Public Health Care Assignment Report

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Public Health Care in Global
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RUNNING HEAD: PUBLIC HEALTH CARE 0

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Introduction
Public health is crucial for every country which is demonstrated by the efficient
nursing practice which is helpful in addressing the specific health issue (Rosen, 2015). As
assignment 1 was based on hypertension as the public health issue, this assignment is based
on the impact of nursing practice on the individuals, communities and populations of Europe.
The purpose of the assignment is to elaborate the social determinants of health issue and
epidemiological studies that are conducted for hypertension. The assignment will reflect on
the cultural competence within the nursing practice and also the role of primary care nurse in
addressing and solving the healthcare issue.
Hypertension in Europe
Hypertension is the major health issue caused due to the changes into blood pressure.
Europe has the highest prevalence of hypertension depending upon the demographic factors
and lifestyle that leads to changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and leading blood
pressure. Also, emergence of hypertension has been the development of cardiovascular
disease worldwide. As per the survey made by 2017 May Measurement Month has elaborated
that leads to hypertension in Europe higher than other regions worldwide (Reuter & Jordan,
2019). Further, there are low cost programs for the reduction in hypertension through the
blue print structured programs. There are several social determinants of health which are used
under the nursing practice for the solving the public issue (Kringos, et al., 2013). These
determinants have impact on the causing of hypertension.
Social Determinants of Health in Context with
Hypertension
Social determinants of health are considered as the conditions or the situations in
which people live and grow and that ultimately shape the condition of the daily life. This
includes the economic policies, systems and social norms which are determinants of causing
the specific health issue and also the quality of care given to the people and lead to the
development of the specific issue under the prescribed situation. Moreover, there are social
determinants that lead to hypertension and may solve hypertension as the public issue. The
determinants of hypertension include the status, health behaviours that can cause the
psychological stress and psychosocial stress leading to the hypertension (Veenstra, 2013).

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Moreover, risk factors of hypertension that includes the sociodemographic characters that
includes the sex, educational level and lower household conditions.
Also, social determinants of health can prevent or manage the hypertension within the
specific population. Social determinants such as educational level in which the qualified
population can make sure that there are lesser chances of the causing of hypertension.
Further, inequalities in the social and health indicators can cause the hypertension as people
suffer from the differences in the awareness and treatment leading to various risk factors
associated with hypertension. Further, social justice is another social determinant that can
cause hypertension. Due to the changes in the political system and justice, there has been a
drastic change in the policies that can lead to the causing and solving of hypertension. This
specifically include the human rights and justice which have an increased social participation
and also a policy that are proved to be in favour of hypertension disease (Cooper, et al.,
2016). Further, Europe’s well-planned strategies and programs are proved to be the
precautionary measures and suggestive techniques that can lead to reduction of hypertension
and can be prevented simultaneously.
Epidemiological Studies of Hypertension
Epidemiological studies for hypertension have been conducted through the
determining the general level of blood pressure into the population that can ensure the risk
factors associated with the cardiorenal complications. This can collaborate with the
prevention of high blood pressure in the general population. As per the epidemiological
surveys in accordance with the blood pressure levels that can cause hypertension due to the
factors such as age, sex, race early life experiences and exposure to the environmental agents
(Burnier, 2018). As per the surveys, systolic blood pressure rises from the childhood which
shows that there are changes in the blood pressure due to changes in the age experiences.
Also, the epidemiological changes are due to the biological factors and the genesis of the high
and low blood pressure. It can be observed that the hypertension is caused due to the changes
in the blood pressure and the epidemiological studies have determined that the treatments and
the risk factors associated with the distribution of the risk factors that can lead to the
interventions pertaining to the general population.
These epidemiological studies will help in the prevalence of hypertension which is
being spread through the access to the medical treatment of the specific disease. It can also be
observed the epidemiological studies are not just about the prevalence, it can help in the