease and treatment plan This essay looks at the effects of stress on a person and the relevant treatments. Martyn is our model for a typical victim of coronary disease. Symptoms of the illness, physiological and psychological effects will be discussed including the likely changes it will have on Martyn.
Assess the extent to which health risks can be related to geographical features. Introduction A health risk is a factor that threatens good health, (Warn et al, 2009) it has a detrimental effect on human physical, social and mental wellbeing. The medical profession (BMA) recognises four categories of health risk: chronic (cardiovascular disease), infections (HIV/AIDS) genetic (cystic fibrosis) and traumatic (road traffic accidents.) Health risk equation: Health risk = incidence of risk (physical feature e.g. diseases and climate) + vulnerability (Human feature e.g.
Captain G.A. Santulli, DC,USN Chief, Fixed Prosthodontics Naval Postgraduate School Bethesda, MD FIXED PROSTHODONTICS REVIEW DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING CONCEPTS Diagnosis- A data collection process used to identify an existing diseased or abnormal condition, to investigate the condition and determine its cause. It is based on the gathered diagnostic information. Prognosis- A prediction of a probable development and outcome of a disease. It involves subjective probability and can be formulated using frequencies along with clinical experiences and evidenced-based clinical studies.
The Faculty of Public Health outlines good practice for public health as: * Being populated based * Putting emphasis on collective responsibility for heath protection and disease prevention * Recognising government’s responsibility linked to a concern for the causes of health and disease. There are many key methods through which public health is carried out; below is a table with some of the key roles with examples Role | Explanation | Example | Monitoring the health status of the population | Tracing changes in the health of the population and informing people of potential problems | E.g. rising levels of obesity within the population | Identifying the health needs of the population | When pattern and trends are formed, the likely implications for services can be identified | In relation to obesity, this means evaluating the likely increase in the need services supporting diabetes | Developing programmes to reduce risk and screen for disease early on | Trying to lower levels of ill health by informing people about new programmes that pinpoint people ‘at risk’ of an illness and get them involved in preventative/protective programmes | E.g. a doctor may identify a patient being at risk of diabetes due to obesity and therefore refer them to a weight management in order for the individual to loose weight | Controlling communicable diseases | Decreasing the impact of infectious diseases with the help of control measures such as
2. What factors determine the health of an individual, and how do they relate to the social determinants of health? Factors determining health contributes to the current state of a person’s health. The factor can be social, behavioural, psychological, socioeconomic, or biological in nature. There are five determinants of an individual health that have been recognised by scientist.
13.1 Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care Learning Objective 1. List the assumptions of the functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist perspectives on health and medicine. Before discussing these perspectives, we must first define three key concepts—health, medicine, and health care—that lie at the heart of their explanations and of this chapter’s discussion. HealthThe extent of a person’s physical, mental, and social well-being. refers to the extent of a person’s physical, mental, and social well-being.
To define the concept of ill- health there are two main approaches, arising from different views of what the courses are, referred to as the medical and social models of health. Essentially the foundations of these models of health can be separated by, prevention and cure. The biomedical model focuses on cure for illness, whilst the social models of health underpin the origins of illness, allowing these models to successfully coexists, alongside each. The biomedical model presumes that illness is always due to abnormalities in the body's workings. It works on the theory that if a part of the body goes wrong it should be fixed or replaced, in the same way that a machine would be repaired.