Understanding Health and Illness

Understanding Health
and Illness

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
1. What is understanding about concept of health along with wellbeing as well as principles of
public health and health promotion, prevention addition to protection.......................................1
2. Identification of social determinants of health along with inequalities in health....................3
3. What are issues which impact on health or wellbeing of a person..........................................5
4. What are the particular health risks related to case study. What possible advice addition to
support a nurse can give for promoting health and wellbeing.....................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The term health can be said to a state of complete social, physical and mental wellbeing
with merely absence of any type of infirmity or disease (Hartmann-Kottek, 2022). Likewise,
illness refers to ill health that is identified by an individual themselves as per self-reported
physical or mental symptoms. The case study is based on Karim, who is a 35-year-old man
having origin from Pakistan, has been living in London with family for past 3 years. Since
relocating in UK, the family stayed in various hostels in distinct boroughs. The family depend on
universal credit for supplementing income, no longer afford eating healthy meals and many a
times, depends on take away for convenience as well as affordability. Karim because of the
stress due to inability to provide family, low income, small accommodation and so on, started
drinking heavily. Because of this, Karim experienced low mood, changes in behaviour, gained
weight significantly, starts to snore and various other disease, including high blood pressure as
well as high cholesterol.
The summative assessment covers concepts of health and wellbeing, principles related to
public health together with health prevention, protection and promotion. It also identifies social
determinants associated to health and health inequalities, issues that impact health of a person as
well as specific health risks.
MAIN BODY
1. What is understanding about concept of health along with wellbeing as well as principles of
public health and health promotion, prevention addition to protection
In accordance to Felman (2020), health is said to a state in which a person is complete
physical addition to emotional comfort (Felman, 2020). It is a positive concept which emphasise
on personal along with social resources along with physical capacities. It reflects that health is a
resource for supporting functioning of a person in wider society despite of end in itself. In
context to case study, health for Karim and his family is significant for living life to fullest.
When Karim leads a healthy lifestyle, their body remains healthy along with mind remains active
and fresh. It is fundamental right for all and having good health assist in performing day to day
routine smoothly.
Davis (2019) says that concept of wellbeing is termed to an experience of happiness,
prosperity together with health (Davis, 2019). It entails good mental health, sense of purpose,
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