BTEC H&S Care Unit 8: Promoting Public Health assignment 1. Up to distinction

BTEC H&S Care Unit 8: Promoting Public Health assignment 1. Up to distinction Public health assignment one ● P1 - Screening program One strategy is the health screening strategy. A screaming program is a test used to find percent of disease in people who might not have the symptoms. 1 (Paterson,2016:82) There is many types of tests available to range of people, these include breast screening; which is available to women 50-70. Bowel cancer screening which available to both genders ages 55.2 (NHS, 14/5/18). It prevents disease by detecting its symptoms early which makes it more treatable and lowers the overall risk of death from the disease. The ‘ making life better strategies framework ’ is important for this strategy as by 2023 the government wants everyone in uk to be healthier and live longer. For example If there wasn't screaming programs then the uk would undetect many cases of breast cancer which would lead them to get worse as progresses through stages. As evidenced 3 (NHS, 27/03/2018) 3 in every 200 women screened are diagnosed with a type of cancer they would not of found without screaming that ends up life threatening. The result of having the policy offering compulsory screening tests offered to everyone who it applies to, the government can prevent early deaths and therefore help keep everyone healthy. - Pollution Another strategy is for pollution and recycling; Strategy for hazardous waste management in England 2011. This strategy is focused on reducing the amount of plastic thrown away each year. More importantly the amount of plastic that is thrown into the water. As demonstrated by this news article 3 (Sky ocean rescue , 23/10/18) plastic is ending up in people's food. This means that the next generation will end up consuming plastic particles. Plastic can cause health issues such as cancer and lung infections and is unsuitable for consumption. One public health policy that came from this was the 5p plastic bag single use charging Inactive setup to reduce plastic thrown away. 4 (Department for environment and food, Updated 8 May 2015:Appendix 10: charging for single use plastic carrier bags.) the aim of this policy Is to reduce the demand for plastic bags. - Food safety and obesity Important to give children a nutritional healthy head start in life to prevent diseases later on in life. For instance the food standard agency rates all food businesses on food hygiene, how they handle food, how food is stored and prepared and Food