Addressing Health Inequalities: Current Public Health Issues and Interventions for Obesity

ADDRESSING HEALTH
INEQUALITIES
TASK 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 P1: CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES RELEVANT TO UK
 P2: USE OF POPULATION DATA TO HIGHLIGHT HEALTH DETERMINANTS CONTRIBUTING
TO OBESITY
 P3: DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTION USED TO ADDRESS OBESITY
 P4: DESCRIPTION ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEALTH INTERVENTION
 P5: STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE IN A LOCAL
COMMUNITY
 P6: ROLE OF STATUTORY BODIES
 P7: COMPARE THE ROLES OF DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
 P8 WAYS THAT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PROMOTE INFECTION CONTROL
 M4: ASSESS THE CHALLENGES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN PREVENTING THE
SPREAD OF DISEASE
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 Health inequalities is defined as the empirical conceptual frameworks to understand the
health status differences of individuals.
 This social determinant of health is defined as the situational conditions in terms of
socio-economic and political parameters which has an impact on the entire population.
 This presentation is based on understanding the multidimensional concept of obesity as
a social determinant.

P1: CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
RELEVANT TO UK
 Obesity is one of the public health concerns which impact the quality of living
standards in United Kingdom population.
 This is defined as the excessive or abnormal accumulation of fat in the adipose tissues
which affects the health adversely.
 It is also referred as the consumption of calories in the form of sugary and fatty foods
due to the modern lifestyle patterns.

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 Overweight is the resultant of this condition and is mostly measured using the Body
Mass Index (BMI).
 It has been demonstrated that there are two implications in terms of obesity, firstly the
reduced calorie intake and secondly, decreased intake of calories in absence of
government's activity.
 The individual's weight has been rising on consistent manner and sustained excess
energy which reflects on the high energy consumption than energy expenditure levels.

P2: USE OF POPULATION DATA TO HIGHLIGHT
HEALTH DETERMINANTS CONTRIBUTING TO
OBESITY
 Population data is useful in highlighting the health determinants of the current public
health issue by using statistics.
 The determinants of obesity include family influence, body mass index (BMI),
biological traits, surrounding environment, physical activity and nutrition.
 For example, there is a pattern of consumption between men and women regarding the
calories' intake and its effects on the mental well being and health of the individuals.