Introduction
Alcohol is a substance that should be consumed in moderation, and should be used responsibly. Similar to any substance, there are consequences that come with the irresponsible and abusive use of it. Not only theThe drinker is not the only one affected by the abuse of alcohol abuse. People around them including family, friends, potential offspring and even Canada’s Health Care Systemhealth care system are affected too. It has been known that exposure to alcohol in the womb leads to many health problems (Jones 2011). Specific to the health care system, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder (FASD) is known as a public health care issue.
People today do not take responsibility surrounding activities such as the consumption of alcohol which …show more content…
This means that there is no single prevention method that works when it comes to preventing FASD due to the different influences of drinking behaviours. (Public Health Agency of Canada 2016). Since there are many factors that could have an influence on the drinking behaviour positively or negatively, it is not assured that the prevention method will work. This promotes the reason as to why there are many pregnant women consume alcohol, regardless of being exposed to interventions. This demonstrates how prevention methods that are currently being used are ineffective leading to people not thinking people care to help thus leaving them to continue engaging in such behaviours such as the consumption of alcohol during the gestational …show more content…
That being said, the scarcity of knowledge can be corelated to a number of obsticles more than just the late diagnosis, but also no services being available to people, and the absence of usefull prevention programs are all contributors to what makes FASD a larger public health care issue. This demonstrates that people are uneducated and thus not getting proper services they need to be able to function within society. This is why FASD is not a small issue rather a significant public health care issue among Canada, but more greatly, the world. People are staying uneducated on the topic and continue to not see the issue with the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
All ideas put forward by Eustace, Kang, & Coombs (2003), Gahagan, Sharpe, Brimacombe, Fry-Johnson, et. al. (2006), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (2005) regarding the low levels of education surrounding FASD risks, consequences, and prevention demonstrate how health care professionals are unable to successfully do their job in situations that may have FASD related aspects. This leaves FASD a public health care issue because not even individuals associated with the health care system itself do not know enough about FASD to stop it from being a health care issue any
Alcohol is a substance that should be consumed in moderation, and should be used responsibly. Similar to any substance, there are consequences that come with the irresponsible and abusive use of it. Not only theThe drinker is not the only one affected by the abuse of alcohol abuse. People around them including family, friends, potential offspring and even Canada’s Health Care Systemhealth care system are affected too. It has been known that exposure to alcohol in the womb leads to many health problems (Jones 2011). Specific to the health care system, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder (FASD) is known as a public health care issue.
People today do not take responsibility surrounding activities such as the consumption of alcohol which …show more content…
This means that there is no single prevention method that works when it comes to preventing FASD due to the different influences of drinking behaviours. (Public Health Agency of Canada 2016). Since there are many factors that could have an influence on the drinking behaviour positively or negatively, it is not assured that the prevention method will work. This promotes the reason as to why there are many pregnant women consume alcohol, regardless of being exposed to interventions. This demonstrates how prevention methods that are currently being used are ineffective leading to people not thinking people care to help thus leaving them to continue engaging in such behaviours such as the consumption of alcohol during the gestational …show more content…
That being said, the scarcity of knowledge can be corelated to a number of obsticles more than just the late diagnosis, but also no services being available to people, and the absence of usefull prevention programs are all contributors to what makes FASD a larger public health care issue. This demonstrates that people are uneducated and thus not getting proper services they need to be able to function within society. This is why FASD is not a small issue rather a significant public health care issue among Canada, but more greatly, the world. People are staying uneducated on the topic and continue to not see the issue with the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
All ideas put forward by Eustace, Kang, & Coombs (2003), Gahagan, Sharpe, Brimacombe, Fry-Johnson, et. al. (2006), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (2005) regarding the low levels of education surrounding FASD risks, consequences, and prevention demonstrate how health care professionals are unable to successfully do their job in situations that may have FASD related aspects. This leaves FASD a public health care issue because not even individuals associated with the health care system itself do not know enough about FASD to stop it from being a health care issue any