NU4001 September 23

Public Health Across the Lifespan

Learning Outcomes for
the Session
• To gain an understanding of the impact of public health
on individuals across the life span
• To explore the life-course approach to public health
delivery
• To consider the wider implications of socio-economic
factors and their impact on health
What does the ‘life-course
approach’ mean to you?
Lets recap…
The Life-course Approach
Life Stages

• Pre-natal
• Childhood
• Adolescence
• Adulthood
• Old Age
PRENATAL
HEALTH
• Nutrition during pregnancy
• Alcohol consumption during pregnancy
• Smoking during pregnancy
• Perinatal mental health
• Domestic Violence
CHILDHOOD
• Parental mental health
• Diet and nutrition
• Passive smoking
• Abuse/Domestic Abuse
• Poverty
• Obesity
• Parental substance misuse
• Immunisation
ADOLESCENCE

• Risk taking behaviour/substance misuse

• Smoking
• Sexual activity
• Mental health
• Diet
• Cultural influences
• Inactivity
• Trafficking
 • Mental Health
• Smoking
• Alcohol Consumption
• Recreational Substance Misuse
• Obesity
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Non-relationship sexual partners
• Poverty
• Employment
• Menopause
• Gender

ADULTHOOD
OLD AGE

• Chronic conditions
• Isolation
• Smoking
• Alcohol dependence
• Poverty
• Inactivity
• Parenting Grandchildren
• Early Retirement
• Mental Health
• Discrimination
 Inequalities in health

(Marmot, 2010; Public Health England,

How easy is it to be healthy? 2017; WHO, 2019; Health Foundation,
2018)
Socioeconomic
factors on health

•UK Health Security Agency (2021)

 Long-term impact of experiences and health in
childhood

Demand on services and service-provision,

inclusive of commissioning

Implications for Cost Implications

Health and Social Health promotion, protection and prevention

Care Delivery
NHS Long Term Plan

Health 2020
 Family-centred care

Cultures and Beliefs

Implications for Holistic Assessment
providing PCC
Interprofessional Working

Barriers
Link to Assignment
Section 2 Offer an You should 2
(approx… 400 understanding of discuss what
words) Public Health and Public Health is
outline how and consider how
population health wider social
can affect PCC. determinants of
health can
influence an
individuals
health. Consider
how this affects
PCC for your
client group.
References
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Publications LTD.
Larkin, M. (2013). Health and Well-being Across the Life Course. London: SAGE Publications LTD.
Marmot, M. (2010). Fair society, healthy lives: The Marmot Review. London, UK: Institute of Health Equity.
National Health Service. (2019). The NHS Long Term Plan. Retrieved from: https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-long-term-plan/
Public Health England. (2017). Chapter 6: Social determinants of health. Retrieved from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-
profile-for-england/chapter-6-social-determinants-of-health
The Health Foundation. (2018). What makes us healthy? An introduction to the social determinants of health. Retrieved from:
https://www.health.org.uk/publications/what-makes-us-healthy
UK Health Security Agency (2021). Life Expectancy in England in 2020. Retrieved from
https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2021/03/31/life-expectancy-in-england-in-2020/
Wilson, F. and Mabhala, M. (2009). Key Concepts in Public Health. London: SAGE Publications LTD.
World Health Organisation. (2013). Health 2020: A European policy framework supporting action across government and society for health and
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