Working for health - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
What does your health mean to you? What features in society affect it? The tracks on this album explore influences such as stress, housing and employment on everyday health, and examines debates about the relative importance of individual lifestyles and looks at wider public-health concerns and the impact of changes in NHS policy and practice on the delivery of health care. Health is increasingly ‘everybody’s business’. This album will provide you with insight into the debates that surround human health, and will enable you to appreciate and review your own and alternative standpoints and values in this important area of study.
This material forms part of The Open University course K203 Working for health.
London midwives talk about their rebellion against new practices within the NHS, and why they set up the Association of Radical Midwives.
Transcript -- London midwives talk about their rebellion against new practices within the NHS, and why they set up the Association of Radical Midwives.
Activists challenge the safety claims and the science behind the commercial exploitation of GM technology.
Transcript -- Activists challenge the safety claims and the science behind the commercial exploitation of GM technology.
A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues.
Transcript -- A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues.
Members of the Findhorn community in Scotland talk about their holistic approach to health and healthcare.
Transcript -- Members of the Findhorn community in Scotland talk about their holistic approach to health and healthcare.
Transcript -- Homeless people share personal views on what the quality of health means to them.
Four doctors share views on health and their own interpretation of what it means for their patients
Transcript -- Four doctors share views on health and their own interpretation of what it means for their patients
Mothers give differing views of their personal experience of childbirth and healthcare.
Transcript -- Mothers give differing views of their personal experience of childbirth and healthcare.
Differing views from health professionals about the 'Changing Childbirth' policy introduced in the early 1990's
Transcript -- Differing views from health professionals about the 'Changing Childbirth' policy introduced in the early 1990's
Understanding ethnic diversity within the 'Changing childbirth' policy. Views from mothers in the ethnic community.
Transcript -- Understanding ethnic diversity within the 'Changing childbirth' policy. Views from mothers in the ethnic community.
Personal interpretations on the importance of health from an Olympic athlete and an elderly stroke sufferer.
Transcript -- Personal interpretations on the importance of health from an Olympic athlete and an elderly stroke sufferer.
A group formed for the elderly highlights the importance of remaining active through exercise.
Transcript -- A group formed for the elderly highlights the importance of remaining active through exercise.
Transcript -- One of Britain's most successful runners shares his views on exercise and health
Members of a gym created to benefit the health of long term unemployed and disadvantaged people share their views.
Transcript -- Members of a gym created to benefit the health of long term unemployed and disadvantaged people share their views.
Projects established to improve the quality of health through the use of creative arts.
Transcript -- Projects established to improve the quality of health through the use of creative arts.
Homeless people using performing art to help maintain a degree of health and spread the meaning of homelessness and it's implications to the wider community.
Transcript -- Homeless people using performing art to help maintain a degree of health and spread the meaning of homelessness and it's implications to the wider community.
The Giggle Factory: utilising the power of theatre to help people who suffer from mental health problems.
Transcript -- The Giggle Factory: utilising the power of theatre to help people who suffer from mental health problems.
Individuals involved in the running of art for health projects evaluate the link between creativity and health
Transcript -- Individuals involved in the running of art for health projects evaluate the link between creativity and health
From Big issue sellers to people working with the homeless - people from Brighton talk about being homeless.
Transcript -- From Big issue sellers to people working with the homeless - people from Brighton talk about being homeless.
The roles performed by the Brighton Housing trust in helping the homeless with shelter and health matters.
Transcript -- The roles performed by the Brighton Housing trust in helping the homeless with shelter and health matters.