Heart Disease - Developed World Country Disease

Question 1

Causes

Answer 1

• Inheritance
• Heavy smoking – can lead to the formation of blood clots, which result in heart attacks. Nicotine increases heart rate and blood pressure,
• Poor Diets – Fatty foods and excess alcohol can narrow and block the arteries, which can lead to heart failure and obesity.
• Lack of exercise – People are more prone to heart disease.
• Stress – Increases blood pressure and puts extra strain on the heart.

Question 2

Social Consequences

Answer 2

• Lowering of life expectancy rates
• Fatal heart attacks –
• death
• Impact on other organs – ineffective functioning of liver and kidneys
• Palpitations, dizziness, tiredness – may result in people being unable to work.

Question 3

Economic consequences

Answer 3

• Loss of workdays in industry through ill-health
• Increasing costs of state and private healthcare
• Need for medical staff and hospital beds
• Increasing costs to the government for prescriptions.

Question 4

Preventative measures

Answer 4

• Health education programmes to advise the public how to advise heart disease.
• British Heart Foundation advertising.
• Removal of unhealthy vending machine from schools.
• Compulsory physical education at school.
• Smoking Ban/Smoking campaigns
• Advice on healthy living programmes

Heart clinics

• Hospital treatment including preventative and curative surgery

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* Colour co-ordinated calories and sugar on packaging.

Question 5

Effectiveness

Answer 5

• Poverty reduces people’s ability to adopt healthy lifestyles.
• Better diet – In the last 20 years the amount of butter sold has dropped by 76% and fruit sales have increased by 43%.
• There is no evidence people do more exercise even though the facilities are better.
• Smoking – although some people have stopped smoking many now smoke outside.
• Medical – People now have regular cholesterol and blood pressure check ups. Better treatment now.