University Report: Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care

This report delves into contemporary issues within health and social care, with a specific focus on childhood obesity. It examines the role of media in influencing public attitudes and behaviors, emphasizing both the positive and negative impacts of media information. The report discusses how the public can assess the reliability and validity of media sources, particularly in the context of health information. Furthermore, it analyzes how local attitudes reflect national trends, the validity of public perceptions regarding specific health issues, and the potential consequences of contemporary thinking on health and social care provision and services. The report emphasizes the importance of education and awareness campaigns in addressing health concerns and highlights the role of government and healthcare organizations in disseminating accurate information to the public. It concludes by underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach to address the complexities of contemporary health and social care challenges.

Contemporary Issues in
Health and Social Care

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
(Q4) Outline ways in which media may be used to influence the attitudes and behaviour of
people in HSC (P 2.1).............................................................................................................1
(Q5) Discuss how public can assess reliability and validity of media information about
HSC (P 2.2)............................................................................................................................1
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................2
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................2
Q10 Local attitudes reflect those found at a national level (P4.1).........................................2
Q11 Validity of public attitudes and behaviours in relation to a specific issue (4.2, D3)......3
Q12 Possible consequences of contemporary thinking for health and social care provision and
services (P4.3)........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Healthcare has to be key role player in maintaining health of the children so that they
may not be driven way by obesity. Obesity is a serious issue in health of the children as it
deteriorates them in negative manner. This report deals with contemporary issues in health and
social care. Government and healthcare organisations are playing effective role so that they may
educates the masses about the serious repercussions of obesity on children's health. It imparts
various diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol and chance of stroke which needs to
eradicated by healthcare (Steinbock, London and Arras, 2013). The repercussion of health of
children are threat because obesity needs to be stopped to totality. For this, low calorie food
should be eaten by children and regular exercises will be reduce the risk of obesity in children.
TASK 1
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TASK 2
(Q4) Outline ways in which media may be used to influence the attitudes and behaviour of
people in HSC (P 2.1)
(Q5) Discuss how public can assess reliability and validity of media information about HSC (P
2.2)
MEMORANDUM
TO:
CC:
FROM:
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SUBJECT: Obesity in children
Media plays an important role in presenting information. The media have positive and negative
impact on HSC. The positive data may negatively impact upon people if it is not presented in a
proper manner. Television has been successful in outlining the information on health issue
which is obesity in children. Internet has also effective way to deliver information to public at a
large. Social media is helpful in conveying message to people within short period.
Obesity can be solved by providing information through leaflets and educational campaigns as
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awareness about the ill effects of obesity can be successfully delivered to them in effectual
manner (Arnold and Boggs, 2015). By this manner, media helps to make people aware about
the threat of obesity in children.
The service user can effectively take and access the data by referring to the data provided by
media. Reliability means accuracy and consistency of presenting the information whereas
validity means the procedure through which dependable information is determined. Media has
strong reliability and validity of the data to convey information to public. Obesity in children is
a serious issue as children tend to lend into other diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure
and also high cholesterol (McCombs, 2017). This issue has to be stopped so that children may
not tend to come in contact with such harmful diseases in little age. Media has a high level of
credibility and masses rely on them quite effectively. However, government spoke persons play
an important role in communicating between people and media so that information becomes
clear and transparent. Having awareness about validity of data, service users will be able to
avoid from referring invalid of perished information. The information users may be able to
assess the validity of data by comparing with another source. This will give them transparency
whether information is valid or expired which is proved by healthcare professionals
(Contemporary issues in health and social care, 2015). The government websites are helpful
for circulating information and this is useful as obesity among children is a serious issue.
Moreover, NGO also another useful source for information providing to the public. It has
validity and quickly impacts people.
Hereby, obesity issue may resolve with help of media so that information is being provided to
masses and people should understand the repercussions of overweight in children so that they
may not lend in dangerous diseases.
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TASK 4
Q10 Local attitudes reflect those found at a national level (P4.1)
Health care at a national level is referred to be a vital concern of many internal
organization like World Health Organization (W.H.O). They regulate HSC from all around the
globe and in case here exists any WHO’S vision regarding obesity related issue, then these will
be delivered at a local level by local norms and regulation. The Obesity shows the local
governmental practice as a nationwide strategy to support individuals, for whom the health care
services are not accessible. The administration together provisions demanding education to both
children and adults to control several heath issues like BP, diabetes heart patients etc. They also
provide relevant set of information as a principal need for encouraging people to adopt positive
changes in their incorporated habits. Obesity among all is stated to be the most sustainable health
problem in the globe. It is basically at the time when the nationalities become unable to decrease
the dispersal of such local issue and it hazardously develops as a cause behind resulting into a
worldwide issue (Murero, 2013). Subsequently, WHO has to spend a huge sum of money for its
complete removal from the society. The revenues of NGOS have been decreased and each
individual must contribute to eliminate diseases and promote healthiness.
According to survey, a large number of youngsters have been victimised from the
selected issue, i.e., Obesity, and they are required to concentrate on this particular area to
eradicate sicknesses at both local and international level. It is due to the fact where if the diseases
spreads beyond the local area then it is apparent to impact upon the entire nation. Resultantly, the
economic wellbeing as well as the physical condition of the nationalities is expected to decrease
at a considerate rate (Straughair, 2012).
Q11 Validity of public attitudes and behaviours in relation to a specific issue (4.2, D3)
Education is referred to be one of the most significant aspect to be provided by
government to the public. It should be with an equal contribution of the local authorities. HSC
organization is directed by various educated people. The individuals representing HSC
organization must be able to comprehend and deal with people approaching them to take
assistance. The HSC organization is therefore required to conduct several issues reflecting as a
matter of concern.
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HSC individuals are together required to be enough conscious regarding the cogency of
their public’s attitude. Although, it is impossible to gratify everybody at a similar time for the
HSC organization. There exist numerous data sources where it is from political as well as
religious schedules, governmental sources along with the pressure groups. The public should
confirm to acquire reliable facts gathered from valid sources like governmental sites and
publications, etc. In Obesity level, 58% are fulfilled with the services provisioned by NHS at
national level where the services provided by local national health services has satisfied around
74% public. Individuals are lacking onward by the administrative as well as local health care
authorities to continue the services of regular health check-ups for an early identification of any
health related to cure it with a maximum possible efforts and minimum harm to people (Kris-
Etherton and et.al, 2014).
Q12 Possible consequences of contemporary thinking for health and social care provision and
services (P4.3)
In the present times, people not having higher level of education related to health and
social care (HSC) services. They are aware about the health care issues and diseases which incur
and enhance day by day but up to the certain level. Due to lack of broad understanding about the
contemporary issues of HSC people facing various kinds of diseases. The present study is based
upon specific HSC issue which is like obesity which become a major problem among people
nowadays. When the people start to thinking on the obesity and try to gain knowledge about the
HSC issue then able to make proper solution of the diseases incurred. Apart from this, when
thinks on this particular aspect then easily able to determine all the impacts and consequences of
obesity. When looking at the general then obesity is root of all the HSC issues and diseases like
blood pressure, heart problems, thyroid, diabetes etc. When people attract and engage towards
the information, news and education of contemporary issues of HSC then able to know these all
the consequences of obesity (Greig, Entwistle and Beech, 2012).
Apart from this, mass media is one of the highly best and appropriate method which
supports to make local community educate about contemporary issues of health and social care.
Under the stated technique, traditional and modern both kinds of strategies involved so that,
people of every age can gain knowledge related to obesity and its consequences properly. In
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addition to this, due to thinking on HSC issue of obesity then their belief, attitude, food
behaviour, opinions etc. will change. When such all the things will change then people able to
make solution of obesity which is highly positive consequence of contemporary thinking.
CONCLUSION
Hereby it can be concluded that healthcare organisations need to educate public about the
ill effects of obesity on health of children so that they may live healthy life. The risk of obesity is
increasing day by day because children are eating snacks and oily foods on regular basis which is
a serious threat to their life. As a result, different diseases are affecting their health such diabetes,
high cholesterol, heart disease and many more which needs to be eradicated too much extent.
Government and healthcare organisations both have to play important role so that it may spread
education to the public and as a result obesity can be reduced in effectual manner.
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