Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care

This document discusses the contemporary issues in health and social care, focusing on Female Genital Mutilation and its impact on women's health. It explores different techniques for disseminating information and the influence on attitudes and behavior. The document emphasizes the importance of creating awareness among both men and women and highlights the role of health and social care organizations in managing these issues.

In current market there are different health and social issues
which arise among people and they have to take proper
actions to deal with it. In order to access changes in health and
care sector, there is proper requirement of understanding
about external market. There is complete and specific
knowledge which is faced by people of society.
At hospitals, there must be awareness among women for their
daughter children and ill- effects which arise from Female Genital
Mutilation such as problems raise in reproduction, ill- effect on
kidney, etc., so they will aware in future. These are the ways
under which majority of people will be covered for awareness
purpose. For instance: there is awareness among women, at
schools through public speeches, seminars and they can
communicate to their mothers as well about Female Genital
Mutilation.
Q1. Explain how information relating to health and social
care reaches the public domain
There are different health issues which is arising in society and
it is important to deal with it because of understanding changes
which are taking place. With understanding issues which are
taking place in market, then it is important for health and social
care organization to understand policies which are relevant in
market. In society, there is major issues related female health
which has to be understood by people which are residing in
society. Female Genital Mutilation is the issue in society under
which women's virginity is tested and they are eligible for
marriage purpose. But due to this orthodox practice, there are
many issues which is faced by women such as pelvic pain,
infection which might affect kidney, blood poisoning to people,
etc. As per change in working style of consumers, there is
requirement of understanding changes which are taking place.
There is requirement of complete and specific information
communicated to people residing in society.
In order to communicate public domain regarding new disease
among women through TV advertisements, theatre
advertisements, radio, newspaper, magazines, etc. This is the
issue which arise among women, so there must be awareness
program among people through involvement of health care
centres.There must be involvement of government as well
through which women are protected and in case they face
problem due to Female Genital Mutilation, then actions are
taken.
Contemporary issues in health and social care
INTRODUCTION

Q2. Different techniques which is used for disseminating
information relating to health and social care
There are different techniques which can be used to
spread information about Female Genital Mutilation and its
issue which arise among women and girls. There are different
methods which can be used such as visual representation
through PPT, audio awareness with radio, theatre
advertisements, etc. among people.
These days, there is use of different social media platforms
under internet sources with the help of which young
generation get to know about issues which might arise due to
Female Genital Mutilation. It is not necessary that awareness
has to be done among women only, this has to be created
among men as well. When health and social care
organizations are working for creating awareness among
people, then it is easy for individuals to understand about
changes which are taking place.
Some techniques which are more effective are oral
communication among individuals, use of website,
presentation, seminars, etc. For instance: when facts and
figures about number of death and cancer patients are
presented on television advertisements, then it is easy for
individuals to understand and this will be more effective.
Apart from this newspaper is the sources through which all
the age group people came to know about challenges which
might arise in society and danger for future generation
growth.
Moral panic is the stage of mind in which majority of people
have fear that society is being affected because of it. When
some health issue arise in society, then there are possibilities
that individuals does not have proper knowledge about it.
This is the best way through which operations are conducted
properly and in order to manage activities, it will be easy
because people have proper knowledge about it.
There is impact of discursive techniques also over
understanding and evaluating changes. There are many
policies which is specific and appropriate for people to
understand and determine changes properly. As society is
suffering from Female Genital Mutilation mal- practice, then
this hampers overall growth of society. With change in
strategies, it will not be easy for people to understand and
Q3. Different ways in which information relating to health and
social care give influence on attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of
people
With use of different methods for understanding and creating
awareness among people about Female Genital Mutilation and its ill-
effect with which women or girl will face and its impact on society as
well. When communication is effective, then it is easy to get
influence on behaviour. Thought and attitude of individuals with
which betterment of society is possible. For instance: ill- effects of
Female Genital Mutilation are communicated on radio and through
television advertisements, then it easy for old age people and other
house hold lies to understand about it. Hence this changes thoughts of
their regarding orthodox practices. Initially people have thought that
this is the sign of purity for women but secondly after getting to know
about possibilities of cancer, unbearable pain, etc. this changes their
thoughts and positive impact on society can be attained. After
watching facts and figures through newspaper, people thinks that this
is the major issue with which society is dealing. So there is change in
attitude of people and they started protesting against it. This changes
mind-set and attitude of people against this practices. There is
difference in behaviour of individuals because they came to know
about changes which are taking place in external market and people
are protesting against this practice, this is possible through speech
and seminars. At hospitals, doctors must communicate about health
issue to women because of Female Genital Mutilation, then women
are more aware about it and stand against this practice. Information
which is presented through different media, it will not be easy for
people to understand and determine changes properly. People
residing in society will become aware about issues which might arise
because of Female Genital Mutilation. There will awareness among
social people so they start avoiding such practices. People will
become literate and attitude of female will become negative for it.