Unit 8 Promoting Public Health
P1. P2. P3. P4. M1. M2. M3. D1
In this assignment I will be examining strategies for developing public health policies
to help improve the health of individuals and the population. I will also be explaining
what the aims of public health policies are.
‘The overall objective for public health policy is to create the conditions for
good and equitable health among the entire population, and to end avoidable
health inequalities within a generation.’ Taken from
https://www.government.se/government-policy/public-health-and-medical-care/
objectives/#:~:text=The%20overall%20objective%20for%20public,health
%20inequalities%20within%20a%20generation. Data assessed 14/10/2022. Public
health’s aim is to safeguard people’s health and assist them in maintaining it. In
order to reduce the risk of illness and its effects, the government want everyone to
make healthy decisions, regardless of their situation. Instead of treating illness, the
main aim is to prevent people from contracting or spreading it, as well as from
getting hurt. They seek to achieve this through interdisciplinary initiatives that look for
community-wide physical, mental, and environmental health challenges. Therefore,
the public health sector works to improve the health of communities all over the
world. The term health policies refers to the judgements, schemes, and deeds
carried out to aid society in achieving particular healthcare objectives. As it can do a
variety of things, including a vision for the future, this will safeguard the population’s
health. A specified healthcare objective inside the society is also carried out and
accomplished using the health policy.
The public health systems have had a variety of contributors since 1942. The
National Health Service ensured in July 1948 that all people living in the UK would
receive free healthcare at the moment of delivery, regardless of their ability to pay. In
order to improve the physical and mental health of people living in the UK, it is the
minister of health’s responsibility to support the establishment of health services.
This duty was established by the National Health Service act of 1948. The act also
stipulated that it would examine illness prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
‘The Beveridge Report was presented by its author, Sir William Beveridge, to
the British parliament in November 1942. It provided a summary of principles
necessary to banish poverty and 'want' from Britain.’ Taken from
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/
a1143578.shtml. Data assessed 15/10/2022. The public welcomed the report
because it meant that everyone would be able to live without as much fear of
contracting a deadly disease. The report stated that the post-war period was a time
for radical change, and a time for the government to find ways to battle sickness. In
1940, measles was declared a notifiable disease, requiring that all cases be reported
to the appropriate authorities at the first indication of the illness. This was due to the
measles being widespread, having impacted a large number of people – nearly
400,000 documented cases – and being a serious of illness at the time, which
caused a great deal of anxiety for the public.
Every public policy has aims, and one of them is planning national provision of
healthcare and promoting the health of population. The government’s aim is to
ensure that the population’s health comes first; during the second world war, this aim
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, Unit 8 Promoting Public Health
P1. P2. P3. P4. M1. M2. M3. D1
became crucial. Public health policy aimed to ensure that everyone who used the
services received free and equitable care as the NHS started to offer more readily
accessible medical care. When an individual attended a healthcare facility, their
social standing or geographic location had no bearing on how they were treated
because everyone was given the same attention as other patients. The government
had to make sure that health policies were responsive to the needs of the specific
areas so they could meet the needs of the changing demographic areas. ‘To plan
for future needs and to provide care in acute situations such as the swine flu
epidemic in 2009, the government needs to gather statistical data and
commission reports into current trends in health within the nation as well as
attempting to predict future developments in the health status of the nation.’
(Carolyn Aldworth, student book 2, 2016, page 147).
Identifying and monitoring the needs of the population is another aim of public
health. When food was rationed, it was seen that people’s health had improved. Due
to the fact that they had to provide food for all demographics, not just a select few
who could afford it, they were constrained in the types and quantities of food they
could store for more than a week. They also began to spread the word about how
people could help by growing their own fruit and vegetables. Health was recognised
by the World Health Organisation as a distinct issue and was defined as the state of
being physically, mentally, and socially healthy. Additionally, the WHO participated in
a number of public awareness raising efforts in the 1970s and 1980s that promoted
and raised public understanding of a variety of different issues.
A further aim of public health is to identify and reduce inequalities between groups
and communities in society. The majority of UK public health was transferred to the
NHS’s control in 1974. Prior to it, the NHS was taking root across the country,
expanding, and regaining the duty to provide healthcare to all residents. Despite the
stark differences in population health demands between rural and urban locations.
For instance, the first coronavirus outbreak was more prevalent in industrial centres
and localities, while instances in rural areas decreased with time. This can be a
result of the numerous individuals residing in cities and their close proximity of one
another.
Protecting individuals, groups, and communities in society from threats to health and
wellbeing that arise from environmental hazards and communicable diseases is
important as it can be the cause of the development or for further development to
happen that causes symptoms to worsen. Beginning in 1970, the government began
to monitor crime rates, housing conditions, pollution, economic recovery, and
educational advancement because these factors had a variety of different effects on
health and wellbeing. National and international standards advise modifications to
safeguard the populace from potential dangers. The director of health mandated that
local governments be exclusively in charge of ensuring the wellbeing of all of this
citizens. As a result, all communicable diseases must be reported to a general
practitioner, a local hospital, or a regional health team, who track overall occurrence.
An outbreak management team will launch an investigation, keep track of virus’s
spread within the neighbourhood, and set up medical resources to stop further
transmission if several cases of the infectious diseases or coronavirus are
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P1. P2. P3. P4. M1. M2. M3. D1
In this assignment I will be examining strategies for developing public health policies
to help improve the health of individuals and the population. I will also be explaining
what the aims of public health policies are.
‘The overall objective for public health policy is to create the conditions for
good and equitable health among the entire population, and to end avoidable
health inequalities within a generation.’ Taken from
https://www.government.se/government-policy/public-health-and-medical-care/
objectives/#:~:text=The%20overall%20objective%20for%20public,health
%20inequalities%20within%20a%20generation. Data assessed 14/10/2022. Public
health’s aim is to safeguard people’s health and assist them in maintaining it. In
order to reduce the risk of illness and its effects, the government want everyone to
make healthy decisions, regardless of their situation. Instead of treating illness, the
main aim is to prevent people from contracting or spreading it, as well as from
getting hurt. They seek to achieve this through interdisciplinary initiatives that look for
community-wide physical, mental, and environmental health challenges. Therefore,
the public health sector works to improve the health of communities all over the
world. The term health policies refers to the judgements, schemes, and deeds
carried out to aid society in achieving particular healthcare objectives. As it can do a
variety of things, including a vision for the future, this will safeguard the population’s
health. A specified healthcare objective inside the society is also carried out and
accomplished using the health policy.
The public health systems have had a variety of contributors since 1942. The
National Health Service ensured in July 1948 that all people living in the UK would
receive free healthcare at the moment of delivery, regardless of their ability to pay. In
order to improve the physical and mental health of people living in the UK, it is the
minister of health’s responsibility to support the establishment of health services.
This duty was established by the National Health Service act of 1948. The act also
stipulated that it would examine illness prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
‘The Beveridge Report was presented by its author, Sir William Beveridge, to
the British parliament in November 1942. It provided a summary of principles
necessary to banish poverty and 'want' from Britain.’ Taken from
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/
a1143578.shtml. Data assessed 15/10/2022. The public welcomed the report
because it meant that everyone would be able to live without as much fear of
contracting a deadly disease. The report stated that the post-war period was a time
for radical change, and a time for the government to find ways to battle sickness. In
1940, measles was declared a notifiable disease, requiring that all cases be reported
to the appropriate authorities at the first indication of the illness. This was due to the
measles being widespread, having impacted a large number of people – nearly
400,000 documented cases – and being a serious of illness at the time, which
caused a great deal of anxiety for the public.
Every public policy has aims, and one of them is planning national provision of
healthcare and promoting the health of population. The government’s aim is to
ensure that the population’s health comes first; during the second world war, this aim
1
, Unit 8 Promoting Public Health
P1. P2. P3. P4. M1. M2. M3. D1
became crucial. Public health policy aimed to ensure that everyone who used the
services received free and equitable care as the NHS started to offer more readily
accessible medical care. When an individual attended a healthcare facility, their
social standing or geographic location had no bearing on how they were treated
because everyone was given the same attention as other patients. The government
had to make sure that health policies were responsive to the needs of the specific
areas so they could meet the needs of the changing demographic areas. ‘To plan
for future needs and to provide care in acute situations such as the swine flu
epidemic in 2009, the government needs to gather statistical data and
commission reports into current trends in health within the nation as well as
attempting to predict future developments in the health status of the nation.’
(Carolyn Aldworth, student book 2, 2016, page 147).
Identifying and monitoring the needs of the population is another aim of public
health. When food was rationed, it was seen that people’s health had improved. Due
to the fact that they had to provide food for all demographics, not just a select few
who could afford it, they were constrained in the types and quantities of food they
could store for more than a week. They also began to spread the word about how
people could help by growing their own fruit and vegetables. Health was recognised
by the World Health Organisation as a distinct issue and was defined as the state of
being physically, mentally, and socially healthy. Additionally, the WHO participated in
a number of public awareness raising efforts in the 1970s and 1980s that promoted
and raised public understanding of a variety of different issues.
A further aim of public health is to identify and reduce inequalities between groups
and communities in society. The majority of UK public health was transferred to the
NHS’s control in 1974. Prior to it, the NHS was taking root across the country,
expanding, and regaining the duty to provide healthcare to all residents. Despite the
stark differences in population health demands between rural and urban locations.
For instance, the first coronavirus outbreak was more prevalent in industrial centres
and localities, while instances in rural areas decreased with time. This can be a
result of the numerous individuals residing in cities and their close proximity of one
another.
Protecting individuals, groups, and communities in society from threats to health and
wellbeing that arise from environmental hazards and communicable diseases is
important as it can be the cause of the development or for further development to
happen that causes symptoms to worsen. Beginning in 1970, the government began
to monitor crime rates, housing conditions, pollution, economic recovery, and
educational advancement because these factors had a variety of different effects on
health and wellbeing. National and international standards advise modifications to
safeguard the populace from potential dangers. The director of health mandated that
local governments be exclusively in charge of ensuring the wellbeing of all of this
citizens. As a result, all communicable diseases must be reported to a general
practitioner, a local hospital, or a regional health team, who track overall occurrence.
An outbreak management team will launch an investigation, keep track of virus’s
spread within the neighbourhood, and set up medical resources to stop further
transmission if several cases of the infectious diseases or coronavirus are
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