Recommendations for helping to improve health and well-being, sources of support:

Question 1

Identify six recommendations for helping to improve health and wellbeing

Answer 1

• Improving blood pressure
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Eating a balanced diet
• Getting enough physical activity
• Quitting smoking
• Sensible alcohol consumption
• Stopping substance misuse.

Question 2

Give four examples of formal support.

Answer 2

Professionals, trained volunteers, support groups and charities.

Question 3

Formal support:
Explain two ways trained professionals could improve health and wellbeing. Explain two ways trained professionals could improve health and wellbeing.

Answer 3

A GP can prescribe medication/nicotine patches – to help lower blood pressure/quit smoking.

A dietician can create a meal plan – to help the individual gain/lose weight healthily

Question 4

Formal support:
Explain one way trained volunteers could improve health and wellbeing

Answer 4

Trained volunteers can help motivate the individual – to change their bad lifestyle habits.

Question 5

Formal support:
Explain one way trained support groups could improve health and wellbeing

Answer 5

A support group can create a safe environment where the individual can share their situation with others – to learn new strategies and techniques to reduce alcohol consumption.

Question 6

Formal support:
Explain one way charities could improve health and wellbeing

Answer 6

A charity can provide evidence- based information – to support the individual to make informed lifestyle choices.

Question 7

Informal support:
Give four examples of informal support.

Answer 7

Family, friends, neighbours, community and work colleagues

Question 8

Informal support:
Explain one way family members could improve health and wellbeing.

Answer 8

Family members can provide motivations/encouragement – to make the individual more likely to succeed at

Question 9

Informal support:
Explain one way friends could improve health and wellbeing

Answer 9

Friends can stop offering the individual unhealthy food/alcohol – to reduce temptation and increase chances changing bad lifestyle choices.

Question 10

Informal support:
Explain one way neighbours could improve health and wellbeing

Answer 10

Neighbours can provide practical support such as doing exercise with the individual – to increase physical activity levels.

Question 11

Informal support:
Explain one way community/work colleague’s charities could improve health and wellbeing

Answer 11

Local community centre may have exercise classes the individual can attend – to increase physical activity levels.