Teenage Pregnancy Policies in UK

ASPECTS OF
CONTEMPORARY
POLICIES

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................1
Teenage pregnancy policies in UK..................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Health promotion is defined by the world health organization, according to WHO, it is
operation of sanctioning persons to enhancing control over and to improving their health. The
basic health promotion strategies are enabling, mediating and advocacy. The main of this type of
health promotion strategies is take care of persons and society and promote healthy lifestyles,
reduce disease, injuries and illness, improve the quality of environment that improves health and
reduce various types of illness and disease.
Teenage pregnancy is now big challenge in the United Kingdom. Now the teenagers of
UK are an-aware about the pregnancy and that condition improve teenage pregnancy condition
in UK. The UK government design some policies for reduce the teenage pregnancy in country
and make them aware about this issue (Cook and Cameron, 2015). The reason behind teenage
pregnancy in UK is sexual abuse and peer pressure. Because in UK various teenage girls are
force or abuse by the older man to engage in sexual activity. This is the major reason that
teenagers are get pregnant. The health promotion policies such as by teaching the teenagers
about the sex education, by targeting and make aware teenage boys not just girls. For this
government also shape health promotion policies like huge involvement of community and
society. In this essay will describe the policy and sources of information (Hadley, Chandra-
Mouli and Ingham, 2016). Also, in this study will explain about the importance of public health
and its impact on public health. In this report will also represent the sectors which support the
policies and will also explain about contentious issues in policy. And, also will discuss impact of
policies on society and its roles.
Description of the policy
The policy is working in the effective way and the challenges which are faced by the
teenager during the pregnancy. The country is spreading the awareness among the teenager and
relating to the sex education as well. Community is also involved in the spreading the awareness
among the teenagers and their families. Teenage pregnancy is relating in the affecting the health
of other teenagers and specially girls which are affected and not able to develop themselves and
concentrate on their careers.
Background information about the trends in numbers before and after the policy:
Teenage pregnant girls are also abused by the society. In 2008 the teenage pregnancy rate
in UK was 26.2 % per thousand teenage women. After the Labour government elected the
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