Assignment on Public Health - United Kingdom

Running head: PUBLIC HEALTH
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Introduction
It is important to note that in United Kingdom, there exists a wide range of diversity
and equity issues in the range of health and social care being delivered to the individuals from
the urban and the community settings. In this study – the various aspects of the health and the
well-being and the health wellness, the range of illnesses, cultural and the social factors
affecting the social determinants of health with respect to the specific community, population
or a locality has been discussed (Mukhtar et al. 2018). The definitions of health and
wellbeing as well as of the analysis of health and wellness has been done and the different
complex psychosocial and the sociocultural factors affecting the delivery of the care – has
been explored as well. It is critical to note the different models of health service and social
service delivery models has been described and it is important also to note that the models are
biopsychosoical model of health delivery and the health belief model has been discussed and
the correlations has been drawn as well (Veenstra 2019). As the major factors such as
education, employability, accessibility to proper health care and accessibility to quality health
services, knowledge and awareness about the management of diseases and the prevention of
the diseases, the increased the sociocultural implications of drinking and smoking in the
community living areas, quality of life, hygiene, environment, safety, psychological safety,
socioeconomic status and the inherent factors are involved in the development of the diseases
(Grima et al. 2018). The topic focusses on community health in relevance to hypertension
and diabetes mellitus among the African British community living people.
Background
It is critical to note that the social determinants of health such as low socioeconomic
status, lack of employability and job, lack of knowledge and education, lack of disease
awareness, health illiteracy, poor quality of life and living standards, lack of proper food

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supply and lack of nutrition affect the health of the African British community in a negative
manner and it is highly important to note that the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes
mellitus is very high in this African British community (Vaz et al. 2018). Increased rates of
psychosocial addictions with alcohol and other drugs also affects the level of deterioration
with the hypertension and with diabetes. According to a report, 52.7 years was the mean age
that was most prone to the development of the dual complication of hypertension and
diabetes mellitus (Maweni et al. 2018). Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are chronic
conditions are clinically comorbid and there is a high prevalence of the same population is
attributed to lack of proper policy making, lack of social and health policy implement and
lack of National Health Service to address the community health due to the challenges posed
by the social determinants of health (Mezue et al. 2016). According to world health
organisation definition of health, it can be defined as “a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” According to the
guidelines laid by World Health Organization and the way it collaborates with the National
Health Service, it is critical to deliver a community centered, culturally competent care,
culturally aware care to the community living African British community as their culture and
society is politically and socially discriminated by the dominant groups in United Kingdom
(Nqebelele et al. 2019). Collaboration with the community leaders, the local social activists
and the non-governmental organizations working for the health and the social interests of this
African British community in prevention and management of diabetes and hypertension –
should be important strategy of the government level public health officers and the health
care staffs who should work with an interdisciplinary approach towards the health promotion
of the community. Disclosure and the right enactment of the corporate social responsibility is
again important in the development and prevention of the disease in along with educational
and social plus economic empowerment of the community living people in United Kingdom.