Unit 8 - Promoting Public Health Assignment 2: Campaigns to promote public health ( PASS AND MERIT SECTION)

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.