Weblinks and videos for use with 12027 – Course Companion for BTEC Tech Award in Health & Social Care: Component 3 (Endorsed)
Chapter A: Factors that Affect Health and Well-being
- Genetic mutations can be beneficial, and they do not always lead to illness or disability
- There is an average of one death every three minutes in the UK from heart and circulatory diseases
- Research mental health campaigns that have tried to address the stigma, discrimination and stereotypes associated with mental health
- Anxiety can lead to an individual feeling constantly restless and worried
- The Social Model of Disability
- Recent research has shown that more than one in four adults in the UK is overweight
- Research has shown that exercise can significantly improve mental health problems
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental health condition that results in a person experiencing extreme levels of worry and concern over perceived flaws in their appearance
- How smoking affects your body
- Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death in the world, accounting for more than seven million deaths each year
- Harmful effects of nicotine
- Applications need further research and regulation to ensure they are appropriate
- The Office for National Statistics estimates that 1.7 million women and 699,000 men experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2022
- Mental Health Foundation (2016) – Relationships in the 21st century: The forgotten foundation of mental health and wellbeing
- It is common for schoolchildren (KS2 to KS4) to experience online bullying in England and Wales
- Nearly one in five people faces cyber abuse at least once a week
- Applied activity: Use this link to find out what is meant by 'objective justification'
- Key data: understanding of health and access to services
- LGBT in Britain - Health Report
- Applied activity: Make a list of other types of discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ+ community in the UK in 2018.
- The World Health Organization estimates that around 4.2 million people die prematurely across the world each year because of air pollution
- According to the World Health Organization, one in five people in Europe is exposed to noise levels at night that are at a high enough volume to pose a health risk
- Divorces in England and Wales: 2015
- Divorce and Health: Current Trends and Future Directions
Chapter B: Interpreting Health Indicators
- Applied activity: the NHS has a tool on its website that lets you easily check your BMI
- Obesity is 'a common problem in the UK'
- Official Statistics, Obesity Profile: short statistical commentary July 2022
- Research activity: Get Britain Standing has a tool on its website that allows you to calculate how long you spend sitting each day
- Sedentary behaviour and health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review
- Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health: physical activity
- The NHS reports 74,600 deaths were linked to smoking in the UK in 2020
- There have been around 7,000 chemicals found in the smoke from cigarettes, including substances such as arsenic and ammonia
- Research activity: try inputting some high-risk alcohol behaviour into this self-assessment tool
- In 2020, it was estimated that between 200 and 240 deaths were caused by drink-driving
- How alcohol causes cancer
- In 2019/2020, approximately 280,000 admissions to hospital were related to alcohol
- Drinkaware’s unit calculator
- 275,896 adults were in contact with drug and alcohol services between April 2020 and March 2021
- National statistics, Adult substance misuse treatment statistics 2020 to 2021: report
Chapter C: Person-centred Health and Well-being Improvement Plans
- What does this tell you about the concept of person-centred care?
- According to the charity Alcohol Concern, there are approximately 600,000 people who drink dependently (addictively) in the UK
- Research activity: NHS Inform has a tool on its website that calculates how much money you could save each month, week and year by giving up smoking
- According to research by the NSPCC, mental or emotional health is a top concern for young people.
- In the UK, three in five people will act as a carer for someone at some point in their lifetime