CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

1. What criticisms were made of community care in the 1990s?

2. How does the Scottish Government try to improve Community Care across Scotland?

3. Describe the work of the Care Commission.

4. ‘The Standard of care in care homes can no longer be criticised.’ Give arguments for and against this view.

What am I learning today?

•How health needs are met by local authorities•Free school meals •Health programmes in schools

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Responsibilities in Promoting Health

The Schools Health Promotion and Nutrition Act (Scotland 2007)

Duty on all local authorities to ensure that all of their schools are health

promoting environments.

In summary, the Act:Places health promotion at the heart of a schools' activitiesEnsures that food and drink served in schools meets nutritional requirements specified by the Scottish Ministers by regulationsEnsures local authorities promote the uptake and benefits of school meals and, in particular, free school mealsReduces the stigma associated with free school meals by requiring local authorities to protect the identity of those eligible for free school mealsGives local authorities the power to provide pupils with healthy snacks and drinks, either at a cost or free of chargeRequires local authorities to consider sustainable development guidance when they provide food or drink in schools.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How is health and wellbeing promoted at St Andrew’s? Think of some examples.

TASKS

1. Outline the Health Promotion and Nutrition Act 2007.

2. Give an example of how schools are becoming ‘health promoting schools’.

3. What are local authorities doing for the promotion of health.

4. How does the Fuelzone help with health promotion?

Describe, in detail, the ways in which the

Scottish Government has tried to improve the

health of people in Scotland. (6)

The first way in which the Scottish Government has tried to improve health in Scotland is by passing the 2007 Health Promotion and Nutrition Act. This act made Local Authorities and schools responsible for promoting health and well being. Every school in Scotland must be a ‘health promoting school’. An example of this would be at St Bartholomew's primary school where they encourage pupils to walk to school by having ‘Walking bus Service’ This encourages young people to take more exercise.