Mental Health Safeguarding in the Better Health Campaign: Addressing Obesity-Related Stigma and Psychological Well-being
Overview
This paper examines the UK government's Better Health Campaign launched in July 2020, which addresses lifestyle health diseases including obesity. The analysis explores how the campaign recognizes the critical link between obesity and mental health issues, arguing that safeguarding psychological well-being is essential alongside promoting physical health improvements through exercise and diet.
What this coursework covers
- Introduction to Better Health Campaign and its objectives targeting obesity and lifestyle diseases
- Mental health as a state of well-being and its relationship to obesity
- Psychological and social stigmatization of obese individuals and resulting mental health consequences
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BETTER HEALTH CAMPAIGN
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Better Health Campaign
The public often suffers from numerous health challenges that they might need external assistance and motivation to overcome. Many people, especially those suffering from overweight and smoking, and drug addiction, may frequently desire to lose weight and quit the addictive practices. However, in most instances, these groups are likely to lack the necessary support to take some practical actions that could make them feel better and improve their health. In recognition of this problem, the UK government has recently channeled immense efforts and resources towards promoting a heath campaign termed "better health." Better health initiative was launched on 27th July 2020 during the coronavirus crisis and tailored its messages to support the public take necessary actions for making healthy lifestyle choices. The campaign targets a wide variety of individuals suffering from diverse lifestyle health diseases, including obesity. To help address the prevalence of obesity, the campaign chiefly tailored its message towards encouraging the public to increase their engagement in physical exercises and embrace healthy diets (Talbot and Branley-Bell, 2020).
Safeguarding Mental Health
Mental health is regarded as the state of well-being where individuals realize their potential. The realization of this potential is dependent on developing the ability to cope with everyday stresses in life and work fruitfully and productively to make significant contributions to the community. The concerns pertinent to mental health issues are distress, trauma, and identity.