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(PDF) Factors affecting human health in the modern world
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Added on 2021-02-19
(PDF) Factors affecting human health in the modern world
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Dengue outbreak in SriLanka taken place in 2017
Table of Contents1.0 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................31.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................31.2 Background...........................................................................................................................32.0 Current perspectives on global health and recognise the inter-connectiveness of global factorsaffecting health status of populations..............................................................................................32.1 Overview of Current perspective on global health ..............................................................32.2 Global factors affecting health status....................................................................................43.0 Role of World Health Organisation in influencing the character and development ofhealthcare systems...........................................................................................................................53.1 Overview of WHO................................................................................................................53.2 Role of WHO........................................................................................................................64.0 Relationship between specific characteristics of healthcare systems and health statusoutcomes for populations.................................................................................................................74.1 Overview of Healthcare system............................................................................................74.2 Characteristics of Healthcare system....................................................................................74.3 Comparison between health systems of Sri Lanka and United Kingdom.............................95.0 Factors influencing morbidity and mortality profile of country and its impact on health ofpeople.............................................................................................................................................105.1 Overview of health of people..............................................................................................105.2 Factors influencing morbidity & mortality profile and their impacts ................................106.0 Contribution of demographic and sociocultural influences on structure and organisation ofhealthcare systems.........................................................................................................................126.1 Overview of structure and organisation of healthcare systems...........................................126.2 Contribution of demographic and sociocultural factors......................................................126.3 Appreciate the impact of globalisation on health of populations........................................136.4 Impact of globalisation on health of populations................................................................136.5 Analysis of health care system within its broader political, cultural and social policyframeworks................................................................................................................................147.0 CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................15REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 OverviewDengue refers to a kind of disease in which fever is caused by a group of viruses that canbe transmitted via Aedes mosquitoes. It can be known as mosquito borne disease which hasrapidly get spread in overall geographical areas of WHO in recent years. However, it is observedthat dengue become reason for several deaths if it is not treated at correct time. The dengue fevercreate complications in condition of a patients in those areas where desired medical facilities andmedicines are not available (Xiang and et. al., 2017). It is necessary for government authoritiesand charitable agencies of different areas to focus on this problem and put efforts to makeavailability of required health care services to welfare of people. 1.2 BackgroundThe present report is based on Dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka taken place in 2017 includingcurrent perspectives on global health and recognise the inter- connectiveness of global factors. Itwill includes role of World Health Organisation in influencing development of health caresystems. This assignment will focus on relation between features of healthcare systems andhealth status outcomes for populations. It will involves factors influencing morbidity andmortality profile and impact of demographic & sociocultural factors on structure & organisationof healthcare system. The effect of globalisation in health of population is given below. 2.0 Current perspectives on global health and recognise the inter-connectiveness of global factors affecting health status of populations2.1 Overview of Current perspective on global health The current perspectives regarding global health is not positive as people get sufferedfrom different types of diseases which results into reduced health status of people. It includesnumber of causes such as unhealthy lifestyle of citizens, lack of physical exercise, regular intakeof junk food and sedentary behaviour (Sang and et. al., 2015). However, it has been analysed thatnatural environment get polluted and become toxic due to excess use of auto mobiles whichcreate harmful gases. Moreover, people utilise easy lifestyle and avoid physical work out whichis responsible for creating many health issues in human body. In addition to this, trend ofadvanced technology in every sector then people use to do most of their regular work throughpersonal computers, laptops or mobile phones which impacts negatively on health condition of
individuals. There are several factors which effects on health status of populations at globallevel. 2.2 Global factors affecting health statusPollution can be described as condition in which atmospheric gases become toxic andpeople inhale that while breathing regularly. It will responsible for increasing poisonous gases inhuman body which may develop several types of infections that results into severe healthproblem in citizens. However, pollution can be considered as a situation in which contaminantsget introduced into natural atmosphere which are harmful for overall living being surviving inEarth. In addition to this, increase in pollution creates problem like asthma, emphysema and theirrespiratory diseases through damaging cells of respiratory system in human body (Tun and et.al., 2016). Meanwhile, it has been analysed that long term of exposure to polluted air willresponsible for accelerating ageing of lungs, loss of lung capacity, reduce lungs function andshortened life span of human being at global level. The global warming can be defined as low increase in average temperature ofatmosphere present on Earth. It happens because of increase in energy (heat) striking the Earthfrom the Sun is being trapped in an environment and it will not radiated out into space.Meanwhile, it has been analysed that global warming take place when carbon dioxide (CO2), airpollutants, green house gases are collected on atmosphere. However, they are responsible forabsorbing sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced surface of Earth which results intoincrease in average temperature which harmful for living beings. However, it will results intomelting glaciers, early snow melt, severe droughts and case most dramatic after shortages as italso increase risk of occurring wildfires. In addition to this, global arming facilitate rise in sealevels which become reason behind occurrence of coastal flooding due which extreme level ofloss has been faced by people. Moreover, it will create several kinds of allergies in people,asthma and other infectious disease take place due to increased growth of pollen producingragweed (Bandara and et. al., 2018). Ozone depletion can be described as a process through which ozone layer get thinnerwhich is a problematic thing because ozone layer is helpful to save living beings from harmfulUV rays of Sun. It has been analysed that development of ozone layer is responsible forfacilitating life on Earth. However, due to maximum utilisation of air conditioners, refrigeratorsand other related equipments which release chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are responsible for
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