The role of health and social care workers in supporting health

Tips and information

• Everyone should be able to access health and social services and afford to use them
• It is the job of health workers and social care workers to provide health and social services to all people
• There are different types of care such as: to promote health, prevent or treat illness; rehabilitative care to help people after illness or injury; care for people who are terminally ill and their families 
• Health workers and social care workers can help people to get information and medicines they need
• Health workers and social care workers can work with leaders to bring attention to problems people have, such as in accessing health services