003 - Prevention vs Cure

Syllabus Point

Discuss (AO3) the geographic factors that determine the relative emphasis placed by policy-makers, in one country or region, on prevention as opposed to treatment of disease.

"The End.

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Key Terminology

• Discuss
• Geographic Factors
• Prevention

Define the words above using the 'Command Term' posters in the classroom and your 'Geography. Course Companion' by Nagle and Cooke.

Activity One - Discussion

1. What do the key terms mean?
2. What preventative examples are you aware of?

Activity Two - Note Taking

• Read the fact sheets below and make notes on the changing rates of smoking in England and the associated human costs of this lifestyle choice.
• Make a list of bullet points outlining the cost of smoking on society within England.

Read - Facts on Smoking in England

Read the articles below and develop a fact sheet outlining the impact that smoking has on people and the economy in England. The Google document below can be used as a template.

• ASH fact sheet on smoking statistics
• ASH fact sheet on illness and death
• ASH fact sheet on the economics of smoking

Activity Three - Watch

Discussion

1. How can the campaigns above help to reduce the amount of people smoking within England?
2. Are smokers being turned in to modern day´lepers´?
3. Are the campaigns ultimately successful? Read the articles below to help answer this.

Activity Four - Read

Read the articles below and make notes on the impact of campaigns on smoking.

• Guardian - Anti Smoking ads - click here
• Daily Telegraph - Government release new hard hitting anti-smoking advert - click here
• Emotive content of TV ads against smoking do they work? - click here
• Daily Mail - New anti-smoking campaigns - Click here

Activity Five - Write an Essay

• Write an essay outlining how the geographic factors of a country can influence government policies in the prevention of disease.
  • The essay should be hand written.
  • Approximately 1000-1500 words. In the exam you would only have about 25minutes to write this!
  • Data is important to illustrate your points.
  • You will need four colours to write your essay:
    • One for the introduction - black
    • One for the main body - blue
    • One for the examples - green
    • One for the conclusion - red
  • Do remember the geographic factors include:
    • social - pressure to start smoking/cafe or pub culture
    • environmental - waste
    • economic - cost to the NHS vs tax revenue
    • political - ´nanny-state'

Data

• Tobacco Manufacturers Association - Cost of Cigarettes since 1990 - click here
• Cancer Research UK - Smoking Statistics - click here

Exam Style Question

Examine the geographic factors that determine the emphasis placed by policy makers on the prevention as opposed to the treatment of a disease. (10 marks)