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Contemporary Issues Faced by Health And Care Sector: Report

   

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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................31.1 Explaining the way in which information in relation to Ebola and its treats relating tohealth and social care reaches to public domain..........................................................................31.2 Analyzing different techniques for disseminating information relating to health and socialcare to all people of UK...............................................................................................................51.3 Evaluating the way in which different ways in which information is disseminated caninfluence the attitude, behavior of individual, groups, communities and professionals..............6TASK 2.................................................................................................................................................72.1 Different ways in which media may be used to influence the attitude and behaviour ofpublic in relation to use of Ebola by terrorists.............................................................................72.2 Evaluating the ways in which public can assess the reliability and validity of informationgenerated by media......................................................................................................................8TASK 3.................................................................................................................................................83.1 Research on current issue of Drug and Alcohol abuse and different perspectives ofindividuals on it...........................................................................................................................83.2 Monitoring the way in which information on different perspectives collected from reliablesource on Alcohol abuse have changed over time.......................................................................93.3 Assessing the relevance of data.............................................................................................93.4 The factors that have influenced the development of various perspective..........................10TASK 4...............................................................................................................................................104.1 Analyzing the extent to which local attitudes reflects those found at national level...........104.2 Evaluating the validity of public attitude and behavior with regard to information thatEbola virus is suspected to be used by terrorists.......................................................................104.3 Justifying the consequences of contemporary thinking for health and social care provisionand services................................................................................................................................11Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................11REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................133
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INTRODUCTIONThe health and social care sector is an important segment that focuses on physical andmental well being of individuals. Health and social sector also generates large number ofemployment opportunities for individuals and aims at reducing unemployment level of country(Arnold, Hammond and Oakes, 2004). Main aim of this sector is to minimize the cause of badhealth in order to provide healthy and strain free life to the members of country. The presentreport is focused on the contemporary issues faced by health and care sector. At present, thegreatest threat among masses is about the outbreak of Ebola virus which is causing fatality atlarge number. In this report, different techniques for disseminating information related to healthand social care to people of UK will be identified. The role of media in influencing the attitudeand behavior of people with regard to the use of Ebola by terrorists will be highlighted. TASK 11.1 Explaining the way in which information in relation to Ebola and its treats relating to health and social care reaches to public domainEbola is an uncommon and life taking disease caused by virus among genus Ebolavirus.It has been identified by the medical researcher that this disease is transmitted from animals tohumans through blood, vomit, mucus or other fluids from body. There was serious outbreak ofEbola in West Africa that infected around 28600 individuals. As per the report of global healthcare regulatory body, more than 11300 people died due to this disease (News on Ebola, 2016).The virus has high mortality rate with around 70-80%. Therefore, it has created a psychologicalhavoc on large number of population. Further, it is anticipated that this virus is intentionallyreleased by the terrorists and radical elements of society to threaten the life of individuals ofAfrican countries. This can further disturb the normal lives of individuals and will inculcatestress and fear within them (Calnan, Rowe and Entwistle, 2006.). Therefore, it is important forthem to stay well informed about the cause, treatment, symptoms, etc. For this aspect, differentinformation disseminating techniques can be used that help in informing large number ofpopulation. However, it is significant for individual and government of nation to ensure thereliability of source of information so that confirmation can be attained regarding authenticity of4
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