Analyzing Health Promotion: Socioeconomic Factors and Government Role

This report provides a comprehensive overview of health promotion, examining the effects of socioeconomic influences on health, barriers to accessing public healthcare, and the relevance of government sources in reporting health inequalities. It includes a case study analyzing health beliefs of teenagers, potential conflicts with the fast-food industry, and the importance of providing relevant health-related information. The report also analyzes links between government strategies and models of health promotion, the role of professionals in meeting government targets, and plans a health promotion campaign aligned with health and social care objectives, supporting health promotion strategies. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools and resources for students.

HEALTH PROMOTION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................2
LO1- ESSAY.................................................................................................................................3
1.1 EXPLAIN THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC INFLUENCES ON HEALTH......................3
1.3 REASONS FOR BARRIERS TO ACCESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CARE......................................5
1.2 ASSESS THE RELEVANCE OF GOVERNMENT SOURCES IN REPORTING ON INEQUALITIES
IN HEALTH..............................................................................................................................6
TASK 2- CASE STUDY...................................................................................................................8
3.3 EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF AYESHA PROVIDING RELEVANT HEALTH-RELATED
INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC..............................................................................................8
2.3 &3.1 EXPLAIN HOW THE HEALTH BELIEFS OF TEENAGERS GOVERNING THEIR FOOD
CONSUMPTION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RELATE TO THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOUR
AND DISCUSS HOW THE ROLE OF ROUTINE IN PROMOTING THEIR HEALTHY LIVING WILL
BE INCORPORATED INTO AYESHA’S HEALTH PROMOTION CAMPAIGN................................9
3.2 DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT AYESHA WILL ENCOUNTER WITH THE
LOCAL FAST FOOD INDUSTRY ON HEALTH PROMOTION.....................................................11
TASK 3 – REPORT......................................................................................................................12
2.1 ANALYSE THE LINKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES AND MODELS OF HEALTH
PROMOTION.........................................................................................................................12
2.2 EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONALS HAVE IN MEETING GOVERNMENT TARGETS
FOR HEALTH PROMOTION...................................................................................................13
TASK 4 – INDIVIDUAL PROJECT................................................................................................14
4.1 SELECT AND PLAN A HEALTH PROMOTION CAMPAIGN THAT MEETS SPECIFIC HEALTH
AND SOCIAL CARE OBJECTIVES............................................................................................14
4.2 EXPLAIN HOW THAT HEALTH PROMOTION CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS HEALTH
PROMOTION STRATEGIES....................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES.............................................................................................................................18
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INTRODUCTION
The level of health of people is reducing significantly due to reasons such as unhealthy
eating habits, stress, poor lifestyle, etc. It has become important to make people aware of
different aspects of health so that they can live a healthy lifestyle (Naidoo and Wills, 2016).
This report aims to demonstrate the multi-dimensions of health promotion. It elaborates
the social and economic issues and various barriers which influence the health. It also
probes the principles that underpin the planning, strategising and implementing of health
promotion campaigns. The health belief theories and behaviours and its link with the
government strategies are also examined in this work. It further explains the role of
healthcare professionals in meeting government target. In last sections, it includes a health
promotion campaigns that support the promotional strategies.
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LO1- ESSAY
1.1 EXPLAIN THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC INFLUENCES ON HEALTH
INTRODUCTION
There are numerous factors which reflect significantly on the health of the person. It is
crucial for a person to identify those factors and should develop effective strategies to avoid
or overcome them. The barriers to assessing public healthcare are also one of the prime
reason which is responsible for decreasing level of the health of people. There are various
government sources which are helpful in reporting on inequalities in health
The social and economic factors possess a great impact on the health of people (Kumar, et
al. 2014). The key factors which influence the health are:
Disposal income
Unemployment
Lifestyle
Environment
DISPOSAL INCOME
The level of income of a person also reflects significantly to the health. In modern scenario,
a person needs to spend a significant amount of the money to maintain the health. In order
to maintain health, a person has to do regular medical check-up which requires a significant
amount of the money. Nowadays medical treatment has become costly which influences
the health of the people. It has become difficult for a poor person to maintain the health
due to the continuous rise in the fees of doctors and medical treatment.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment is one of the major economic problems which possess significant impact on
the health of the people. Unemployment is the main reason for the poor economic
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condition of the people. It is difficult for a poor person to maintain the health as the medical
treatment requires a significant amount of money.
LIFESTYLE
Lifestyle is an important social factor which can influence the health. The way in which a
person lives his life reflects on the health of a person. For example, a person who takes food
on time and sleeps adequately lives a healthy life as compared to those who did not follow a
fixed routine (Filh, et al. 2016).
ENVIRONMENT
The environment in which a person lives possess a significant impact on his health. It is very
important for a person to live in a healthy and clean environment. A person should live in a
healthy environment to avoid diseases and to live a healthy lifestyle (Finch, et al. 2016).
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1.3 REASONS FOR BARRIERS TO ACCESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
There are different barriers to access public healthcare which reflect significantly on the
health of a person. The main barriers to access public healthcare are:
The main barriers to accessing the public health care are mentioned below.
Poor health literacy
Lifestyle
Social environment
POOR HEALTH LITERACY
It is very important for a person to possess knowledge about the different factors which can
influence their health. The one of the main reason behind the decreasing level of health of
people is that they are unaware of the factors that can affect their health. It is imperative
for a person to adopt the healthy habits and foods and should avoid unhealthy food such as
fast food to live a healthy life (Eide, et al. 2015).
LIFESTYLE
The lifestyle of the people reflects significantly on the health of an individual. The habits and
routine of a person reflect significantly on the health and social care. A poor lifestyle can
possess a great impact on the health and can be the main barrier to accessing public health
care.
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
The social environment of a person can also become a hurdle to accessing public health
care. For example, a person lives in a society in which people consume alcohol posses a
negative impact on the health of a person (Betancourt, et al. 2016).
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1.2 ASSESS THE RELEVANCE OF GOVERNMENT SOURCES IN REPORTING ON
INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH
There are various government sources helps in assessing the health status of a local
community. Key government sources which can be used to analyse the health condition of
the people are:
Annual report of national health services
Report from CQC
WHO reports
Reports of NGO’s like Red cross
The above-mentioned sources can be used to make an understanding of the health status of
the people. The report from these sources are reliable and valid and can be used to develop
strategies for the improvement of the health of people.
Figure 1: government sources in reporting on inequalities in health
[Source: Adams, 2016]
All these government sources provide information about the different factors associated
with the health of people. There are different factors such as education level, income,
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health status, diseases etc. Health inequalities can be reported through the geographical
distribution of the socioeconomic groups. One of the factors which influence the
effectiveness of the government sources is biasing in presenting the health inequalities,
therefore, it is recommended that health inequalities should be measured through the
report of the independent agencies (Adams, et al. 2016).
CONCLUSION
It may be concluded that the social and economic factors possess a great impact on the
health of people, therefore, a person should adopt effective steps to respond them. There
are different barriers such as poor health literacy level, social environment and lifestyle to
access public healthcare which reflect significantly on the health of a person. There are
various government sources which can be adapted to assess the health status of people and
can be used to develop effective strategies to improve the health of people.
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TASK 2- CASE STUDY
3.3 EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF AYESHA PROVIDING RELEVANT
HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC
Today's generation is not so much concern about their health status and physical
development due to which people suffers lot of health issues. The information regarding
health improvement can be crucial for those who suffer from health problems. Ayesha's
suggestions on health care awareness for society are beneficial for all age of the group. It is
very necessary to gain the knowledge about the positive and negative aspect of health
related factors and activities like smoking, drinking and consumption of drugs. There are
many others factors which directly impact on health such as food habits, standard of living,
sanitation and surroundings etc. Health-related information can provide various solutions to
health problems and can be beneficial in maintaining good health. There are several reasons
to obtain the health-related information that is what type of food should we consume?
What kind of exercises required? How to stay fit? Etc.
There are various diseases which stay with the person in whole life like sugar, diabetes,
obesity etc. this types of diseases cannot harm so much on health if a person follows the
health development tips. The information providing to the public about health
maintenances can help in spreading awareness about different health issues and ways to
respond it effectively (Bauman and Nutbeam, 2013).
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2.3 &3.1 EXPLAIN HOW THE HEALTH BELIEFS OF TEENAGERS GOVERNING
THEIR FOOD CONSUMPTION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RELATE TO
THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND DISCUSS HOW THE ROLE OF
ROUTINE IN PROMOTING THEIR HEALTHY LIVING WILL BE INCORPORATED
INTO AYESHA’S HEALTH PROMOTION CAMPAIGN
These are different theories of health belief which explains the change in health condition
and behaviour of human and impact psychology. The health behaviour theories used to find
the reason behind the change in behaviour during his illness. Theories focus to enhance the
health services so that health can be improved. The unhealthy food consumption by
teenagers give rise to obesity and slow down the energy level which badly affects the
physical fitness. Due to increased weight and health problems the patient loses his self-
confidence feel bad about themselves. People feel awkward to go in public place due to
their overweight. Health belief model studies the people's benefits about the health
problem and self-efficiency of the human. Health behaviour recommends the change in
behaviour pattern of the person based on their health condition. This changes can
environmental change and physical change.
The role of routines in health promotion work as scheduled or sequence activities. The
routine helps to do every work on time and removed overstress from the mind. In case of
health, the daily routine activities can help to enhance the physical fitness. Sometimes the
burden of work hit the human that level, where they can't handle the situation so, to make
a routine for every activity, can reduce the workload and maintain calmness in mind. There
are various health issues which can be arises due to bad habits like late night sleep, over-
consumption of food, drinking alcohol daily etc. these are all health effected problems
which can be resolved by following a healthy routine. A good routine not only give the
positive impact on the present but it is also good for the future generation to achieve a good
health. There are some positive aspects of good routine are-
 Generous nature
 Low stressed
 Wake up early
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 Control upon emotions
 Positive behaviour
A person should follow a healthy routine and should avoid the bad habits in order to live
a healthy life (Edelman, et al. 2017).
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3.2 DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT AYESHA WILL ENCOUNTER
WITH THE LOCAL FAST FOOD INDUSTRY ON HEALTH PROMOTION
Health is an essential element of day to day life. There are lots of diseases which adversely
affects the health status and this diseases mostly take birth from the different type of food
consumption. Consumption of fast and junk food such as burger, French fries, pizza etc. are
most common reasons for health issues such as obesity. It is necessary to spread awareness
about avoiding consumption of these foods. The government should also take a stand and
ban the junk food product which causes health problems. Industries have own viewpoint
which keeps the argument going that is if the production is stopped, there are many
employed workers are losing their job and raise the unemployment rate. This is a problem
which government must be discussed with industry and should find solution to resolve this
problem should make. There are certain ingredients which are not necessary to put or
harmful substance for health must be removed from the products and try to add some
nutrients components which make food healthy and wider population can consume.
Another way to resolve this problem is that the government should keep checking the food
products and quality and quantity of its ingredients. (Sommers, et al. 2015).
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