In particular, key social factors considered under this model include the impact of poverty, poor housing, diet and pollution on persons’ health. For instance, poor housing and poverty may prove to be catalysts to respiratory problems, and in response to these causes and origins of ill health, an objective of the socio-medical model is to encourage society to provide better housing and introduce programs to tackle poverty, and these propositions are seen as viable solutions. The socio-medical model encourages people to live healthy lifestyles, it looks at the cause of the illness and tries to change the factor that causes the illness to prevent it from continuing rather than only giving when diagnosis and only medical treatment. The factors which the socio-medical model suggest is also a cause of ill health such as poor housing, poverty and diet can have a strong impact on the over health and wellness of individuals, communities and countries. The model emphasises preventing and changing the cause of an illness on a more natural way instead of relying on medication.
Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University October 19, 2013 Heritage Assessment The United States is known as the melting pot, made up of diverse cultures from all around the world. Each culture has their own unique, individual set of values, beliefs and traditions that influence and shape their life choices, including those related to health. Cultural values “shape human behaviors and determine what individuals will do to maintain their health status, how they will care for themselves, and others who become ill, and where and from whom they will seek health care” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 32). This paper will compare how three families’ from different cultural backgrounds approach health practices. Heritage Assessment Tool Cultural beliefs and values are as unique and special as each individual.
P1: You need to explain the function of research in health and social care. Research by definition is a planned process where information has been collected and analysed for a specific purpose; the findings are then reported and published. Research has many functions such as; identifying needs, highlighting gaps in provision, planning provision, informing policy or practice, extending knowledge and understanding, improving practice, aiding reflection, allowing progress to be monitored and examining topics of contemporary importance. Firstly identifying needs in health and social care is central to a service user’s care as the professionals need to identify the needs of the individual to adapt the care to be specific to the service user.
Promoting Health Education M1- access how the social context may influence the ability of health education campaigns to change behaviour in relation to health Social context of health behaviour change- When we are considering the influence that health campaigns have on people’s behaviour, we have to take note of a person’s social context. This is the factors in someone’s life that could influence someone’s health behaviours. This includes financial factors, social class and peer pressure. Financial factors- People might be unable to afford to follow recommended health behaviour campaigns. For example, some people cannot afford to go to the gym or afford transport to quit smoking groups or buy nicotine replacement therapy.
The Degree of Control Individuals can exert over their Health ample Modifiable and Non- Modifiable health determinants: Modifiable Health Determinants: This refers to those determinants that can be changed or controlled so they have a different level of influence on our health. If an individual has a greater sense of control over their life then they are more likely to be empowered to modify behaviours that impact negatively on their health. Control over our health increases when we can: * Acquire information * Make choices * Manage a situation that may be threatening * Use the skills that we possess. The mutual relationship between the individual and their social and economic circumstances is central to the control we are likely to exert over our health. Being in a position of socioeconomic advantage provides us with access to physical and social resources e.g.
5. Social and economic factors which influence health The impact of social and economic factors on the health of individuals is well recognised and understood by the Health, Social Care & Well-Being Partnership, and is considered in the Needs Assessment. Most local authority services impact on health in some way and the first Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategy recognised the role of services such as social care, housing, economic development, education, and transport. But there are many others such as street cleaning, refuse disposal, building regulations which can also affect people’s health. This strategy once again prioritises a number of key influential factors which impact health in a significant way.
Part 3: Determinants of health There are many factors that can determine the health of people. Lalonde’s concept of four influences on health went much further than attempting to improve health by curing illness and disease. Things have moved on apace with the realisation that many factors can and do affect peoples health and wellbeing. Dahlgren and Whitehead’s multifactoral approach to the determinants of health show that there are many influences on health and also differentiates between individual and social factors depicting this diagrammatically as a series if layers that can be peeled away (Earle, 2007. P72).
If there was sanitary water many diseases and infections could be prevented. Filtered and clean water is something that we take for granted in the United States; therefore we do not realize how critical it is to our well-being. The third thing that I found important in the video was availability of medicine in some countries. Many
CT303/CU1515 Level 2 Principles and introduction to communication in Health and Social Care Settings Please answer the following questions: CT303/CU1515 – 1.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate. There are different reasons why we communicate for specific reasons in order to express our emotions such as Anger, Fear, Joy, Pain, and Love or if you want to get your views across such as Wishes & information to others for all kinds of reason. This can be essential, even when there is a lifesaving in case of a warming I.E (STOP, DANGER or HELP) or if you’re in pain or if you want to make an emotional contact with other people to express your feelings. People’s lives are complicated we communicate with a wide range of different people and communities including Family’s, Work place, Neighbourhoods, Interest groups, Schools & Colleges. CT303/CU1515 – 2.2 Describe a range of communication methods.
A.M.Clow Defining health, illness and disability. This assignment will be based on key sociological concepts of Health and illness. Explain what is meant by the terms health, illness and disability: People usually perceive their day to day 'normality' as healthy and when their body differs form this they may consider themselves 'ill' The definition of healthy, in regard to what it says in the dictionary is 'in a good physical or mental condition; in good health' Oxford dictionary (2011) Illness is often seen as when you have something wrong with you, either physically or mentally. Examples of illnesses can include 'the flu', 'Meningitis' or 'Anorexia' . A disability is often regarded as a state of which, something is wrong with either your physical or mental well being, and this disables you from doing normal everyday activities.