Task 2 – P3 Describe the current patters of ill health and how they are monitored? Patterns of ill health are monitored and collated by the National Statistics website which can illustrate the patterns in ill health in the UK. They are responsible for this and to update when needed. These statistics are collected from records such as birth certificates, the death register and records of hospital admissions. These records may then be further analysed as they will contain much more specific information such as the weight of the baby that was born or the reason that an individual was admitted to hospital.
“Health is a positive concept, involving the whole person in the context of their situation. It is a state of physical, mental and social well being, not simply the absence of disease and disability” http://www. ons. gov. uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index. html The above information shows how the UK monitors the health of people in the UK, the different census gathered from people face to face, over the telephone gives a clear and fair picture of our health in the UK.
It also shows patters of ill health if you compare them from recent years. An example of this would be the percentage of smokers and the related diseases has decreased since 1993 – 2001. With the health life expectancy on a female from birth was 63 it has now risen to 69 by 2001 The 2001 Census was the first to include a question on general health. Therefore in order to analyse trends over time in general health survey data needs to be used. The General.
Household Survey (GHS) is a nationally representative interview survey of private households in Great Britain. Information is collected on a wide range of topics, including on self-assessed general health status using a question with exactly the same wording as in the 2001 Census http://www. ons. gov. uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index. html Patterns of ill health can be cancer, respitory problems and Circulatory problems these are monitored from birth and the life expectancy of a new born are monitored.
Death rates in males for cancer peaked in the 80’s however this has fallen since 2007. The patterns of ill health are seen through different factors and sub heading these include: * Socio – economic classification * Income * Sex * Drugs and Alcohol * Depression and Medical state * Suicide rates sex and age * Weight A total of 40. 2 million residents of the UK in 2001 rated their general health over the past 12 months as ‘good’, a further 13 million rated it as ‘fairly good’, with the remaining 5.
5 million people reporting health as ‘not good’. http://www. ons. gov. uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index. html What are the causes of cancer? Cancer can be caused by a lot of different factors, below are the main causes which i have found, however even though there are 200 different types of cancer one cause cannot be the cause of some cancers. An example of this would be smoking will not give you skin cancer, however over expose of the sun would.
Different factors are listed below. * Carcinogens * Age * Genetic Make Up * Immune System * Smoking, body weight, physical activity and diet * Day to day environment * Viruses * Bacterial Infection “Cancer specialists believe that the younger someone is when they develop an adult cancer, the more likely it is that there are genetic factors at work. ” http://www. cancerresearchuk. org/cancer-help/about-cancer/causes-symptoms/causes/why-dont-we-all-get-cancer Age.
This means as you become older you are more likely to get cancer as the cells in your body that can become cancerous take along time to change so they are undetected. There have been a number of changes in the genes before it turns into a cancer cell. This can happen by accident when the cell is dividing , Or this can happen because the cell has been damaged by carcinogens and the damage is then passed on to future cells when that cell divides Carcinogens A carcinogen is something that can help to cause cancer.
Tobacco smoke is a powerful carcinogen. But not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer. So this is why there are a lot more factors which are stated above. What are the causes of respiratory and circulatory problems? High blood pressure can lead to many problems. High blood pressure makes the heart work harder. This can lead to damage or weakening of the blood vessels and heart muscle. Also, if you have high blood pressure, you are more susceptible to heart attack, stroke, coronary artery disease, and other circulatory system diseases.