The Role of Public Health in Health and Social Care

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
LO1 Understanding the different approaches and strategies used to measure monitor and control
incidence of diseases in communities..............................................................................................3
1.1 Explaining the roles of different agencies in identifying levels of health and disease in
communities.................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Explaining by using statistical data, the epidemiology of one infectious and one non-
infectious disease that is widespread in a country.......................................................................4
1.3 Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches and strategies to control the incidence
of disease in communities............................................................................................................6
LO2 Investigating the implications of health and disease in communities.....................................7
2.1 Determining the current priorities and approaches to the provision of services for people
with disease or illness..................................................................................................................7
2.2 Explaining the relationship between the prevalence of disease and requirements of services
to support individuals..................................................................................................................7
2.3 Analysing the impact of current lifestyle choices on future needs for health and social care
services........................................................................................................................................8
LO3 Understanding the factors influencing health and wellbeing of individuals...........................9
3.1 Assessing the health and wellbeing priorities for individuals in health or social care setting
.....................................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Evaluating the effectiveness of the implemented strategies, systems and policies in a health
or social care setting....................................................................................................................9
3.3 Discussing the changes that could be made to improve the health and wellbeing of
individuals in a health or social care setting..............................................................................10
3.4 Evaluating activities that can be implemented to encourage behaviour change..................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................12

Introduction
The general health of a population as a whole, which is monitored and regulated to
simultaneously enhance and promote them by the collaborative working of the various health
and social care institutions is termed as public health. This is a continuous development process
under which new Policies are formulated by taking into consideration does growing global
scenario. This report deals with providing knowledge regarding the different approaches and
strategies that are undertaken to qualitatively and quantitatively monitor and measure the growth
and the control of the diseases in communities. This report also deals with conducting
investigation pertaining to the various impacts caused by these diseases and the various factors
that influence the health and well-being of the individuals.
LO1 Understanding the different approaches and strategies used to measure monitor and
control incidence of diseases in communities
1.1 Explaining the roles of different agencies in identifying levels of health and disease in
communities
As stated by Brett et al. (2014, p.637), there are distinctive organisations working to recognise
the level of wellbeing and illness in groups they can be national or worldwide. Local specialists
are at risk for giving people wellbeing offices in each nation. All through a neighbourhood
irresistible disease flare-up, local authorities are mainly community responders, working with
other care suppliers. The agencies additionally energise and shield the health through control,
organisation, curiosity, and act in general health. To accomplish this, they are attentive on
empowering health, sickness and wounds and answering to group health and infectious diseases.
According to Bradley et al. (2016, p.761), WHO a world association attempt their best in
producing an overall examination framework which relates together momentum neighbourhood,
common, across the country and widespread systems of research labs and health focuses on
extraordinary examination systems of infections. Government and foundations play prevalence
in infectious disease, for example, UK community health laboratory services, US centres for
sickness control and avoidance, the international systems colleges and group health and the
working out in epidemiology and community health interference network give established
information. These organisations and specialists have their duty in recognising and conveying
diseases.

1.2 Explaining by using statistical data, the epidemiology of one infectious and one non-
infectious disease that is widespread in a country
According to Eggleston and Finkelston (2014, p.797), the study of disease epidemiology is the
review and examination of the example cause impact well-being and illness conditions in
characterised population. It is the foundation of general well-being and shapes approach choices
and confirmation based practice by distinguishing hazard elements for infection and focuses on
preventive human services. Here is the statistical data of one infectious and one non-infectious
disease that is widespread in the country (Gradinger et al. 2015, p.669).
Infectious disease (mad cow
disease)
Non-infectious
disease(obesity)
Geographical distribution Mainly seen in developed
nations.
Developed nations
Incidence rates In the United States, four
cattle have been recognised
with mad distraught bovine
ailment prions, while in
Canada, 20 cases have been
distinguished.
Around the globe, rates of
obesity are on the ascent:
Since 1980, the worldwide
weight rate has almost
multiplied, and there are
currently more than 200
million corpulent men and
about 300 million hefty
ladies.
Vulnerable groups Cattles, rarely humans People above 20 years of age
are highly vulnerable.
Causes In spite of the fact that the
particular cause isn't known,
it is hypothesised that
irresistible prions are the
possible cause.
Obesity occurs when
individuals routinely eat a
bigger number of calories
than they smoulder. Various
components can add to the
weight, including an absence