A9- Health & wellbeing Flashcards
What is well-being?
A combination of a persons physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. It is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction.
(Better health, 2022)
What is a preventative agenda?
Tackling potential problems by promoting healthy behaviours and screening for diseases to keep people from becoming sick in the first place.
What is a disease screening?
The application of medical procedures or tests to people who currently show no symptoms of a particular disease, for the purpose of determining their likelihood of having or developing the disease. An example of this would be a smear test.
What is sign posting?
The act of pointing someone in the right direction by giving them a contact number for an organisation that can help them, this may be regarding transport or mental well-being.
How can you support someone’s well-being?
• Allow them time to discuss their feelings.
• Encourage independence.
• Be aware of their barriers.
• Continuity of care.
• Person centred care.
What is the NHS prevention plan?
It aims to improve the populations health by reducing illness, as that is the key to reducing health inequalities. They aim to reduce illness through early detection of disease and promoting self management.
What is the secondary NHS prevention plan?
It aims to catch the causes of ill health early to prevent and reduce the progression of more serious health issues.
What did the global burden of disease study find?
The top 6 risk factors driving morality and morbidity in england are tobacco, high blood sugar levels, high body mass index, dietary risk, high blood pressure and alcohol.
The NHS prevention plan is taking time to support people in taking action against this.
How will the NHS prevention plan impact the service users?
• Better health and awareness.
• Early diagnosis.
• Given help to stop smoking.
• Out patient services will be more accessible.
• Support in attending weight management services.
• Use antibiotics sensibly.
• Digital tools to enable more access.
• Promotes self management.
What are the risks of smoking or second hand smoke on someone’s health?
• Can cause many types of cancer (lungs, mouth, throat, bladder, cervix, kidney, pancreas and more).
• Damages your heart and therefore has an influence on circulation. Increasing the risk of CHD, heart attacks, erectyl dysfunction and strokes.
• Damages your lungs leading to COPD and pneumonia.
• Can worsen and prolong the symptoms of athsma, common cold and respiratory tract infections.
• Reduces fertility.
How can smoking or second hand smoke affect an unborn baby?
• Higher risk if still birth.
• Can be premature.
• Low birth weight (problems getting warm and likely to get infections).
• Risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
• Likely to have athsma.
• May have bronchitis and pneumonia in the first year of being born.
How does the NHS prevention plan aim to help mental health services?
It aims to make them more accessible by increasing their funding making it easier to access crisis care, mental health care for mothers pre and post pregnancy.
What is MECC?
‘Make Every Contact Count’ is a programme which aids staff working with the public to ask about health and well-being.
Use whatever contact you have with someone to support or educate them about positive behaviours and choices, at an appropriate time.
What is health promotion?
Giving people the resources and information they need to improve their health. This may include improving people’s skills and capabilities, changing their social and environmental conditions and systems that may affect their health.
What are some examples of health promotion within the public?
• Wear seatbelts
• Smoking areas
• Fun runs
• Soup kitchens
• Online and in person education on health management
What is the healthy child programme?
A programme with a goal to increase the number of children ready to learn at 2 and ready for school at 5. This is because pregnancy and childhood experience impact on physical and emotional health as adults.
In order to do this they set out schedules for services to cover the care of children.
Universal health advice development reviews are key features of the healthy child programme.
A child will be monitored at 28 weeks of pregnancy, at 8 weeks old, age 1 and then age 2.
Define ageing.
Growing up and advancing in developmental stages.
What is deterioration?
Body functions slowing down/stopping .
What are the 3 key facts about the population?
- We have an ageing population. In 2020, the number of people 60 or over out numbered children under 5.
- People are living longer (60+).
- People are more susceptible to disease for longer, because they’re living longer.
What happens to your cells as you age?
Tissues consist of cells. Some tissues consist of cells that don’t last long, so they have to constantly be replaced (like skin).
As you age, cells are replaced at a slower rate, as fewer cells can divide.
What are the signs of ageing?
- Grey hair
- Wrinkles
- Age spots
- Body is less able to store fluid, so spinal disks shrink and loose their elasticity
- Can shrink in size
- It takes longer for signals to travel along nerves, so the brain can’t process information as well. This makes it harder to retain information and react quickly
- Sensory organs gradually have a decline in function
What are the physical impacts of ageing?
- Hearing loss
- Cataracts
- Refractive errors
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Health conditions
- Diabetes
- Dementia
What are the mental impacts to ageing?
- Grief
- Social isolation
- Loneliness
- Loss of independence
- Depression
- Anxiety
What are the cognitive impacts of ageing?
- Processing speed decreases
- Decline in attention span
- Memory loss
What happened to the number of A&E attendees aged 60 or over between 2007 and 2014?
They increased by 2 thirds.
Why are older people for likely to get cancer?
Over time, the cells in are body’s become damaged, which builds up. This causes cells to grow and multiply more than usual, causing cancer.
How is eyesight affected by age?
Cataracts and glaucoma may develop and if untreated it can cause blindness.
How is hearing affected by age?
It can deteriorate, losing high pitched and quite sounds and a hearing aid may become necessary.