Addressing Health Inequalities: Obesity, Interventions, and Strategies

This report examines health inequalities, particularly focusing on obesity as a significant public health issue in the United Kingdom. It begins with an introduction to health inequalities and obesity, defining them within the context of social determinants. The report then delves into current public health issues related to obesity in the UK, using population data to highlight key health determinants like family influence, BMI, physical activity, and nutrition. It explores various types of interventions, including primary, community-based, and government-led initiatives, and discusses strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of obesity within local communities. Furthermore, the report analyzes the roles of statutory bodies like the WHO and PHE, comparing the roles of different healthcare professionals and exploring ways they promote infection control. The report also assesses the challenges faced by healthcare professionals in preventing the spread of disease and concludes by emphasizing the importance of addressing health inequalities through interventions and policy changes, referencing relevant literature to support its findings.

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.

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 There are several associated risks such as health disease like diabetes and
cardiovascular diseases which impact the discreet contribution on the health of
individuals such as children and adults.
 Additionally, BMI has brought to radical changes that has impacted the cases of obesity
and shed light on its increasing prevalence among the children.

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• It has been noted that 1 out of 5 men and 1 out of
4 women in England are classified as physically
inactive.
• In addition, there are demonstrations that men are
more prone towards sedentary lifestyle where men
are spending 6 or more hours doing noting when
compared with women in both weekdays and
weekends.
• Overweight and obesity is the resultant of cancer
and smoking in the UK.
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Cont..
• The 15th Euro Obesity and Endocrinology Congress,
London, UK is going to be held in London, UK from
17th to 18th June 2019 with the theme as “ Convening
trivial keys to enormous risks in obesity and
endocrinology
• 21st Obesity Conference at international levels is going
to be held in London from 23rd to 24th May, 2019
• The below shows the relevancy of discussing this topic
on immediate basis to generate awareness about the
consequences of obesity on human population.
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P3: DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTION USED
TO ADDRESS OBESITY
 Public Health Intervention is refereed as the policy or effort to maintain the overall well
being of the entire population or an individual.
 There are different interventions such as primary, community- based, government led,
medical and instructional interventions which have been implemented to overcome the
obesity condition under ethical standards.