Hirschsprung’s disease also known as congenital megacolon or aganglionic megacolon, is a rare birth defect of the colon in which the colon is missing vital nerve cells that are required to initiate peristalsis. It occurs in approximately 1 in 5,000 live births and is predominantly found in male children. While Hirschsprung’s disease is thought to…
Biopsychosocial Model of Health Case Study
Case Based Essay The biopsychosocial model of health (Engel, 1977) claims that health and illness are: the product of a combination of factors including biological characteristics (e.g. genetic predisposition), behavioural factors (e.g. lifestyle, stress, health beliefs), and social conditions (e.g. cultural influences, family relationships, social support). (Marks et al,2005). The biopsychosocial model takes into account…
Case Study: Health History Assessment
Introduction According to (D’Amico, 2011), health assessment to be a patient means the systematic way of collecting client’s data, with an aim of determining his/her current health status, the health risk they may be exposed to, and identifying the health practice activities to be done to improve the patient’s health status. It can also refer…
Health Public Service Advertising Campaigns Health And Social Care Essay
The flurry of advertisements associated with public service campaigns raises several questions regarding it’s worth and effectiveness. Public service advertisements (PSA) or announcements are promotional material that addresses problems assumed to be of general concern to citizens at large. PSA typically attempt to increase public awareness of such problems and their possible solutions, and in…
Disability In Sport Adverse Health And Social Care Essay
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a considerable and long- term adverse effect on their ability to perform every day tasks. (DDA, 2005). Access and inclusion into sport and physical activity is difficult for many people with a disabiltiy therefor changes…
Case Study Of Nursing Management Of Mr Singh Nursing Essay
Mr Rajit Singh 79 year old practising Sikh gentleman and English is his second language. He recently suffered a mild stroke and made a good recovery but his mobility is slow and he is occasionally unsteady and mobilises with a Zimmer frame. Mr Singh was admitted to the acute medical ward three days ago following…
Effect of Obesity on Children
Chapter One: Introduction Overweight and obesity have turn out to be the most serious health problem in children, adolescents and adults. “O verweight in children and adolescents was defined as ≥ 85 th percentile according to BMI-for-age growth sex-specific charts, whereas obesity ≥ 95 th percentile of the BMI-for-age growth, sex-specific charts “(Ogden et al.,…
Causes and effects of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and the condition is now obvious much earlier in life. Thirty years ago, less than five percent of children were considered obese. Today’s figures put the number of obese American children somewhere between 12 percent and 15 percent! That translates into millions of children, preteens, and teens suffering…
Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Introduction A realistic and universal method is used to cover all phases of healthcare SCM as done nowadays in dissimilar hospitals, counting discussion of various study papers, bazaar reviews completed in the past, and present styles in Hospitals. Health care is the nonstop repairs of health through the avoidance, finding and handling of illnesses, bodily…
Why is Disability Viewed as a Social Problem
TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT IS DISABILITY A MATTER OF PRIVATE CONCERN FOR THE FAMILY? Disability excites interest because disability is seen as a social problem i.e. it is seen either in terms of personal tragedy or of blame. Social problems generate public concern and private misery and call for collective action…