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Unit 1 My career

Samenvatting

The Dutch health care system [distinguishes] three levels of care. Firstly, [preventative care] which refers to a pattern of nursing and medical care that [focuses] on the prevention of disease and health [maintenance] and includes early diagnosis of disease, discovery and identification of people at risk of developing specific problems.

A. van de Wiel

Unit 2 Prevention and organization

Samenvatting

Across Europe, 18 to 24-year-olds are at least 50% more [likely] to be [injured] in the workplace than more [experienced] workers. Behind the [statistics] are harrowing stories, of young people having to live with the consequences of accidents and [damaged] health for the rest of their lives, or dying when they had so much of their lives ahead of them.

A. van de Wiel

Unit 3 Food and health

Samenvatting

There are several things you can do yourself to keep healthy, such as eating a [balanced] diet, taking lots of [exercise] and avoiding things which damage your body such as smoking. (Never [inhale] the fumes of [substances] such as [glue]. They can damage organs and even kill.)

A. van de Wiel

Unit 4 Communication

Samenvatting

Communication is a [two-way] process. It is the way that information – whether it is facts or feelings – is shared. In order for communication to happen, both a sender and a [receiver] of the information are needed. Information can be sent [orally], in writing, and through [body language].

A. van de Wiel

Unit 5 People

Samenvatting

Health professionals who are sensitive to multicultural [issues] are better able to understand and [address] the needs of patients from diverse backgrounds. There are a number of things that [increase] the patient’s [ability] to function [independently].

A. van de Wiel

Unit 6 Politics

Samenvatting

The [voting age] should possibly be [lowered] to 16 as young people have ‘powerful views’ on many issues, [according] to [spokeswoman] Pat Thompson of children’s charity Barnardo.

A. van de Wiel

Unit 7 Prices and budgetcontrol

Samenvatting

A major drug company is blocking [access] to a medicine that is [cheaply] and effectively saving thousands of people from going blind because it wants to [launch] a more expensive product on the market.

A. van de Wiel

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