Workplace Health and Safety: Understanding Risks and Prevention
Work and Health: Understanding the Relationship
Work directly affects health, both positively and negatively.
- Positive: Work can provide economic stability, personal development, mental stimulation, independence, and satisfaction.
- Negative: Work can lead to occupational diseases (e.g., stress, depression) and accidents.
World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Employer Responsibilities
Read MoreEnglish Vocabulary and Grammar: Jobs, Nature, Travel, Tenses
Jobs
- Actor /æktə/ – Actor / Actriz
- Artist /’ɑːtɪst/ – Artista
- Astronaut /’æstrənɔːt/ – Astronauta
- Author /ɔːˈθɔːr/ – Autor/a
- Businessperson /bɪznəspɜːsn/ – Empresario/a, Persona de negocios
- Cleaner /kliːnə/ – Limpiador/a
- Dentist /’dentɪst/ – Dentista
- Driver /draɪvə/ – Conductor/a
- Firefighter /faɪəfaɪtə/ – Bombero/a
- Footballer /fʊtbɔːlə/ – Futbolista
- Hairdresser /’heədresə/ – Peluquero/a
- Lawyer /lɔːjə/ – Abogado/a
- Librarian /laɪˈbreəriən/ – Bibliotecario/a
- Mechanic /məˈkænɪk/
Medieval Literature: Key Texts and Manuscript Analysis
Key Texts of Medieval Literature
The Wife of Bath: 1392-1395
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: c. 1375-1400
Le Morte d’Arthur: 1469-70 (Winchester MS 1470-1480)
Manuscript 4: 14th or 15th Century
Textura semiquadrata formata, early 15th century
- Whereof may well be justified
- That they may not be deified
- And who that taketh away the honor
- Which due is to the creator
- And giveth it to the creature
- He doth too great a forfeiture
- But of Chaldee nonetheless
- Upon this faith though it belies
- They hold affirmed the credance
- So
Patient Hospitalization: Factors, Relationships, and Humanized Care
Hospitalization
A hospitalized patient becomes identified by a bed number, specific pathology, and hospital protocols, while experiencing a range of emotions.
Factors Affecting Hospitalization
- Nature of health problem
- Patient age (older patients and hospitalized children require special considerations)
Coping Strategies
- Problem-focused coping: Active effort to change the situation.
- Emotion-focused coping: Passivity, acceptance of treatment, seeking social support.
- Avoidant coping: Denial of the condition,
Health and Disease: Concepts, Determinants, Prevention, and Statistics
1) Concept of Health and Disease
The concept of health has been changing over time. Long defined in negative terms (health = no disease), it is currently used as defined by the WHO in 1946: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” This definition is subjective and utopian, and many institutions disagreed with it. Its drawback is that it measures health as an absolute state and does not admit different degrees. The concept of health varies by country and historical
Read MoreEnvironmental and Lifestyle Factors Affecting Human Health
How Does the Environment Influence Health?
Harmonious development allows a person to thrive in a healthy environment. Pollution negatively impacts health, as do societal and family factors, which influence both physical and mental well-being.
Determinants of Health
- Lifestyle: Diet, obesity, alcohol consumption.
- Environmental: Pollution.
- Biological: Diseases, obesity.
Modifiable Health Determinants
Environmental factors, lifestyle choices, healthcare systems, and some biological factors (excluding hereditary
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