In the UK, alcohol causes 12,500 cases of cancer, around 4%.I also think this strategy is easy to follow as there’s no need to stop drinking alcohol completely, just less of it. It’s a positive strategy as it helps people save money rather than spend it but there’s also people out there who are alcohol dependant or even get peer pressured into it. Breast screenings or X-Rays can be a positive strategy for breast cancer, even though it may already show that the patient has breast cancer, they may be able to catch it
But as you get older, it will start affecting our self concept, self esteem and self image because we will start caring about being part of the group. Being a teenager, if you’re not part of a group or not fitting in, it will deeply affect the way we think ourselves like we might think we are not good enough and might make us fall into depression since you think you are an outcast. Being an adult, we will start not to care what other people think about us because we have more self esteem than any other age so you don’t really mind about being judged. When you get to the old age, some people might take it the hard way because of the fact that they are ageing. It might make them feel less confident about themselves and might fall into depression or even just stay inside the house and not go out.
Support Individuals to maintain personal hygiene. 1. Understand the importance of personal hygiene. 1.1 Personal hygiene is very important, not just for ourselves but others, maintaining a good personal hygiene is key to combating bacteria and disease. Especially when working in a care environment, as bacteria spreads quickly and very easily, and the elderly are much more vulnerable to illness.
Accountability is the acknowledgement and assumption of responsibility for actions within the scope of a role or position, encompassing the obligation to report, and be answerable for resulting consequences. "Accountability is the key to achieving results and helping identify the opportunities in an organization. Holding employees accountable helps them to know the satisfaction of achieving a goal and performing to a standard" (Anderson, 2012). Accountability has become a major concern in the health care industry. Along with its country and the envy of the rest of the world, health care is now struggling.
Unit CU2655 support individuals to maintain personal hygiene 1. Understand the importance of good personal hygiene 1. Explain why personal hygiene is important Personal hygiene is important to the individual’s health and well-being. Being clean, and having a respectable appearance is important for maintaining older persons self-esteem too. If you are assisting someone with their personal hygiene, it is important to respect that persons privacy and dignity, as well as carrying out personal hygiene tasks in the manner that the individual wishes you too.
Understand health and safety in the social care settings Learning outcomes and assessment criteria Outcome 2 understanding risk assessments and their importance in relation to health and safety. 2.1 Explain why it is important to assess health and safety risks. It is important to assess health and safety risks, as if you don't assess them, you will not be able to reduce or eliminate any risks that occur. This will result in putting you, your colleagues and your service users as risk and will increase the chance of unnecessary injuries occurring. Outcome 11: safety, availability and suitability of equipment Regulation 16 - (1) the registered person must make suitable arrangement to protect service users and others who may
The ethics of the ordinary is just as much a part of health care ethics as the ethics of the extraordinary. For the residents, the small decisions of daily life set the boundaries of his or her moral universe. The rights of individuals to live their lives as they wish must frequently be balanced against the need to maintain and enhance the interest of other, cognitively impaired residents who are not able to make choices about their own well- being. Individual choice often runs up against concerns for safety, efficiency, and even legal ability for injuries. Nursing home administrators, Abuse and Neglect 3
Our own thoughts and experiences on the values of health and wellness are strongly influenced by the people we live with, family and our peers (Nettleton 2006, p.1). An individual may have lay understandings and perceive health and illness differently because of many factors including race, cultural beliefs and ethnicity (Young 2004, p.19). Nettleton (2006, p.34) states, “Lay beliefs are shaped by a persons social environment, cultural context, social identity and personal beliefs”. The Australian Aboriginal unlike the rest of wider Australian population view health as very “holistic” which incorporates, mental, cultural, physical and spiritual health. Land is also fundamental to well being.
Background Information It is important for individuals who work in health care to have a good basic understanding of body structure, location of the main organs and their function. This understanding is important not only for the individual but is also crucial at a social level. Applied knowledge helps us not only to recognise disorders and diseases, it also enables us to maintain a healthy body and prevent, control and adjust our lifestyles to reduce the incidence of diseases and disorders. Learning Outcomes: 1. Know the organisation of the human body 2.
• Autonomy: this means a person choice has got to be respected not matter what. • Beneficence: this means health care professional should act in a way that is beneficial to the patient; this could involve costs and risks. • Non-maleficence; this means that any harm caused by treatment or involvement this should not outweigh the benefits of any treatment. Putting the individual at the heart of service provision This provides active support which consistent with the beliefs culture and preferences of the individual. It also supports individuals in expressing their needs and preferences.