Addressing Unqualified Health Advisors: A Public Health Perspective

This essay critically examines the detrimental effects of unqualified health advisors on communities, particularly focusing on the risks associated with receiving health advice from individuals lacking proper qualifications. The author, a future health officer, employs the principles of human dignity and the common good to analyze the problem and propose actionable solutions. These solutions include advocating for government licensing of health advisors, enhancing training for health professionals, and raising community awareness to distinguish between qualified and unqualified sources of health information. The essay also emphasizes the importance of establishing accessible avenues for seeking reliable health advice and implementing measures to monitor and regulate health advisory services, ultimately aiming to safeguard public health and uphold ethical standards in healthcare communication. The essay references key concepts from Catholic Social Teachings and relevant literature to support its arguments.

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Non-qualified commenters giving people advises on health
In the current society, many members of the society enjoy exploiting others for selfish
gain. People engage in fields they are even not qualified to work in those fields in reference to
Thompson, (2015). Consequently, as a student studying health and would like to be a health
officer in the future, there is a need to address the problem of non-qualified people giving
members of the community advice. There are many effects of the unqualified recommendation to
people. For instance, one may end up losing his or her life when trying to follow the fake health
instruction. In this opinion editorial, it is going to use the principle of human dignity and
common good to address the issue of non-qualified commenters giving people advise concerning
health matters.
Human dignity requires every person to carry out himself or herself with respect
and integrity especially when dealing with the human being according to Habermas, (2018).
From the Catholic Social Teachings, God created the human being in His image and likeness.
Therefore, he deserves quality treatment. The life of everyone is guaranteed by God and nobody
should not take advantage of the situation to address the matter of human life when he lacks idea
on health solutions. Basing decision on human dignity, there are various ways to solve the issue
of unqualified commenters in the field of health. The first solution is that the government should
give license to people who are qualified according to Hrynkow & Creamer, (2015). At any time,
an individual wants to provide advice to people he or she must produce the permit. In this way,
no one will suffer because all the advisors on matters of health are qualified and have the
government license. Secondly, it is essential for the health institution to offer serious training to
the health officers before they go out of the field to advise members of the society on challenges
they face about health. For example, some circumstances people who have gone to training leave

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the institution half-baked. When they go to the field, it is difficult to differentiate them with the
fake advisors because the advice they give is the same.
The principle of common good aims at fighting for the benefit of every member of
the society in every issue according to Novak, (2017). There are people in the community who
cannot differentiate between true medical advice and inappropriate advice. However, it is
necessary to help such a group of people to maintain a society that embraces common good. As a
future nurse, the first step to realizing the common good about the unqualified advisors is to
create awareness to the members of the community on how to be able to differentiate between
the inexperienced officer and the qualified officer. For instance, after the government has given
every advisor license, it is essential to elaborate to the members of the society that they should
check at the license carefully before accepting at the advice according to Nishino, (2017). From
that perspective, everyone in the community will benefit from the steps of doing away with
unqualified health officers. Apart from the above approach, it is necessary to have a common
place where members of the society can go and get advice. The unqualified commenters mainly
take advantage that there is no particular place to give the help, they can walk from home to
home giving comments on matters of health without the government officers catching them.
Besides having an institution, it is vital for the government to employ officers that go around the
community checking for the unqualified health workers and when they meet any of them, they
should take them to government offices for further interrogation in reference to Melé, (2016).
The city should also have a way they can report the people who are giving them misleading
comments on health to assist in eliminating fake health officers.
The health of human being is a crucial asset nobody should joke around giving advises
which are unqualified. When people abide by the principles of Catholic Social Teachings human

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being are unique creatures of God, and they deserve special treatment. However, this opinion
editorial has illustrated ways which can assist society to solve the issue of unqualified advisors
on health. When people take these steps, they will realize human dignity and common good to
the community.

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References
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Hrynkow, C., & Creamer, D. (2015). Catholic social thought bearing fruit: the case of Sister
Cyril Mooney and Loreto Day School Sealdah, Kolkata, India. International Studies
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Melé, D. (2016). Virtues, values, and principles in Catholic social teaching. Handbook of Virtue
Ethics in Business and Management, 1-12.
Nishino, M. (2017). Some Reflections on Human Dignity and Human Life. ARCHIV FUR
RECHTS-UND SOZIALPHILOSOPHIE, 103(3), 304-321.
Novak, M. (2017). Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions: Freedom with Justice.
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Thompson, J. M. (2015). Introducing catholic social thought. Orbis Books.