Give specific examples of how these philosophies are demonstrated in various health and social care settings. ... Health and social care workers have a very important role among partnership workers. ... The health resources are available for all people; everyone has the opportunity to take care of their health. Power sharing is another vital link in health and social care. ... Arthur can be framed in the better coordination of health and social care model. ...

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Given this approach, creating a strong community action to achieve public health and successful health promotion are also essential determinants of health for a community. ... Ability to pay should not be a determining factor for access to health care. The most effective public health policies in the developed world have an universal access to care regardless of the individuals status or income. Payment for such a system mainly comes through taxes to those with higher income to compensate for the costs spent on those with lower incomes but yields an equal access to care. ... Social status, e...

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Introduction The causes of poor health are complex. A society's understanding of the determinants of health has an important influence on the stratagies it uses to maintain and improve the health of its population (Mustard 1996). ... It is understandable, given this background, that the provision of universally available medical care was seen as a vital part of policy for improving health standards throughout society "(Blane et al,1996, p2) It was expected that these developments would narrow social class differences in health but figures relating to standardised mortality ratios f...

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Social Care Theory and Practice Learning Outcome 1 The purpose of this essay is to identify and explain how values can influence practice in social care settings. ... Thus responsibility is placed on the person being cared for to treat the carer with respect. Without this responsibility there is a danger that those receiving care become passive recipients of care and this would not allow them to fully participate in the caring process. ... People, regardless of their disabilities, need to learn to make informed choices which help maximise their social welfare including their own ...

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He visited a doctor in the public health center, where a chest X-ray test showed a shadow in his right lung. ... Transcultural theory is very important for health care professional to follow culture aspect between coworkers to keep on good relationship. It gives theoretical foundations to all health care professional to be appropriate for societies, families and all age groups because culture care is the widest comprehensive view to lead nurses by including physical, social, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of patients. ... Health refers to a state of comfort and value that is defined by ...

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Depression constitutes a major growing health concern in contemporary society. ... Not to mention the increased use of health care resources (Katrona, 1994, cited in Cummings, Neff & Husaini, 2003). A significant challenge to the health care community is to better understand the effects of social support to an elderly person's deteriorating health. ... With this information, health care services can become more comprehensive and the effectiveness of other treatment enhanced. ... Implications from Robinson and Steele's (1994) study illustrated that care giving continues to be seen...

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There are many discussions surrounding health insurance coverage. ... These nations have built universal and affordable health care system. ... For as little as 10 dollars a month, citizens are able to receive excellent health care services. ... In the U.S., the health care system is privatized. ... I know that there are flaws to the current administration's efforts to establish stable, affordable health care, but I have never seen so many controversies and oppositions to an effort that is probably common sense for all to have. ...

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Recognition of the social, financial, health and emotional issues involved in caring for the elderly began in the 1940's. ... Being a public health issue, it incorporates nursing and social work professionals (Netting, Huber, Paton, Kautz, 1995). ... They found that the United States currently spends more than $26 billion annually in additional health care costs for persons over 65 who lose their ability to live independently (Guralnik, et. al. 2001). ... Managed care requires the primary care physician to make referrals for patients who need them. ... Social workers have suggested the...

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Today in America heath care is more advanced than ever. This raise in the quality of health care comes with a high price tag that not all American's can afford. The rich can afford the best doctors for both mental and physical care. ... Middle class American's usually have health insurance that allows them to afford quality mental and physical health care. ... The poor in America have no excess money to spend on health care. ...

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Poverty and health are definitely linked and not only are the poor more likely to suffer from ill health and premature death, but poor health and disability are themselves recognised as causes of poverty. ... Low birth weight in babies is associated with social class and thought to be associated with parental poverty and poor maternal environment rather than the quality of medical care. ... By looking at poor health from a social class perspective we can see there is a link between poverty and health. ... The link between poverty and ill health is clear. ... Inequalities in health evolve becau...

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Department of Health and Human Services,Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. ... Through out the course of the night as I made my observations of those who smoked out in the bathroom they all seemed to be enjoying themselves, they were all oblivious as to my real intentions of inquiring questions about their marijuana use but they seemed to care less. ... According to these observations that I made these youths do not care that they are engaging in a deviant activity. ... According to the Journal of Health and Social Behavior,General strain theory departs ...

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Appropriating women's resources - land, time, food and energy resources, paid and unpaid labor, community networks for maintaining health, political and economic "insurance," and so on - was central to economistic development's most exploitative but "successful" practices... Coelho and Coffey observes in their studies, "Cutbacks in public expenditure generated by SAP relocates many state-provided health care and child care services back to the household, and eliminates food subsidies and other welfare benefits that helped women meet some of their family's food needs." (1996) Wom...

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The OECD suggests that investing in human capital is the policy maker's best option as they can provide freely accessible and high-quality public services, such as education, health and family care. There are people in society who cannot focus on education and health because they only earn enough to cover their basic needs. Through this suggestion, they can not only cover their basic needs but focus on important things such as education to be applicable for better jobs and contribute to the society which fits in my view as it is stated in the liberalism ideology "social entitlements ...

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This, of course, results in mass development of many sectors such as health, education, industry etcetera in France. ... The colonizers leached upon Africa's resources, seldom giving anything back- be it in the form of education or health care. Fast forwarding to modern times, the case hasn't changed much as the literacy rate is still very low and the service of health care isn't in the grasp of all the people of Africa. ... (source: www.dailymail.co.uk) Other dominant issues taking place in Pakistan include overpopulation, illiteracy, poverty, food and water crisis, discrimi...

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Social Inequality and Social Stratification In our everyday life, socialists said and used the terms Social Inequality and Social Stratification a lot. These phenomenons are something related to the society itself. Both of them are multifaceted phenomenon, which means including intangible like ma...

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Women in not only suffer from violence they also suffer for lack of health resources, "The overall situation in Guatemala, Central America, regarding programs caring for women's reproductive health has been lagging behind for some decades. There is also a struggle in education, and lack of health resources. Guatemala is a "country that struggles in several areas of health and development, including infant, child, and maternal mortality, malnutrition, literacy, and contraceptive awareness and use" (cia.gov). ...

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(Patrick et al, 2005) "As a result of both, people with mental illness are robbed of the opportunities that define a quality life: good jobs, safe housing, satisfactory health care, and affiliation with a diverse group of people.... "One fourth of the estimated 50 million Americans that experience a mental illness will not seek mental health services because of the stigma associated with mental illness (CMHS, 2000)" (Loretta J. ... "Powerful and pervasive, stigma prevents people from acknowledging their own mental health problems, much less disclosing them to others.... Cor...

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These include psychological counseling, the health care environment, and even the education environment. ... Not only does dealing with such clients become complicated on the basis of their traditional beliefs, it can become complicated due to these individuals lack of access to counseling and health care and their high propensities for certain behavioral and medical problems which would automatically necessitate counseling among the general population. ...

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Every three minutes a baby is born to a mother who received no prenatal care. ... If children are not being well cared for, that is when social workers intervene to solve and control the problem. ... Examples of this are Child Welfare Services or Mental Health Services (Casey Outcomes & Decision Making Process [CODMP], 1998). ... This is a basic terminology that many social workers use in defining what kind of care the child needs. ... For their child care services for children in out-of-home care, they are funded by Child Care and Development Block Grant, Temporary Assistance for Needy F...

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To bring some sort of understanding that there are people less fortunate that may or may not choose to be that way but regardless are also human and should be looked after with care and compassion. ... Many other aspects such as child welfare, public housing, elderly care and vocational education also was taken on by the federal government. ... Some barriers that make it difficult to gain employment are child care and skills training but there are also other barriers that can be identified once the welfare participant has gone through an assessment. Issues such as single motherhood, substance ...

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Problems such as poverty, unemployment, health care and education. ... "He was mainly seeking all party support for a program of domestic social reform to tackle housing, health insurance, unemployment, education, the poor law, alcohol abuse and agriculture." . ... Poverty and ill health was a burden upon industry and the army without a healthy workforce and army Britain was powerless. ...

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Just because women can bear children does not mean that they must be responsible for domestic duties, child care, and expressive roles. ... The majority of women leaders are concentrated in areas where the majority of employees are women, for example in trade and food supply, health care and social security, public education and public utilities. ...

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They must get proper care, treatment, and medicine to be fully able to function. ... This attribution is a key asset as to why the prison system is so broken, and that society does not care to rehabilitate its inhabitants. ... All of which are extremely dangerous to the health of the prisoner. ... Good health and nutrition are key elements of a foundation of success. ...

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On the other hand, he recalls a girl who believed that she received messages from the Care Bears (yes, the little cartoon bears from the children's television show) so whenever she acted mad, talking about Care Bears, people would treat her differently. ... Ironically enough, although men are the most likely to want social distance from the mentally ill, men are more likely to specialize in mental health and less likely to specialize in pediatrics. ... Results showed that, upon completion of the term, the hospital-based student group showed appreciable and favourable changes in the atti...

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Next reason considered is that if a wife's health is poorer than her husband's the marriage is more likely to break up because the social pressure is greater for a wife to take care of her husband than to a husband to take care of his sick wife. ...

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