In this assignment I am going to be describing the factors that may influence responses in health and illness. Within society there are many different factors in which may take effect on an individual’s beliefs and responses to health and illness. These factors for example may be status, gender, age. I will be describing the factors that can affect health and illness within a society based in statistics that I have found. Factors I will be focusing on are age, gender, social class, available infrastructure and the sick role.
You will have to examine the effects of three different discriminatory practices in care settings. You may like to follow on from the examples you have given in P3 and see what effects discrimination has had on the victims, the person or the organisation causing the discrimination. You should consider the effects of discriminatory practice in detail, identifying those that are most important. natory practice on those who use the service In your report for health and social care workers, explain the different types of communication and interpersonal interaction. Give examples of when these types of communication and interpersonal interaction may be used within the Health & Social Care sector.
Unit IV Epidemiology - “epi” – on,upon, befall - “demo” – people, population, man -“ology” – study of -The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in specified populations and the application of this study to control health problems. What is it? *Quantitative discipline based on the principles of research methodology and statistics. *Have made a significant contribution to the identification of risk factor *Distribution – how are cases of the condition of interest spread across a population differently by gender,age,geographic location, socio economic status, other features? *Determinants – what risk factors or antecedent events are associated with the appearance of a disease or condition?
It provides statistics on volume as well as financial costs of such errors. It investigates the possible contributing factors that lead to medical errors. The report attempts to simplify steps that can be done in order to reduce errors and improve quality in healthcare. It concludes by providing information on approaches all ready being considered in order to fulfill the goal or reducing medical errors. The Institute of Medicine functions under a congressional organization through the National Academy of Sciences.
What are the determinants of health in humans. When there is a definition of health it is now time to find the outcome measures often in terms of determinants that each society believes to be a risk to health. Extensive research has to be completed to find health determinants and even then health policies must be developed to reflect these determinants of health. Research can be collected by different methods such as telephone, mail or face to face interviews. Usually the most used method of collecting research by companies is face to face interviews.
Although life expectancy in the UK has risen, there is still a gap in life expectancy between the middle class and the working class. (HSC, 2009) YES BE CLEAR HERE WHAT THE TWO CONDITIONS ARE For example, if a patient with asthma symptoms went to the doctor, in order for the doctor to give a diagnosis they would interact with the patient and obtain some medical history. After that the doctor would check the patient physically or order medical tests to be carried out such as blood tests. They would then prescribe medication that would make them better. However, it fails to
Organizational Responsibility and Current Health Care Issues HCS 545 March 21st , 2014 Mary Cummings Current Health Care Issues In this paper we will discuss the roles of governmental regulatory agencies and its effects on the health care industry. Health care regulatory agencies have the responsibility to monitor health care practitioners and facilities. Health care regulatory agencies also provide information about any industry changes that may occur and they also take the role of promoting safety and ensuring that facilities are following the legal compliance that is set in place as well as quality services. Health care regulatory agencies play an important role in the health care industry. Health
Health Care: Cost, Access, Quality Corey Snow Grand Canyon University Abstract The Purpose of this research informative paper, is to analyze the contemporary health care issue involving the delivery of access and quality in a cost efficient manner in regards to the United States. Using various research references, the objective of this paper is to inform the audience of necessary social and political implementations needed to improve health care in the United States. Keywords: legislation, implementation, Accountable Care Organization, health care, Affordable care Act, mandate provisions, Patient Protection Act Health Care: Cost, Access, Quality Understandably in the post-modernism era of the United States, the idea of health care reform
Introduction In this essay I will define the concepts of inequality, accessibility and community participation in health care. I will also discuss these concepts and explain their origins in relation to the Ottawa Charter and the Declaration of Alma Ata. Furthermore I will provide examples of how these concepts are being addressed in New Zealand health policy. Inequality in Health Discussion and Definition of the Concept Within New Zealand significant inequalities in health exist. The reasons for these inequalities are linked with socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender and the geographical area in which people live.
Examples of not being healthy includes lack of energy, not coping with life, having a serious illness and being in bed/hospital. Why do sociologists believe that health and illness are social constructions? Sociologist believe that health and illnesses are social constructions because who knows what the true definition of health and illness is? Both are very relevant to how the given person perceives the illness, is a headache an illness? The same headache might affect one person much more severely than another, people's pain thresholds differ and