Unit 7 Risk Reduction

Health problem: Respiratory problems

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Tertiary Prevention

Group

There are different ways through which individuals can prevent themselves from respiratory problems.

One of the primary prevention is avoiding areas where the risk of pollution is high (Edlin, Golanty, 2015). This means that areas of residence near the factories should be avoided.

Individuals should also ensure that they have avoided risk factors like drinking untreated water.

The individuals should also complain to the relevant authorities as a result of these effects of respiratory problems.

This stage of prevention ensures that proper diagnosis have been carried out. Individual groups who have been affected by pollution should visit health facilities. This will help to discover which conditions they suffer from.

The individuals should also be able to remain alert for any signs of health problems and risks caused by industrialization.

People living near industries should make it a personal initiative to take regular diagnosis.

This stage ensures that individuals have been able to look for the relevant health care facilities for treatment services.

The affected population should not be silent when they have been diagnosed with respiratory problems. This will allow them to get early treatment to avoid cases of death and incapacitation (Tarlo, Cullinan, Nemery, 2011).

Organization

The organization should also be able carry the necessary primary measures to prevent the health risk of respiratory disorders.

The firms involved should take internal measures within the company to avoid toxic pollution.

The company should ensure that It has taken the necessary controls to reduce pollution.

Primary prevention also includes following rules and regulations related to pollution (Jenkins, 2013).

Secondary prevention for the organization includes setting aside budget to improve its systems. Technologies should be updated to ensure that they pollute the environment less.

Part of the secondary prevention is creating awareness to the community on the dangers of some of the activities of the firm. This helps in ensuring that are aware of the dangers of the industry.

The company should also protect its employees from pollution through offering the necessary protective gear.

Tertiary prevention by the organization includes helping the affected individuals to obtain health care services. This makes it easier for the people to recover.

The company should also provide health care insurance for its employment.

Tertiary prevention also includes corporate social responsibility. The company should be actively involved in environment protection and social development.

Community

The community also plays a big role in prevention against the respiratory health risk.

The community should take measures to protect and preserve its environment. For example, through tree planting.

The community should also vet the actions of industries in the society to ensure that they don’t pose a health risk to the community members.

Secondary prevention by the society involves creation of awareness of the respiratory diseases in the community. This makes the members of the community aware.

The awareness also educates the people on different ways through which they can protect themselves (Lundy, Janes, 2009).

Tertiary prevention includes setting the necessary health care facilities which can treat the community members who are affected by pollution.

The community should create programs to take care of the bills of treatment of the members who are unable to pay for medical services.

The community should also engage the government and forms involved to find a solution to these health risks (McKenzie, Pinger, Seabert, 2017).

Policy

The policy part is also critical.

The primary prevention is to create policies which prevent pollution to reduce risks of respiratory problems.

The government should also ensure that these policies have been implemented in the right way (Davies, 2014).

The government should also set a policy to set facilities to deal with these respiratory disorders.

The secondary prevention includes ensuring that the community and individuals are aware of the existing policies against pollution.

The policy should also include part of public campaigns on how to deal with these respiratory diseases. The campaign should also create awareness on how to avoid the risk factors.

The government should ensure that policies generally improve the environment.

The tertiary prevention of policy includes ensuring that the policies which have been created are followed and they are effective.

The government should also evaluate and update policies as the health risks change.

The government should make policies which increase availability of drugs and medical services to treat respiratory disorders.