Promoting Health in the Population

Promoting health is a responsibility of everyone who works in health and social care. It is also an
important government agenda. So, how do we as individuals promote the health of our service users
and the government promote health within the wider population?
In this unit learners will look at how the government, through organisations such as Public Health
England, tries to improve the health of the population, including the policies and activities the
government undertakes to improve the health of the nation. Learners will also look at their role
in monitoring the population’s health, including the factors can affect health and the
government’s role in trying to reduce these factors.
From an individual service user’s view, learners will examine the role of health promotion and some
common approaches and models used by practitioners to promote and protect the health of the
communities they serve. Learners will explore how to run a small health campaign and how to
overcome barriers to participation.
It is important that everyone working in health and social care sectors supports service users to
maintain as healthy a lifestyle as possible to minimise the development of future health conditions.,
including service users with long-term conditions