The Principles and Theory of Public Health

The Principles and Theory of Public Health Order Description   The social determinants of health influence the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Identification and measurement of these factors is required in order to reduce health inequalities, inform policy-making and enhance service provision. You are a public health specialist working for a health improvement organisation. You have been asked to take a lead role, working with the wider public health team, to identify the actions required to improve health and tackle inequalities. In an essay of 3,000 words critically analyse and evaluate ways in which the team will identify the factors that impact on health and wellbeing in one geographical area. The area I would like to construct in the essay, is in Scotland . please construct critical writing in this essay as its for Masters level. 1. Introduction: Why is it important, aim of the essay to critically analyse and evaluate ways in which the team will identify the factors that impact on health and wellbeing in Scotland. 2. Main discussions: - Public health context: (definition health, public health and limitations and other definition that is more powerful , global dimensions of health) - Determinants of health: ( provide a useful model to locate deteminats of health as Dahlgren and whitehead 1991 model, and examine biological, individual, social, environmental, economic, factors which determine health, To analyse the concept of ‘inequalities in health, To explore how inequalities are classified Marmot & Wilkinson 2005 , Marmot, M., Wilkinson, R.G 2005, Social Determinants of Health (rev 2nd edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Orme, J., Powell, J., Taylor, Grey, M. (2007) Public Health for the 21st Century: New perspectives on policy, participation and practice (2nd edition). 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Public Health Institute of Scotland. - Health needs assessment: There are many ways of measuring health (Bowling, 2005) and there has been considerable debate associated with the notion of health needs and how these can be ascertained. Analyse the concept of ‘inequalities in health’ , Explore how inequalities are classified Health needs assessment: A practical guide’ (2005) published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) https://www.k4health.org/sites/default/files/migrated_toolkit_files/Health_Needs_Assessment_A_Practical_Guide.pdf [Accessed 30th october 2017] also, Scottish Surveillance systems, Outbreak and incident management Crawford F. (2005) Doing it Differently: An asset-based approach to well-being: https://www.gcph.co.uk/publications/221 [accessed 30th August 2016] Foot J. & Hopkins T. (2010) A glass half-full: how an asset approach can improve community health and wellbeing: https://www.local.gov.uk/c/document_library/get_file? uuid=bf034d2e-7d61-4fac-b37e-f39dc3e2f1f2 [accessed 30th August 2016] Glasgow Centre for Population Health (2011) Asset based approaches for health improvement: redressing the balance. https://www.gcph.co.uk/publications/279_concepts_series_9-asset_based_approaches_for_health_improvement [accessed 30th August 2016] Morgan A, Ziglio E. (2007) Revitalising the evidence base for public health: an assets model. Promotion and Education: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17685075 [Accessed 30th AUgust 2016] Morgan A, Davies M, Ziglio E. (2010) Health Assets in a Global Context: Theory, Methods, Action. Springer: London. - Public health policy: The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (2011) identified 10 greatest public health achievements worldwide in the ten years since the Millennium. 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