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Health in Society - Assignment PDF

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Table of ContentsPART 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................1PART 2 FACTORS INFLUENCE THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE WIDERSOCIETY.........................................................................................................................................2PART 3 CURRENT HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY OR POLICY FROM THE UK.......5PART4 DIFFERENCE IN ROLE OF NURSE...............................................................................6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
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PART 1 INTRODUCTIONThere are some health issues which affects growth and development of peopleresiding in society. These days there are different health issues such as obesity,physical inactivity, smoking, diabetes Type 1, diabetes Type 2, alcohol misuse,depression, stress, sexual health, teenage pregnancy, etc. are happening. This report isbased on health and social care organisation National institute for health and CareExcellence (NICE). In this report there is discussion about diabetes Type 2 which is adiabetic health issue which affects individual's body severely. Culture and environmentare two factors which discussed which affects this disesae. In UK around 2.7 million people suffering with diabetes (Diabetes UK, 2018).There are possibilities that this data may reach to 4.9 million by 2035 (PHE, 2016). Thismight cause death of person. Diabetes is lifelong health issue which gives kind ofglucose in person's blood. In this condition, individual is not able to utilise blood sugarfrom body. This disease affects health of person in adverse manner. There are someserver issues which arise due to diabetes Type 2 such as Hyperglycaemia,Hypoglycaemia, Microvascular complication on brain, eyes, blood vessels, neuropathy,hearing impairment, skin problems, etc. Out of such complication, in this report there isdiscussion about Neuropathy foot ulceration. This is the disease due to which woundoccur on foot of patient.
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PART 2 FACTORS INFLUENCE THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL ANDTHE WIDER SOCIETYThere are different factors which gets affected because of diabetes Type 2.Environment and culture are two factors which are used in respect of diabetes Type 2.These factors give positive as well as negative impact on individual as well as society. Out of total diabetes patients approximately 15% suffer from this complication.Diabetic Neuropathy is damage of nerve fibres in people due to low or high level ofinsulin (Connell, 2012). Due to Neuropathy foot ulceration, there are possibilities of lossof sensations in feet, excessive pain. There are possibilities of painful wound at foot ofperson. This is because wound gets serious and possibilities that individual has to behospitalised for treatment. This is combination of lower limb arterial insufficiency, lowerlimb diabetic and local trauma. There are possibilities of inadequate flow of blood andhence surgical treatments are done in order to improve circulation of blood. There arepossibilities that person has to use wheel chair, special footwear, crutches, etc. NICEGuidance: Type 2 diabetes in adults: management is discussed in order to deal withDiabetes. CULTURECulture is one of the important factor which affects health of person. Culturemeans trends, rituals followed in society. There is difference in culture of variousdifferent countries as per change in geographical region, human behaviour, etc. Thereis positive as well as negative impact on society as well as individual. IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL
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