Smoking as a Public Health Problem in the UK

Smoking is a major public
health problem in the United
Kingdom (UK)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
Discuss the concepts and principles of modern public health that underpin the intervention2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Explain the key elements of this public health intervention and how they would be evaluated
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TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Review the evidence that supports this intervention and determine if the intervention is
considered effective or not.....................................................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
Describe ways this public health intervention evaluated and discuss the outcome of evaluation
of intervention........................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
The smoking is common health issue that occurring within the country. As it cause virus
impact on the health of people by developing various diseases in their body. Due to the
developing problems and issues within the health condition of people, the country develops
interventions to influence the public health. With this intervention, they can promote health of
individuals by influencing this intervention in all over the country. The smoking highly consume
by individuals which leads to affecting their health. It is highly one of the concerns that are
related to health with in the country (Dockrell, 2019). As there are various illnesses are cause due
to which it becomes a public health issue by developing various risk within the health of people.
In this report, there are various principles and concepts of modern public health are occur that
help in underpin the intervention of mass media that help in reducing the use of smoking in
population. As there are different types of key elements of these interventions occur and with the
help of different methods and strategies it can be value it properly among population. In addition
to this, the effectiveness of the intervention also describe among population of country and
support that help in developing the effectiveness within the country. Moreover, there are
different types of evidence from which the interventions can be evaluated and the outcome of
evaluation of intervention also covered with in this.
TASK 1
Discuss the concepts and principles of modern public health that underpin the intervention
There are different types of concepts and principles are occur within public health which
refers to the relation with improving the health and wellbeing of people. This includes providing
support and choices by organization including both private and public that help in in promoting
the health of population of the country. In addition to this, it also involves the different
communities and authorities that provide various beneficial within the health of public as their
health is related to the interdisciplinary. There are different type of concepts are also related with
the health which are related to the life of individuals (FOGGO, 2016). This includes proper
occurrence of social physical and mental well-being which is related to the modern public health.
The public health is refers to the influencing the health of people of communities. This is occur
by applying the various principles of public health that cause positive impact on the health of
population. This includes providing education, sanitization and monitoring and controlling
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sudden changes that are present in environment that can cause impact on public health. These
concepts and principles help in underpin the intervention of mass media. This intervention plays
an important role in the health and wellbeing of an individual as the majority of people spend
their time on mass media from which they can get education and information any changes that
occur within environment (Lewis-Burke and et. al., 2016). As there are number of information
can be provided with the help of mass media. The importance of mass media within the public
health is importantly occur as it helps in shaping the structure of public health within the
community.
The use of this intervention helps in changing the behavior from which the concept and
principles of modern public health can be influenced appropriately. As the concept and principles
of modern public health is depend on their surroundings and the impact of mode from which the
communities can improve their public health by applying various principles within it (Stimson,
2016). The concept of public health is depending on the services and environment that are
provided to them. According to this, their belief regarding health occur which develop various
principles of modern public health. The concept of public health is to remain healthy from all
state of factors that are associated with health and wellbeing of an individual. These factors
include mental, physical and social in which the absence of any illness occur. Due to this, the
mass media is an appropriate intervention that helps in reducing the impact and usage of
smoking by the population of country (Warner and Mendez, 2019). As people are highly
associated with their social factor which cause impact on their both mental and physical health.
The modern public health also related with the complete health status of these factors so that
individual can promote their health appropriately. With the help of mass media, various
principles can be provided to communities so that they can improve their health by regular
monitoring the changes that occur within the environment of country. As the communities are
rely on the principles and concepts for their better health. From this, they acquire proper
information and education about services that are provided by organization to enhance their
health (Wills and Hopfer, 2019). The smoking is highly occur within the behavior of population
as it is acquired by large number of population within their daily usage. This causes various
effects on the health of people by developing illnesses and diseases such as lungs and cancer
disease. Within the concept and principle of public health are related to the communities and
government who plays their specific role in promoting the health of public. So, the mass media
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