Health and Social Care: The Issue of Smoking and Public Health

This presentation delves into the contemporary issue of smoking and its multifaceted impact on public health. It begins by identifying smoking as a significant concern and then proceeds to analyze various media sources, including academic articles, news reports, and online resources, to understand how the issue is presented and discussed. The presentation examines the focus of each source, such as the health impacts, prevalence, and potential interventions related to smoking. It explores how information related to health and social care reaches the public domain, highlighting the roles of mass media, social media, and professional publications. Furthermore, it discusses the ways in which this information influences public attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors, including both positive and negative impacts. The presentation also addresses the reliability and validity of media information, emphasizing the importance of critical assessment by the public. In conclusion, it summarizes the significant role of both traditional and modern media in raising public awareness about health and social care issues, while also cautioning the public to verify the reliability of the information presented.

CONTEMPRORARY ISSUES
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

INTRODUCTION
 There are many issues covered in health and social care and one of the selected
issue is smoking that directly or indirectly affect the public health.
 The present PPT aims to identify various articles, news or books that present
the smoking issue on public health concern and will present their thoughts and
perspective may be in terms of similarity or differences.

PORTFOLIO OF MEDIA SOURCES
REFERENCES FOCUS
Tobacco smoking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. 2019.
[Online]. Available
Through:<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2017.1325890>.
The focus of this article is on the negative impact of
smoking on the health and provide intervention,
prevalence and correlates.
Tobacco display ban 'safeguards young people'. 2019. [Online]. Available
Through:<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48253960>.
The focus of this online news is on the decision on
display ban of the cigarettes or tobacco at the shop
counters and benefits of the movement.
How does smoking affect the body. 2019. [Online]. Available Through:
<https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324644.php>.
The focus of this article is to aware public about life-
threatening affect of smoking on human body.

1.1 how does information relate to health and social
care reach the public domain
Smoking is a dangerous habit for the person itself as well as for the non-smoker
too. Information related to the health and social care is a sensitive issue as well as
crucial one for the public health. In the reach, mass media has come forward to
solve the gap issue between the information and public.
 Mass media such as; TV, radio, newspaper, internet
 Social media such as; Facebook, Twitter
 Articles by health and social care professionals, books and magazines

1.2 Sources of media used to disseminate the information
Disseminating information refers to the spread out the information regarding health and social
care to the society. To disseminate information related to smoking and tobacco, the source of
information is significant. It is a sectorial policy taken by the UK government. There are some
common methods from which information regarding smoking issue can be disseminated to the
public through
 Television
 Educational campaigns
 Newspaper

1.3 Various ways in which the presented information
can influence the attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of
people
The present information in the three articles are significant to gain attention of the public
on smoking affects on the body. The information has great impact on the attitudes, thoughts
and behaviour of public.
 The information is present in the form of article and online news that has been
presented by the health care professionals with including exact or approx. facts and
figures.
 Along with it published through social media as well as other traditional mass media
used by every person that generate more awareness about cons of the smoking habit.

2.1 Impact of the media coverage or issue had on the
people's behaviour, thoughts and attitudes
 Social media and mass media in UK as well as across the world is dedicated to
the health and social care of the people. Media have significant impact
including positive and negative impact on the public health and care.
 For example; regular advertisements regarding smoking and other tobaccos
can influence a non-smoker to try that made negative affects on the person. In
contrast, realistic and influence information regarding life-threatening affect of
smoking can enable a person to take one step towards quitting this habit.

2.2 How public can assess the reliability and validity of
the media information about health and social care
 It has been analysed that the information present on the mass media or social media is
not trustworthy always; thus, every people who is going through the information is
required to consider the following points;
 It is essential to understand by the public that the media information is reliable and
updated.
 Public can do CRAAP test for the online sources and online articles present on the
internet.

CONCLUSION
 From the present PPT, it has been summarised that the traditional and modern media
have significant role in public awareness regarding any health and social care issue.
 But people are required to not trust any media or online sites without testing its
reliability and validity that ensure that the information present to the public is real and
valid.

REFERENCES
 Tobacco smoking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. 2019. [Online].
Available
Through:<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2017.1325890>.
 Tobacco display ban 'safeguards young people'. 2019. [Online]. Available
Through:<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48253960>.
 How does smoking affect the body. 2019. [Online]. Available Through:
<https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324644.php>.