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Health Inequalities Assignment

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Added on  2020-03-16

Health Inequalities Assignment

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Running head: HEALTH INEQUALITIESHEALTH INEQUALITIESName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1HEALTH INEQUALITIESTable of ContentsAnswer 1....................................................................................................................................2Answer 2....................................................................................................................................3Answer 3....................................................................................................................................5References..................................................................................................................................7
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2HEALTH INEQUALITIESAnswer 1Health inequality is defined as the variance in the status of health or the ‘health gap’among different socio-economic classes. There are evidences suggesting a link betweenwealth and health, which shows that people of the affluent class have a higher probability ofavoiding illness and live longer than the poorer class, resulting in mortality rates being higheramong the socio-economically backward classes (Marmot et al., 2010); (Acheson, 1998). Themortality rate indictors measure the number of deaths per capita population every year acrossthe different classes. Health inequalities are well expressed by the mortality rate indicator, asit is sensitive to the social conditions. The gap in the life expectancy is existing despiteincrement in the individual life expectancy (Marmot et al., 2010). The life expectancy gap isdue to different factors, which include malnutrition, obesity, alcohol consumption, drug useand smoking (Marmot et al., 2010). The health gap between the poor and affluent continuesto increase despite the mitigating measures being taken (Triggle, & Ding, 2010). Uneven accesses to the healthcare facilities are another reason for the health divideamong the different classes in the society (Acheson, 1998). Other then healthcare access anumber of other factors affect the individuals health which include their age, gender,education, geographical location, ethnic groups, residential deprivation, religion andeconomic conditions (Marmot et al., 2010). A number of these factors like economicconditions and residential deprivation cam affect the health individually but the majorimpoverished population may suffer by most of these disadvantages. The people living inpoverty are more burdened by the by a combination of these factors leading to the number ofhealth issues burdening them. The health issues and poverty are correlative to each other asthe health issues lead to poor working ability leading to poverty.
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