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Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

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UNIT 12: PUBLIC HEALTH3 Underst<strong>and</strong> methods of promot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> protect<strong>in</strong>g public healthAims: improve health of the nation, reduce health <strong>in</strong>equalities<strong>Health</strong> promot<strong>in</strong>g activities/health education: eg healthy eat<strong>in</strong>g campaigns,government st<strong>and</strong>ards for school lunches, national no smok<strong>in</strong>g daySpecific protection: eg immunisation, disease surveillance, screen<strong>in</strong>gEnvironmental: eg waste disposal/treatment, supply of safe water, pollutioncontrolDiseases:- communicable diseases, eg tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases,men<strong>in</strong>gitis, salmonella food poison<strong>in</strong>g, MRSA, poliomyelitis, measles- non-communicable diseases, eg sk<strong>in</strong> cancer, lung cancer, bowel cancer;coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetesBN018467 – Specification – <strong>Edexcel</strong> <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>BTEC</strong> <strong>Nationals</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong>– Issue 1 – February 2007 © <strong>Edexcel</strong> Limited 2007171

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