Weblinks and videos for use with 9366 - Course Companion for Component 3: Health and well-being (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
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2017) – Obesity update 2017
- 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
- Research has shown that exercise can significantly improve mental health problems
- 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
- The Office for National Statistics estimates that 1.2 million women and 700,000 men experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2017
- Relationships in the 21st century: The forgotten foundation of mental health and wellbeing
- 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
- Key data: understanding of health and access to services
- Divorces in England and Wales: 2015
- Divorce and Health: Current Trends and Future Directions
- Marital Biography and Health at Mid-Life
Chapter B: Interpreting Health Indicators
- Research activity: asthma
- Research activity: British Lung Foundation
- Applied activity: the NHS has a tool on its website that lets you easily check your BMI
- Statistics on smoking
- There have been around 7,000 chemicals found in the smoke from cigarettes, including substances such as arsenic and ammonia. Many of these chemicals have been linked to a higher risk of developing cancer.
- Research activity: try inputting some high-risk alcohol behaviour into this self-assessment tool
- Statistics on alcohol, England, 2018
- How alcohol causes cancer
- Consequences: Adult drinking in the UK
- Drinkaware’s unit calculator
- Get Britain Standing has a tool on its website that allows you to calculate how long you spend sitting each day
- According to research by the NSPCC, low self-esteem is a top concern for young people. Girls are more likely to be affected than boys.
- Sedentary behaviour and health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review
- In the UK, three in five people will act as a carer for someone at some point in their lifetime
- Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health: physical activity
Chapter C: Person-centred Health and Well-being Improvement Plans
- The NHS 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 the charity Alcohol Concern, there are approximately 600,000 people who drink dependently (addictively) in the UK
References
- Chief Medical Office (2016) – Alcohol consumption: advice on low risk drinking
- Chief Medical Office (2011) – UK Physical Activity Guidelines
- Department of Health and Social Care (2016) – Guidance: Care Act fact sheets
- Department of Health and Social Care (2012) – Health and Social Care Act 2012: fact sheets
- National Health Service (2018) – How do I check my pulse?
- National Health Service (2018) – Red meat and the risk of bowel cancer
- National Health Service (2016) – What is blood pressure?
- National Health Service (2016) – What is the body mass index (BMI)?
- Public Health England (2017) – The Eatwell Guide