Health Education in Action

Health education in action

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Compare a range of factors that impact on health status...................................................1
P2 Explain potential barriers service users face when accessing healthcare services using
examples from own work placement......................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P3 Explain the relationship between health beliefs and illness..............................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Compare and contrast health education and health promotion and strategies used in each to
effect health improvement......................................................................................................7
P5 Describe how different theoretical models are reflected in different local health education
campaigns...............................................................................................................................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P6 Explain the need for a health education initiative using current local demographic data and
a relevant theoretical model..................................................................................................10
P7 Produce an accurately detailed plan for a local health education initiative that addresses a
current local health issue......................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Health education refers to a practice for providing information about maintain appropriate
health condition. It includes the criterion of educating common public about different effective
precautions which encourage them to adopt healthy lifestyle. Basically, health education is an
important aspect which should be focussed by healthcare professionals and government for
increasing awareness among citizens in regards to maintain their health condition. The health
education includes the criterion of organising health promotional events for providing education
about effective precautions. The health education is favourable to reduce the risk of occurring
epidemics at large scale (Amezcua, M., and et. al., 2020). However, it is observed that there are
various kinds of disease which can be easily get spread within a community by flow of air and
meeting each other. It is necessary for people to remain aware about regular precautions and
healthy habits which help to avoid occurrence of infectious diseases. In context of this
assignment, it is based on the health education which helps to improve health condition of entire
population. This project will focus on factors affecting health status and potential barriers faced
by service users. It will also include comparison between health education, health promotion and
strategy along with theoretical model used for the same. The need of health education initiative
and plan to address them are given below.
TASK 1
P1 Compare a range of factors that impact on health status
The health status refers to a condition when an individual remain physically, mentally,
emotionally and spiritually wellbeing. It includes problematic health status when some of health
problem, infection or injury happen which make person uneasy and uncomfortable regarding
their body condition. Basically, it is necessary for an individual to focus on healthy lifestyle and
follow appropriate habits which helps to maintain better health condition. It is essential for
people to mainly focus on their diet of intake and physical exercise which is helpful to improve
immune strength and make person energetic whole the day. However, there are various kinds of
factors which are responsible for affecting the health status of an individual. It includes number
of elements such as diet, exercise, self-esteem, heredity, physical environment and rest. It
includes various other components that impact on health condition including knowledge of
health, accessing health information & services, behaviours, culture, drug or alcohol abuse,
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smoking and many more. It is very important for people to not intake harmful substances
because they are responsible for developing physical and mental health problems. It will
facilitate to acquire abnormal health condition that reduce quality of life and comfort level of an
individual (Arvidson, 2018). The detailed explanation of different factors is provided below that
have impact over health status of individuals;
Education: Education level of the people can affect how good they are. Education gives
the apparatuses that need to use sound judgment about the wellbeing. Individuals with more
education are bound to live more. They are bound to take an interest in solid exercises like
practicing and seeing their PCP routinely. They are more averse to take an interest in unfortunate
exercises, for example, smoking. Instruction additionally will in general lead to more lucrative
employments. These regularly accompany benefits, for example, medical coverage, more
beneficial working conditions, and the chance to make associations with others. These things
mean better wellbeing (Bjurling-Sjöberg and et. al., 2017).
Income: The amount of cash has by people affects their wellbeing in positive manner.
Individuals with higher wages will in general be more advantageous and live longer than
individuals with low earnings. They are bound to live in safe neighbourhoods. They have more
access to markets and solid nourishment's. They for the most part have more access to safe
spaces for practice or different exercises. Individuals with low livelihoods are bound to live in a
network of destitution. They are bound to confront circumstances that can prompt unforeseen
weakness. These can incorporate hazardous lodging, more difficulties in getting sound food, and
less an ideal opportunity for practice or physical movement. Having a lower pay additionally
influences of an individual capacity to have reasonable medical coverage. This can influence
how regularly, if at any time, a person goes to the specialist. This can directly effect on a person
wellbeing (Hubley and Copeman, 2018).
Access to health care: How simple it is for people to get to human services is a major
determinant of good wellbeing. In the event that people have medical coverage, they are bound
to visit the specialist all the time. These outings can incorporate screenings and preventive
consideration that get a person far from creating interminable illness. Be that as it may, not every
person approaches medical coverage or simple access to mind. A few people don't have
transportation to go to the specialist. Some can't manage the cost of it, while others communicate
in an alternate language. These things can keep them from getting human services they need. Not
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having the option to get medicinal services can huge effect an individual wellbeing (Israel and et.
al., 2017).
Housing: Where an individual live has a critical effect its wellbeing. Individuals who are
constantly presented to poor day to day environments have a higher danger of creating medical
issues. Conditions, for example, bugs, shape, auxiliary issues, and poisons in the home would all
be able to influence an individual wellbeing. It is significant that house is protected and liberated
from risks like these. Lodging can add to the wellbeing when it gives a protected spot to a
person. Neighbourhood conditions are a significant piece of lodging, and can likewise influence
the strength of a person. A local that is liberated from brutality, wrongdoing, and contamination
gives youngsters and grown-ups a protected spot for physical movement. A home that is near
markets makes it simpler for families to purchase and eat well nourishments. A flourishing
neighbourhood likewise offers business, transportation, and great schools. Being encircled by
these things enables an individual to carry on with a more advantageous life (Kramer and et. al.,
2017).
Safety: Community impression of security is significant. A people group's view of security
adds to a feeling of prosperity, permits people opportunity of development, and decreases
unexpected wounds. There are different components of security that sway on wellbeing. An
examination study shows a solid connection between the commission of violations and the
utilization of liquor and medications. The Communities activity distinguished wellbeing as a
significant pointer of the network's wellbeing. This not the one, different networks additionally
distinguished savagery as a social determinant of wellbeing and a general medical problem.
Talking explicitly of family savagery, it was discovered that family brutality negatively affected
value, socio-financial matters, mental, physical and otherworldly prosperity. Viciousness is a
significant supporter of sudden passing and incapacity. It is a power that harms the physical,
mental and otherworldly wellbeing of people. It likewise compromises fundamental
organizations in country, for example, the family and the network (Loft and et. al., 2017
Louise Feenie, 2019).
P2 Explain potential barriers service users face when accessing healthcare services using
examples from own work placement
Ascertainment of effective healthcare service by different individuals of society is the prime
right of all irrespective to the any factor like poor, rich and the community from which they
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