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Unit 8: Promoting Public Health
What does the term ‘health promotion’ mean?
Health promotion covers a wide range of social and environmental tasks that are designed to benefit
and protect a healthcare user’s health and quality of life by talking about what the cause ill health Is
and how to prevent ill health however, this Is done by not just focusing on a treatment or how to
care for an individual. Examples of health promotion is disease prevention, and wellness programs
Examples of communication strategies include public service announcements and newsletters.
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/health-promotion
How/why did public health evolve?
Over the years for example the past years in Victorian times there was many different outbreaks of
diseases this was due to poor sanitation and not enough understanding on bacteria and diseases
there was outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and influenza which killed many thousands of people an
example of this was the Great Stink of London, this was when sewage full of nasty bacteria and was a
gateway to disease filled the Thames which had many bad implications. Edwin Chadwick who was an
English social reformer who helped improve sanitation in society. Made a report called ‘Report on
the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population of Great Britain’ He discovered that there is a
link between having bad living conditions and disease which can lead to a shorter life expectancy.
The government then realised that it was vital for them to improve sanitation from this then evolved
the public health, in 1842 Edwin Chadwick published a report on sanitary conditions in the working
population this talked about the horrible conditions people were living in, because of this many
people refused to go to work and go out in public due to the high risk of disease, Chadwick tried to
make changes such as local taxes on improving housing hygiene and the report suggested the access
of clean water, the removal of sewage and rubbish of the streets since this t==The 1848 Public Health
Act was the first step on the road to improved public health. One of the individuals who played an
important role in its creation was Edwin Chadwick.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/introducing/history/frieze/sir-edwin-chadwick
In 1854, there was another outbreak of cholera. The outbreak convinced John Snow to investigate a
theory. He concluded that cholera was spread through water. He marked on a map all the deaths in
one particular area of London’s East end and later discovered that there was many deaths around a
water pump on Broad Street. Snow had the handle removed so people couldn’t use the infected
water. Because of this the number of deaths fell dramatically. The investigation had a massive impact
on public health as it helped people change their minds about Chadwick’s suggestion of providing
clean water.
Outline findings from the Beveridge report, Acheson report and the black report.
In 1942, the Beveridge Report which was written by Sir William Beveridge talked about
five‘EvilGiants’in society. The report showed that the post war time was a time for a fundamental
change, on recommendation was that the government should find different methods to prevent
disease. It talked about that everyone employed should pay a certain amount of money to the
movement and in return there would be benefits for the unemployed and the sick, retired or people
who are widowed.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/brave_new_world/welfare.htm#:~:text=T
he%20Beveridge%20Report%20aimed%20to,the%20retired%20and%20the%20widowed.
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The black report
In August 1980 a report was published called the Working Group on Inequalities in Health which also
Darcey Watkinson
known as the Black Report is named after the chairman Sir Douglas Black who was the President of
the Royal College of Physicians. It focused on different health inequalities experienced by different
social classes. The report focused on how social inequalities have developed over time in different
areas of life such as income distribution and gave recommendations on how to improve and reduce
inequalities between different social classes.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7118327/
Acheson report
The Acheson report was created in 1998, it looked at inequalities between different social classes
and provided four types of explanations for why three health inequalities within social classes were.
The purpose of the inquiry was to inform the development of the government's public health and to
contribute to a healthier nation.
Planning national provision of healthcare and promoting the health of the population
The first aim of the government is healthcare provision this is important because it allow all
individuals from all different background, race, ethnises to have quality healthcare to the same good
standard. The goal of health provision is to improve health outcomes in the population and to
respond to people's expectations, while reducing inequalities in health and healthcare. Medicine and
technology have become more advanced has become more advanced over the years so the public
health should expect health provision to be more effective to protect them from illness and disease.
The government can understand where health provision is needed because there is statistics on
different factors such as lifestyle choices these include exsersize,diet and living conditions, these
lifestyle choices all have an impact on health this could be positive or negative. It is vital for the
government to have this information as it can show recurring trends in health and this can help
future healthcare for example there could be a current trend in obesity in teenagers the government
then could target teenagers to do more activities so this could reduce the trend of obesity in
teenagers, this could increase life expectancy as well because obesity leads to other issues such as
heart disease,dibeates which all have a chance of decreasing a person’s life expectancy. The biggest
strain on the public recently is the coronavirus a lot of people’s daily routines became completely
different for example people had to stay at home because it was and currently is a danger especially
to individuals who have an underlying health condition. The public health introduced this rule
because there was such a strain on the NHS because there was not enough beds and medical
equipment to support the seriously ill.
Identifying and monitoring the needs of the population
The second aim of the public health is about monitoring the needs of the population to help treat
and control disease in society. It is vital to have this information as it means that the public health’s
decisions and actions will help meet the needs of society in a more precise way meaning that illness
and disease will be able to be more controlled and monitored. For public health polices to be
effective, the government must be able to predict a social change and identify how polices can be
changed to meet the increasing needs of society. It is vital for the government to look at medical
evidence and statistics which link lifestyle choices to different health problems for example smoking
Unit 8: Promoting Public Health
What does the term ‘health promotion’ mean?
Health promotion covers a wide range of social and environmental tasks that are designed to benefit
and protect a healthcare user’s health and quality of life by talking about what the cause ill health Is
and how to prevent ill health however, this Is done by not just focusing on a treatment or how to
care for an individual. Examples of health promotion is disease prevention, and wellness programs
Examples of communication strategies include public service announcements and newsletters.
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/health-promotion
How/why did public health evolve?
Over the years for example the past years in Victorian times there was many different outbreaks of
diseases this was due to poor sanitation and not enough understanding on bacteria and diseases
there was outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and influenza which killed many thousands of people an
example of this was the Great Stink of London, this was when sewage full of nasty bacteria and was a
gateway to disease filled the Thames which had many bad implications. Edwin Chadwick who was an
English social reformer who helped improve sanitation in society. Made a report called ‘Report on
the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population of Great Britain’ He discovered that there is a
link between having bad living conditions and disease which can lead to a shorter life expectancy.
The government then realised that it was vital for them to improve sanitation from this then evolved
the public health, in 1842 Edwin Chadwick published a report on sanitary conditions in the working
population this talked about the horrible conditions people were living in, because of this many
people refused to go to work and go out in public due to the high risk of disease, Chadwick tried to
make changes such as local taxes on improving housing hygiene and the report suggested the access
of clean water, the removal of sewage and rubbish of the streets since this t==The 1848 Public Health
Act was the first step on the road to improved public health. One of the individuals who played an
important role in its creation was Edwin Chadwick.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/introducing/history/frieze/sir-edwin-chadwick
In 1854, there was another outbreak of cholera. The outbreak convinced John Snow to investigate a
theory. He concluded that cholera was spread through water. He marked on a map all the deaths in
one particular area of London’s East end and later discovered that there was many deaths around a
water pump on Broad Street. Snow had the handle removed so people couldn’t use the infected
water. Because of this the number of deaths fell dramatically. The investigation had a massive impact
on public health as it helped people change their minds about Chadwick’s suggestion of providing
clean water.
Outline findings from the Beveridge report, Acheson report and the black report.
In 1942, the Beveridge Report which was written by Sir William Beveridge talked about
five‘EvilGiants’in society. The report showed that the post war time was a time for a fundamental
change, on recommendation was that the government should find different methods to prevent
disease. It talked about that everyone employed should pay a certain amount of money to the
movement and in return there would be benefits for the unemployed and the sick, retired or people
who are widowed.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/brave_new_world/welfare.htm#:~:text=T
he%20Beveridge%20Report%20aimed%20to,the%20retired%20and%20the%20widowed.
, lOMoAR cPSD| 3013804
The black report
In August 1980 a report was published called the Working Group on Inequalities in Health which also
Darcey Watkinson
known as the Black Report is named after the chairman Sir Douglas Black who was the President of
the Royal College of Physicians. It focused on different health inequalities experienced by different
social classes. The report focused on how social inequalities have developed over time in different
areas of life such as income distribution and gave recommendations on how to improve and reduce
inequalities between different social classes.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7118327/
Acheson report
The Acheson report was created in 1998, it looked at inequalities between different social classes
and provided four types of explanations for why three health inequalities within social classes were.
The purpose of the inquiry was to inform the development of the government's public health and to
contribute to a healthier nation.
Planning national provision of healthcare and promoting the health of the population
The first aim of the government is healthcare provision this is important because it allow all
individuals from all different background, race, ethnises to have quality healthcare to the same good
standard. The goal of health provision is to improve health outcomes in the population and to
respond to people's expectations, while reducing inequalities in health and healthcare. Medicine and
technology have become more advanced has become more advanced over the years so the public
health should expect health provision to be more effective to protect them from illness and disease.
The government can understand where health provision is needed because there is statistics on
different factors such as lifestyle choices these include exsersize,diet and living conditions, these
lifestyle choices all have an impact on health this could be positive or negative. It is vital for the
government to have this information as it can show recurring trends in health and this can help
future healthcare for example there could be a current trend in obesity in teenagers the government
then could target teenagers to do more activities so this could reduce the trend of obesity in
teenagers, this could increase life expectancy as well because obesity leads to other issues such as
heart disease,dibeates which all have a chance of decreasing a person’s life expectancy. The biggest
strain on the public recently is the coronavirus a lot of people’s daily routines became completely
different for example people had to stay at home because it was and currently is a danger especially
to individuals who have an underlying health condition. The public health introduced this rule
because there was such a strain on the NHS because there was not enough beds and medical
equipment to support the seriously ill.
Identifying and monitoring the needs of the population
The second aim of the public health is about monitoring the needs of the population to help treat
and control disease in society. It is vital to have this information as it means that the public health’s
decisions and actions will help meet the needs of society in a more precise way meaning that illness
and disease will be able to be more controlled and monitored. For public health polices to be
effective, the government must be able to predict a social change and identify how polices can be
changed to meet the increasing needs of society. It is vital for the government to look at medical
evidence and statistics which link lifestyle choices to different health problems for example smoking
