Poverty and Poor Health (a)

The Office of National Statistics
1. South has a higher life expectancy than the North and Scotland where poverty and lifestyle shorten lives.
The Scottish Effect
1. Link between poor health and social status
  1. 70,000 premature deaths could be avoided if diet met national guidelines
Behaviours: binge drinking, smoking, inactivity, poor diet and being overweight all risk factors which are associated with low socio-economic status
Low educational attainment and residence key factors
Socio-economic factors
1. Education
  1. Literacy, numeracy, analytical skills - enhance employability
  2. ability to cope with range of issues including health
  3. Enhances mental and social wellbeing
2. Income & Occupation
  1. Builds on skill set, provides income - food, housing, heating.
  2. Enhances quality of life
Acheson Report 1998
1. Poverty root cause of health inequalities
2. Comprehensive study of those in society described as disadvantaged
3. Mirrored findings of Black report
4. Gap between richest and poorest had to be reduced.
Black Report 1980
1. Health standards were directly linked to social class
2. Ill health increased down the social scale.
3. Problem had little to do with NHS
4. Problems were linked with social and economic factors
The Health Divide 1987
1. Gap between health standards and social classes had widened since Black Report
  1. Restated the link between health and social classes

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