An Analysis of Population Health Screening: Essay on Health

This essay delves into the multifaceted concept of population health screening, encompassing physical, mental, and social well-being. It begins by defining health and its importance, emphasizing the significance of measuring health for treatment and prevention of diseases. The essay then discusses the three dimensions of health—physical, mental, and social—and their interrelation, using a case study of a 39-year-old man to illustrate the impact of health issues like high blood pressure. It explores associated health risks, advantages and disadvantages of health screening, and offers recommendations for future health management, including lifestyle adjustments and stress reduction techniques. The essay concludes by emphasizing the need for timely health assessments and the importance of maintaining overall well-being across all three health dimensions.

Population Health
Screening

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................3
BODY OF ESSAY..........................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES ..................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Health is state of complete physical, mental and social well-being as well as not merely
absence of disease. Along with this health is consider as individual body structure and function
with presence and absence of diseases (Issaka and et.al., 2018). Measuring health is important
because it provide treatment, management of illness as well as preservation of health. Apart from
this measuring public health is important for providing quality life by preventing people from
disease which include mental health. In relation of promotion viewpoint, if people of particular
nation are healthy then it result in building positive image. This essay will going to discuss,
physical, mental and social health measures with age group. Along with this, individual current
health and well being status will discuss with health risk associated to individual. Furthermore,
health screening advantages and disadvantages going to be explain with advice individual have
to implement in future.
BACKGROUND
Health is consider as individual body structure as well as function including presence and
absence of diseases. World Health organisation is specialised agency of United Nation which is
concerned with international public health. WHO was formed in 1948 on 7th April and its
headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1948, World Health Organisation define health as, “state
of individual complete physical, mental as well as social well being and not merely absence of
infirmity or disease.” In addition to this, Health status of individual measures through clinical as
well as pathological measures and it usually observed by clinicians or by using instruments
(Measures of health status, quality of life and health care, 2019).
There are several types of diseases which can measure such as blood pressure,
temperature, X-ray, tumour size, ICED-index of co-existing diseases, pain, bleeding and many
more (Field and et.al., 2018). Most important is that individual have ti use existing measures
which has been tried instead of investing on new one. In this report broad category of health will
be included i.e., physical, mental and social for framing discussion of demographic as well as
epidemiological data along with associated health risk.
BODY OF ESSAY
As it has been already discussed that health is state of physical, mental and social well-
being. In this physical health is related to individual overall well-being as well as it is most

visible of several health dimensions which involve spiritual, social, emotional, environmental
and intellectual health (Defining Physical Health, 2019). Most common sign of unhealthy
individual in their bad physical appearance. It is important for individual to take care of their
physical well-being as it reflect that he/she is healthy or not. Whereas, mental health involves
emotional, social and psychological well-being. If individual is not mentally healthy it give
negative impact on their feelings, thinking and act. Moreover, mental health also provide
assistance in determining how to handle stress, make choice and relate to others (Peters And
et.al., 2016). It is important to be mentally healthy at every stage of life i.e., childhood,
adolescence and till adulthood. Although, if anyone suffer through mental health problem several
changes will be identified like thinking, mood and behaviour get affected. On the other hand,
social well-being is individual end state in that basic requirement get met as well as human being
will able to coexist peacefully in communities with advancement opportunities. End state of
social well-being is characterised through equal access to as well as delivery of basic services
such as water, food, shelter and health services. In addition to this, social well-being is when
people have good relationship with each other, peace and social stability.
This report is based on person named as Mr. ABC and he is older adult who come under
age group of 35-55 years. He is 39 years old man running own business of furniture
manufacturing. Mr. ABC join family business of furniture manufacturing after completing MBA
in finance, main reason behind joining business is that he don't want to do job. He lives in
London, UK as his family member & business is established over their. As he was suffering
through some health issues due to which family member don't allow Mr. ABC to live separate
without family. He never go out of city alone as his family member also don't allow her to go
individually because of health problem. Mr. ABC is having some mental health issues as he take
tension every fast which result in high blood pressure (Lieberman and et.al., 2017). But
physically his unhealthiness get reflect as he is suffering through high blood pressure because he
take tension of small things too much which result in increasing blood pressure. Thus, current
health and well-being status of Mr. ABC is not good as he in suffering from high blood pressure
which is not good as it may give negative impact on other body parts.
From above discussion information has been gathered that Mr. ABC is suffering from
high blood pressure which shows that he is not physically fit. Along with this, he take tension too
much even on small things which shows that he is not mentally fit. Main reason behind high

blood pressure is tension which he take, it result in several other health issues also. Such as
headache, vision problem, chest pain, blood in urine, irregular heartbeat and several other
(Bretthauer and et.al., 2016). This is the main reason that Mr. ABC is not allowed to go alone
anywhere as it is important to be with someone. If something will happen then at that time it is
important to be with someone so that situation will handle in effective manner. There are several
information related to respective person health such as Heigh 5.8 feet, weight 69. Mr. ABC take
proper diet as he live with family but he don't like some green vegetables and his mother take
care of her, he don't smoke as well as have no drinking habits. Apart from this, as discussed
before that he is not mentally well due to tension taken by him. It is not because of life he is
satisfy with it but because of some situations result in creating tension for him. Along with
physical and mental health there is requirement of being socially well also as it include hobbies,
outside interest, family and friends support etc.. Mr. ABC have hobby of reading newspaper and
bike riding along with this he is no engaged in any type of outside activities due to which he
continuously gaining weight. Family member of Mr. ABC is supportive in nature as they support
him in everything but he don't have much friends.
From the above entire discussion it has been identified that there are several health risk
associated with individual. These are because of Mr. ABC life style, eating habits and so on. It is
necessary for him to improve this so that blood pressure and tension issue get reduced and he
will started living healthy life. As explained above Mr. ABC don't eat some of green vegetables
so it is necessary for him to add these in daily diet because it include several vitamins, minerals
and protein within it. Along with this, he don't do any outside and physical activities in daily
routine due to which his weight is increasing day by day (Greenwood and et.al., 2019). It is
necessary for everyone to include some activities such as morning walk, playing outdoor games,
Aerobics, Gym and so on. All these keep mind fresh and even individual enjoy these physical
activities also result in removing stress level and also reduce tension. If he will go out and meet
people then friendship also build which help him in enjoying life in better manner. If Mr. ABC
enjoy life without feeling any type of tension then his blood pressure will also get normal and
chances of any other health issues will also get reduce.
There are some recommendation for Mr. ABC which help him in future for proper
treatment of physical and mental issues. Thus, for reducing tension level he should have to do
physical activities like walk, exercise, meditation and so on. Along with this, he should have to

reduce caffeine intake such as coffee, tea, chocolates and energy intakes because high doses of
these result in increasing anxiety. Most beneficial way by which Mr. ABC can reduce stress level
is chewing a stick of gum (Redline,2017). People who chew gum have great sense of well-being
with low stress level. When he feel tension at that time should not sit along and have to spend
time with friends and family because it will help him in reducing tension and maintaining blood
pressure normal. Apart from this, he have blood pressure problem also which is dangerous
condition result in damaging heart. As already discussed that walk and exercise is necessary
because it also help in getting blood pressure normal. When individual have high blood pressure
issue it is necessary to reduce intake of sodium because salt is linked with it as well as heart
events also like stroke. Mr. ANC have to add food in diet which is full of potassium because it is
important mineral and include green leafy vegetables, sweet potato, tomatoes, orange, apricots,
avocados, milk, yogurt and many more.
Health screening is the test which help in looking for diseases before having its
symptoms. In simple term, screening test provide assistance in finding diseases earlier when they
can treated in easy manner (Adler, Glymour and Fielding, 2016). High blood pressure is also
health issue which find out while doing screening. There are several advantages of health
screening such as early identification of diseases which result in better outcomes, improve health
of population, potential cost avoidance and long term cost saving for chronic patients. Along
with these advantages there are some disadvantage also such as every type of health related
screening test also result in several harm to health of individual. For instance, x-ray related bones
screening result in exposing the body radiation. Along with this, endoscopy of the bowel result in
some health issues as it can lead to bleeding as well as some major injuries within in rare cases. Thus,
it is important for individual to analyse both advantages as well as disadvantage of health screening
before getting it done. So that, there will be no negative effect on body of individual as well as
positive will be gain.
Medical test will be measure by doctor or any specialist in which inflatable arm cuff put
around the arm ad help in measuring blood pressure (Zhang and et.al., 2016). It is given in
millimetres of mercury (mm Hg) which have two numbers. The first, or upper, number measures the
pressure in arteries when heart beats (systolic pressure). The second, or lower, number measures the
pressure in arteries between beats (diastolic pressure). In addition to this, blood pressure in
categorised within four categorise i.e., normal blood pressure, elevated blood pressure, stage 1
hypertension and stage 2 hypertension.

CONCLUSION
From above entire discussion it has been concluded that measuring health on timely basis
is important for everyone. Health have to be measure on three state i.e., physical, mental as well
as social level. It is necessary to be strong enough at all these three state then only individual will
be consider as healthy. In addition to this, if anyone have some health issues it directly reflect on
them at physical level. Thus, it is essential for every human being measure health on immediate
basis when they feel any type of changes in them.

REFERENCES
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