NCF Level 1 and 2 | BTEC First Award in Principles of Applied Science | Unit covered | 4 Biology and our environment | Assignment title | 4C Human health | Guided learning hours | 30 | Duration (approx.) | 10 hours (over 3 weeks) | Date set | | Initial date due | | Final date due | | Learner name | | Assessor | |

Learning Aim C:
Explore the factors that affect human health

Assessment criteria met by this assignment:

Awarded | Criteria | Descriptor | | 1C.7 | List the different biological, social and inherited factors that affect human health | | 2C.P7 | Describe how pathogens affect human health | | 2C.M5 | Explain how bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics | | 1C.8 | Identify measures that can be taken to prevent and treat infectious disease | | 2C.P8 | Describe two different treatment regimes: one used to prevent a disease and one used to treat a disease | | 2C.M6 | Explain the use of pedigree analysis | | IC.9 | List some benefits of exercise on health | | 2C.P9 | Describe how lifestyle choices can affect human health | | 2C.M7 | Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of vaccination programmes | | 2C.D4 | Evaluate the use of antibiotics, pedigree analysis and vaccination programmes in the treatment and prevention of childhood illnesses* |

Scenario
You are a Practice Nurse at West Middlesex Hospital in Isleworth.

Following government health campaigns, the medical centre doctors want you to provide information to give to patients about the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases, as well as guidance to help prevent illnesses. You will be preparing a leaflet to be displayed in the waiting room with basic information, as well as running a series of new parent classes to raise awareness of the treatment and prevention of childhood illnesses.

Task 1
Produce a leaflet for the waiting room. Sections within the leaflet must include: * Bacteria and how they affect human health * Viruses and how they affect human health * Vaccinations and how they can be used to prevent patients becoming unwell * Antibiotics and how they can be used to treat patients * The development and importance of antibiotic resistance for the future

Task 2
Sometimes people are unwell due to genetic factors. Prepare a report that can be used to assess your understanding so that you are allowed to discuss this at new parent classes. Focus your report on a specific genetic disorder and how pedigree analysis may be of benefit to them in the future.

Task 3
Complete 4.1f to summarise how lifestyle factors can positively or negatively affect health

Task 4
In preparation for the new parent classes you need to summarise the advantages and disadvantages of vaccination programmes using MMR as your example.

Task 5
You need to evaluate the use of antibiotics, pedigree analysis and vaccination programmes in the treatment and prevention of childhood illnesses. You may wish to use historical health campaign information in doing this and use data to back up your reasoning.

Task | Evidence needed | Handed in? | 1 | Leaflet | | 2 | Report | | 3 | 4.1f completed | | 4 | Report | | 5 | Report | |

I certify this is all my own work

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4.1f – Lifestyle choices

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