Politics and Policy in Public Health

Politics And Policy In
Public Health
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
Health visiting commissioning policy.........................................................................................4
Explain why it is a public health issue and who supports the policy..........................................5
Contentious issues in the policy and impact of policy on health staff........................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Public health can be defined as process of improving and protecting health of
communities by the means of education, policy and research for prevention of diseases and
infections. Policies and politics in public heath is a major concern for maintaining and improving
public health which includes all sector of society (Barrington, 2019). They are majorly refers to
decisions, actions and plans which are taken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society.
The following report will cover Health visiting commissioning Policy for public health in
local government. It is a important issue for implementing in public health as it helps in to
analyse healthcare needs of individuals, families, and other communities in order to promote
heath and wellness.
The following report will focus on public heath policy and politics which are raised in
public heath. Furthermore, it will state the continuous issues which will arise during the
implementation of policy and supporters which are included for the policy.
BACKGROUND
Health visiting commissioning policy for public health is a policy which involves in
procuring health services. It is a process for assessment of needs and requirements of public
heath and planning different strategies for providing services to meet those needs and the
implementing these services on a considerable budget. The commissioning cycle involves
analysing, planning, implementing and monitoring. It is important for members of the respective
policy to analyse the needs for public health. They build different strategies for planning services
for the public heath in order to protect safety and protecting heath of the individuals in public
health (Meier, 2016).
Health visiting commissioning policy involves a workforce of public heath visitors who
provide advice, support and medications for families with children and help them in making
decisions which can impact their future heath and well-being. The service is drive by health
visitors and supported by a skilled team. The policy is run by a process which is repeated
typically on annual basis.
Health visitors are the nurses or mid midwiferies with special public health qualification
who help families to maintain the health conditions of young children. This majorly involves
home visits. The key responsibilities of a heath visitor is to provide heath education and health
advice programmes for the families with children. They involved in taking actions for the
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