Analysis of Public Health Strategies

The assignment provided is an in-depth examination of effective public health strategies, including primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. It highlights the importance of addressing health disparities through inclusive approaches that consider gender, social role, and rurality. The analysis also touches on the significance of home-based records in establishing a continuum of care for mothers, newborns, and children. Additionally, it explores the impact of cost-sharing in private health insurance on healthcare utilization between private insurance purchasers and non-purchasers.

The Role of public
health in health and
social care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Identifying different roles of agencies with levels of health and disease in communities....1
1.2 Epidemiology of infectious and non infections diseases......................................................2
1.3 Evaluating effectiveness of various approaches and strategies to control diseases..............3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1Determing current priorities approaches and provision of services for people with diseases
.....................................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Relationship between prevalence of diseases and requirements of services.........................4
2.3 Impact of current lifestyle choices on future needs of health...............................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Assessing health and well-being priorities for various individuals......................................5
3.2 Effectiveness of strategies, system and policies in health and social care............................6
3.3 identification of changes to improve health of people..........................................................7
3.4 Activity to implement for encouraging behaviour change for maximising health...............7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
In today's context, Public health is the science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging
life as well as promoting heath trough organised efforts and informed choices of society, public
and private communities or individuals(Takagi, Kondo and Kawachi, 2013). Moreover, it can be
described as science which usually provides support in order to enhance lifestyle of people by
preventing from different types of diseases. It play's a vital role in development of health and
social care. In this report organisation chosen is General Medical Council which maintains
official records of medicine practitioners in United Kingdom. Herein, it is responsibility to
protect and promote as well as maintain health and safety needs of individuals. This report is
going to determine levels of health by adopting statistical records of infectious and non
infectious diseases. Moreover, describing effective strategies in order to prevent of infectious
diseases so that they can maximise health of local people and individual.
TASK 1
1.1 Identifying different roles of agencies with levels of health and disease in communities
In today's context there are various health care agencies that are working on health and
social cases to determine cause of spreading several diseases. It is necessary to be conducted so
that an appropriate decision or actions can be taken in order to prevent such diseases. This
process is adopted in improving well being of community of a particular country.
For example: World Health Organisation is looking for welfare at Global and National
level Health services which is working throughout the nation(Smith and Hellowell, 2012.).
Moreover, General Health are working towards it at regional areas in order to improve health and
social care.
Moreover, General Medical Council are providing various supports in identifying different level
of health diseases within population. They are involving themselves with their full efforts is
saving patients by spreading awareness about medical facts and practices that help them in
overcoming with harmful diseases. It is essential to have knowledge about health care services
so that at right time proper precaution can be taken as precaution are much better that reaction in
any case of diseases. This agency is trying to set standards of doctors so that proper diagnoses of
health problems can be curded in an appropriate manner. Eventually, it will enhance health care
by improving efficiency in medical product and services. For such instance various health care

centre and agencies are providing various training and development session on regular basis to
doctor and nurses so that they can provide right services in an effective manner.
1.2 Epidemiology of infectious and non infections diseases
In medical there are different infectious diseases which is suffered by general people of a
particular country need to consult doctors for proper diagnoses. Their are such diseases which
are hight infectious in nature. For such purpose it is important to identify several causes that
specifies health issues before starting treatment of such diseases.
Infectious diseases:
Epidemiology: Epidemiology is referred top analysis patterns, distribution and incidence
of various health issues within population of nation(Ruano and et. al., 2014). It deals with several
issues and cause of particular health problems weather the diseases is infectious or non
infections diseases. Moreover, it is described that infectious ones are know as communicable
diseases where as non infectious are caused by mutations which are inherited from generation of
family.
For example: Infectious diseases (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome), Microbe
transmitted( Human Immuno deficiency virus), Modes Transmission( High contact of sexual
intercourse, infected syringes or infected blood transfusion)
Epidemiology of AIDS: It has been observed and analysed through various several
researches that almost 98,400 people residing in United Kingdom are infected with this diseases.
Apart from this most of the population are not aware about health issues or does not have
knowledge about precaution for such diagnoses. Moreover, one of the fact that has been
determined that HIV is spreading on those groups such as men who are having sex with men
(MSM) which are infecting drugs user patients who are receiving blood products.
Non-infectious diseases:
Obesity: This issues is related to fat on body more that an extent is known as Obesity.
There are components in body parts known as mass index of an individual that need to be
balanced(Borgelt, Buchman, and Illes, 2012). Form such instance many several diseases can be
attain such as diabetes, weakness of bones and low immunity etc. This problems usually arise
due to imbalanced diet, genetic defects, damage of hypothalamus as well as intake of drugs or
change in life style.

Epidemiology of Obesity: General Medical council have conducted various research as
well as has observed that obesity is increasing at alarming rate at United Kingdom. Generally,
increasing population of men is about 0.2% to 1.8% where as women is about 1.4% to 3.6% . it
has been increasing due to change in lifestyles or consumption of food habits of generation of
nation.
1.3 Evaluating effectiveness of various approaches and strategies to control diseases
In context to medical term there are various kind of approaches and strategies that are
utilised in improving health and social care of population of country. There are different ways to
get rid off various infectious and non infectious diseases within society. Herein, some of the
factors that have adopted by General Medical Council which are determined below:
Surveillance: It is described to observe and analyses various aspects of surroundings
which are usually caused by different health issues(Steffenak and et al, 2015). It is a technique
that has been utilised by many health organisation in order to known about cause of infectious
diseases along with the prevention for improvement of health care.
Immunisation: This term is relevant to immune system which work out as protective
antibodies against several infectious diseases in order to save human body. Moreover, there are
various kinds of vaccination which as been introduced by medical departments related to health
issues.
Providing education and social welfare programs: There are various centre and
agencies which are organised by health care services in order to provide proper education and
knowledge regarding diseases. Such events are helpful in order to make people more aware
harmful diseases so that proper action as well as precaution can be taken against such health
issues.
Thus, the above mention are some of the effectiveness of various approaches and strategies to
control harmful diseases within nation, cities and societies.
TASK 2
2.1Determing current priorities approaches and provision of services for people with diseases
In medical department there are different types of diseases which are diagnosed for
longer period of time. Moreover, it is important to determine several and prevention which are
determined below:

Primary prevention: Primary prevention is foremost measure that is necessary for an
individual to attain. It can be done by gaining knowledge about diseases and other reason of such
causes. Moreover, United Kingdom are implementing prevention from HIV and obesity by
introducing CHAPS and NAHIP(Choi and et. al.2015.). Thus, in both context sex education is
provided to general people as well encouraging use of precaution such as condom and other
safety measure.
Secondary prevention: In case of secondary prevention the National health society are
introducing programs related to health care diseases. Such as blood of pregnant ladies are tested
appropriately weather a lady is suffering from HIV or not and accordingly treatment is provided
to them. Thus, in United Kingdom proper medication techniques are used for HIV patients
within 72 hours which is known as Post Exposure Prophylaxis(PEP)
Tertiary prevention: Tertiary prevention is the last step in prevention process that
usually aim in taking care of person who are suffering from same kind of diseases or diseases
which are attained from family.
Above mention are some of the prevention that help in overcoming from diseases like HIV as
this can be transfer from one person to another by physical intimation or giving birth to child
who is suffering from such diseases.
2.2 Relationship between prevalence of diseases and requirements of services
Generally, diseases are balanced out of total population that is troubled out from
particular suffering of diseases. There are number of person who are suffering from harmful
diseases out of over all population. For such instance proper market research is required so that
appropriate data can be assist in rendering services and medical treatment of HIV and Obesity.
Moreover, with proper identification and figure are helping out health and social care in
determining needs and precaution in developing and implementation of programs in order to
prevent from such diseases. Herein, if a person is rendering services and getting knowledge
how an individual is acquiring services and making out proper planning and strategies.
Moreover, people in a particular area are suffering from HIV according to material which is been
allocated within specific area so that they can provide specific proper treatment within stipulated
time period of action.

2.3 Impact of current lifestyle choices on future needs of health
In today's context there are various factors which are impacting on current lifestyle which is
leading to various health issues. People are habituated with improper balanced diet, intake of
nutrients and lack or protein and immunity level. Herein, some of the health problems that have
been stated by General Medical council are determined below:
Obesity: Obesity has been described and obsess in cause of wrong eating habits sue to
which people care being affected or suffering from such problems( Wodarski , 2014).As now a
days people are more found of eating fast food on daily or regular basis. Thus, in order to
maintain health issues they need to reduce in order to become such overcoming.
Improper diet: Now a days an individual are suffering from improper diet due to bad
habits of eating junk foods or else taking many sugary substance. Thus, it lead to result in
increase of calories and leads to obesity.
Apart from such issues there are other health problems that are prevailing in United Kingdom
are discussed below:
Sexual-health issues: In today's era it is important to know about sexually transmitted
diseases. Herein, people of United kingdom are suffering from various issues which is dangerous
from health. For such instance people have to become aware about health issues such as HIV,
Syphilis which are widely spreading diseases amongst STDs in United Kingdom in Chlamydia.
Smoking: It has been observed that many people are having habit of smoking. As per
research data it has been observed that 80000 people are die due to this habit. Thus, it is
important for government to make certain rules and norms against it or else provide proper
information about diseases in order to solve out such issues.
TASK 3
3.1 Assessing health and well-being priorities for various individuals
Now a days people have to be healthy by raking proper diets such as proper balanced
foods, regular exercises or yoga in order to remain fit and healthy. A person need to be healthy,
happy as well as satisfied with proper and happy surroundings in order to have a comfortable
life style. Apart from this people are having various health factors such as physical, social,
mental as well as environmental and so on(Honeyford, and et. al., 2013). Different people have
dis similar issues and problems as it depends on their immunity level of particular individuals.

Moreover, some of the people are able to resist from normal diseases such as fever, cold and
cough instantly with 3 to 4 days. On the other hand many people have less immunity system they
do not cure easily from normal diseases. Furthermore, there are several research has been
conducted by General Medical council in order to provide provide various vaccination in order
to treatments in proper time. Herein some of the factors that impacts on well-being and health of
general people are as follows:
Physical health: This health is defined as physical ability of an individual of body
function. As it includes that a person is able to work their normal functions which is necessary
for an individual to have proper diet, yoga and exercise and by marinating proper body weight as
well as height.
Mental health: This factors refers to psychological aspects of a person because it is
directly or indirected impacted with mental health. If brain is function is functioning its work
appropriately than only a body will respond in an effective manner.
Social health: Social health usually refers to environment which leads to common
diseases(Walsh and et. al., 2015). Additionally, this factors effects health of person if
surroundings around an individual is unhealthy or not appropriate then it negative impact on an
individual health.
Thus, the above mention are some of the issues and well-being priorities that generally affected
and individual health. So it become necessary for an individual to have proper diet and
surroundings in order to attain good health.
3.2 Effectiveness of strategies, system and policies in health and social care
There are various kind of health and social care system along with policies that are
introduced by several government of National Health care centre. Generally, General Medical
Council are adopting strategies in improving health of social care system within nation. In
today's context there are various strategies need to be implemented in observation which
included facts about sexually transmitted diseases in United Kingdom. Such as:
Policies of health care in United Kingdom: General Medical Council is one of the most
effective health care organisation which is providing most effective services in order to cure
harmful diseases( Lee, Lin and Philp, 2015). Moreover, Government of a country had established
several kind of laws norms by which they can improve their health and safety measure for
citizen. For such instance various policies and procedures are implemented by various legal

authorities and government that norms out certain rights towards patience and doctors. As per
the laws people who are not satisfied with health and care services are need to make formal
complaints regarding it so that proper action can be taken towards it. Eventually, it become
mandatory for management that fails to resolve issues and problems of patience to higher
authorities as well as external legal agencies.
Social care services and information: This factor usually describes that there are
various social care service provider in many country as well as nation. This system help in
rendering proper diagnoses towards its patience in order to solve their health issues and
problems. Moreover, there are several health care services which are providing various
equipments care with homes along with financial support so that health issues and problems can
be solved easily in an effective manner. Thus, they are providing knowledge and services about
various infectious and non infectious diseases c so that people can take precaution easily from
the health issues they are suffering off in order to save lives of people.
Thus, General Medicine Council organisation are taking up proper cation and strategies in order
to provide various medical protection for an individual. Moreover, they are offerings feedback
regarding services so that they can improve health of patients.
3.3 identification of changes to improve health of people
In today's scenario, health care issues must be solved in country by improving well-being
of people in order to make region or nation strong. There are several ways in which an individual
need to build or improve health care system . Moreover, in case of adolescent individual, it has
become very necessary in order to provide information about new diseases in changing
environment of society moreover, several changes that can be adopted in improving health care
are given below:
 They need to adopt healthy lifestyle in order to remain medically fit. Such as by avoiding
bad habits such as smoking and alcohol.
 Moreover, they need to put efforts in order to prevent pollution by making environment
of society and city for survival of healthy human being.
 Additionally, it is important to have proper implementation of all health and social care
policies in order to have economic independence and sustainability

3.4 Activity to implement for encouraging behaviour change for maximising health
There are number of campaigns and events which assist human behaviour in acquiring
knowledge about the maximisation of their health. Thus, GMC need to organise or build teams
who can motivate individuals to stop engaging in particular activity which can cause various
health issues(Osaki, Hattori and Kosen, 2013.). For an instance, conducting smoking cessation
programme by Organisation engaging in health care sector in order to protect people from any
smoking habits and improve their standard of living. In addition with this, some recommended
solutions are there which can provided to be more effective. Some of which are given as under:
 It includes individual, pharma and group behaviour therapy.
 Counselling of patients who were involved in consumption of alcohol and smoking in
order to decrease the habit of same.
 Organising of mass media events in order to bring awareness among public through using
various digital tools such as TV, Radio, social media platform etc.
 Face to face interaction and telephone counselling.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion it has been concluded from the above project report that there
are multiple number of organisations which are engaged in eliminating number of infectious and
non-infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are microbe transmitted and modes transmission
whereas Infectious diseases are epidemiology obesity. For this, number of effective strategies
along with some approaches are framed such as surveillance, immunisation, screening, social
welfare and education programs. In addition with this, there are current priorities and services
approaches to prevent several people diseases such as primary prevention, secondary prevention
and tertiary prevention.

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