Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion OMED

Introduction to Public
Health and Health
Promotion OMED
PART 1

INTRODUCTION
 Public health is taking in the
consideration in order to improve the healthy
lifestyle of the people that are needed to be
supported by the government of the United
Kingdom.
 In present the government tries to make new
policies and the new strategies to identify the
need for the improvement of the health of the
citizens. The presentation, will further discuss
about new measures which have been taken
from period rising after 19th century

MAIN BODY
National developments in the nineteenth century
 The government of UK takes several steps in order to improve the sanitation in many
European countries. After the 18th century the population of the UK was increasing rapidly and with
the increase in the population the government noticed or recognized the infant death rates and also
the worst condition of the prisoners and the mental institutions.
 So, in this period there was a rapid growth of the hospital in order to save the lives of the people.
To support this decision many private citizens took a step forward to create a pattern and to improve
the public health care services. In this era government also had put efforts to educate the people and
to make them aware about the health matters. The citizens of the UK get educated and aware about
the personal hygiene, which further engaged in bringing new medical facilities within healthcare.

CONT....
 In the era of the nineteenth century
the government put various efforts
by implementing several public
health acts so that the country has
been further regulating prevention
and control of disease.