SH4003 Questions for Week 10 Regarding Gollub, E. (2000), The Female Condom: Tool for Women’s Empowerment, American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 90, No. 9 Read through the article and answer the following questions: What reasons does the article give for saying the female condom is empowering for women? What does the article say are obstacles to women’s autonomy in protecting their sexual health? Which model of empowerment (studied in the lecture material) does the female condom fit under from the description given in the article? Explain your answer. In your view, which model of empowerment best addresses public health Read More …
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Human Rights in Health and Social Care Case Study Questions and Answers
Culture, Society and Ethics Case Study Dora and Simon had been married for 59 years. Dora was blind and had recently developed Alzheimer’s. She and Simon were injured in a fall at home, and Simon was no longer able to care for her while he recovered. During this time, Dora was moved into a local publically funded nursing home. It became clear that Dora would have to stay in a nursing home, but Simon visited her every day. However, their relationship was threatened when the local authority decided to move Dora into a permanent nursing home that was too far Read More …
Week 10 Empowerment in Health and Social Care Assignment Questions and Answers
Empowerment in Health and Social Care SH4003 Week 10 Dr Alya Khan Empowerment The term ‘empowerment’ is nowadays familiar & frequently used in health & social care It’s used across relevant disciplines: sociology, psychology, politics, health promotion, public administration (Barnes & Bowl, 2001) It’s applied to diverse groups of people: women, ethnic minorities, gay communities, nurses, students, older adults, etc Some claim that it’s so overused; it has become meaningless (Marland & Marland, 2000) How should the concept of ‘empowerment’ be understood? It has mainly been interpreted in 2 different ways: Collectivist social action Individualistic consumerism History: Read More …
Equality & Human Rights: Care Quality Commissions | Questions & Answers
Equality & Human Rights: Policy; Theory; Practice Week 19 Dr Alya Khan CQC Equality Objectives 2017-19 This week we will explore the Care Quality Commission’s current ‘equality objectives’ They aim to target inequalities in UK health & social care provision We will consider the relationship between theories we have studied, the design of the ‘equality objectives’, & the plan to roll them out CQC ‘Equality Objectives’ The Care Quality Commission published their ‘equality objectives’ on 23 March 2017 (new) Why were these created? These objectives address the CQC’s role in regulating the health & social care sector, to improve equality Read More …
Health and Social Care Policies Guidance for SH4001 Assessment 2
Guidance for SH4001 Assessment 2, a 2,000 word report 70% of total mark Students should present a written report which identifies at least one social determinant of health and describe how it is being addressed in the selected area or setting which draws on your learning from the poster presentation and relates to the same selected area or setting. The work must demonstrate achievement of Learning Outcomes 3 and 4 Describe selected health and social care policies Identify the social determinants of health and the relationship to health inequalities Students must refer to relevant academic sources and use the Harvard Read More …
SH4001 Social Determinants of Health Report Assessment2
Introduction to the Report – 2ndAssessment SH4001 Aims of today’s session To provide details on the requirements of the 2nd Assessment: Report Recall academic skills needed for the report Overview Assessment 002: Write a 2,000 word report (70%) identifying one social determinant of health and analyse how it is being addressed in the selected area/setting which draws on their learning from the presentations and relates to the same selected area/setting (LO3,LO4) (Nursing Assignment) Learning Objectives: Describe selected health and social care policies Identify the social determinants of health and the relationship to health inequalities Assessment 2: Report Students should present a written Read More …
Writing the Report – What to Address and How to Structure the Report 2017-18
Introduction Orientate the reader to the topic – maybe give a brief introduction to the area or highlight the link between health and the social determinants – catch the readers’ attention, spark some interest in the topic Signpost the reader to different sections in the report Demographic Profileof XXX (200 words) g. Population Ethnicity Gender/Sex Age Life expectancy Mortality /Morbidity Unemployment Poverty Housing (Consider where best to place this information, will it be better here or in the discussion on social determinants of health?) You need to consider comparative data Health Issue in xxx (100 words) Identify a Read More …