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Health Promotion Strategies : Report

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Health Promotion Strategies : Report

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Executive SummaryThis report will represent an analysis on the health promotion strategies.In the first section, we have discussed the socio-economic influences on human health. This section involves the analysis of the effects of socio-economic influences on health. We have discussed about how poverty, income, education and unemployment are affecting the health of an individual. We have also analyzed the government reports and enquiries to find out the major reason for inequalities in health.In the second part of the report, the models of health promotions have been discussed. Also we discussed about the government health strategies for education at local level and analyze their link with the models. The last part was based on the political analysis of health promotion strategies.
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Socio-economic influences on health1.Explain the effects of Socio-economic Influences on health:The socioeconomic factors are considering to be the most powerful risk factor for health. The person having low socioeconomic position can greatly suffer from the poor health conditions. Poor socioeconomic circumstance can affect the people such as workers, low ranking staff and other middle class individuals. Often the stressful situations are the reasons for anxiousness, worries which is damaging people’s heath. The social and psychological issues are the reason for long term stress. The people who are continuously in a state of anxiousness, anxiety, low self-esteem, less or no concentration on work, or isolated are a big threat to their health.These kind of psychological risks can lead to extreme mental illness and premature death. The person who is facing long term anxiety, insecurity or isolation can badly damage his health. Socioeconomic factors are clearly associated with the morbidity and mortality of a person. The factors such as income, education, or occupation is closely link to the health problems. The people who are facing issues with these socioeconomic factors can have multiple health problems like low birthweight, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and cancer.PovertyThe issues of povertyin a society can have a major impact on the health of people or even become a reason for their deaths. People in poverty can barely have the basic material necessity of their life. Sometimes, they can’t even afford to buy food for themselves. These kind of people have major health problems due to anxiety and stress level. IncomeIn addition to providing means for purchasing health care, higher incomes can provide better nutrition, housing, schooling, and recreation. Independent of actual income levels, the distribution of income within countries and states has been linked to rates of mortality.9 Although controversial, one explanation is that underinvestment in public goods and welfare andthe experience of inequality are both greater in more stratified societies and that these, in turn, affect health.10 If this is correct, then highly stratified societies take an additional toll on health beyond that associated with absolute deprivation. Although the association between income and
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