Health Inequalities

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Mind Map on Health Inequalities, created by kmstalker on 04/22/2014.
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Health Inequalities
  1. Race
    1. Pakistanis and Bangladeshis more prone to heart disease and diabetes- 5x more likely to suffer
      1. Asians smoke and consume alcohol less
        1. Chinese and Blacks eat at least 5 portions of fruit and veg a day higher
          1. Less likely to engage in physical activity
            1. Culture impacts- Ramadan means Muslim diabetes sufferers can't take medication
            2. Gender
              1. Women live longer
                1. Men less likely to go to doctor
                  1. Women have higher death rates of illnesses relating to age
                    1. Men more likely to die from heart disease and lung cancer
                    2. Lifestyle
                      1. Smoking
                        1. 10 million adults smoke in UK
                          1. 22% men and 19% women
                            1. 14% managerial 33% manual work
                              1. Easterhouse spend £584 on cigarettes out of average salary £16000. Bromley, Kent average salary £50 000 spends £67
                              2. Alcohol
                                1. Kills 40 scots a week
                                  1. Costs NHS Scotland £1.1 billion
                                    1. Factor in 20-30% of all incidents
                                    2. Obesity
                                      1. Scotland 2nd most obese developed nation
                                        1. 1 in 5 Glasgow toddlers obese
                                          1. Glasgow 20% men and 25% women
                                            1. Costs NHS £500 million
                                              1. 38% do no physical activity
                                            2. Age
                                              1. More likely to experience long standing illness eg arthritis
                                                1. Elderly need twice as much medical care
                                                  1. Life Expectancy lower in Scotland- Up to 3 years lower
                                                    1. Currently 10 million over 65- projected to be 19 million by 2050
                                                    2. Geography
                                                      1. Bearsden residents will live 10 years longer than Drumchapel
                                                        1. Postcode Lottery
                                                          1. Babies born to mothers in deprived areas have low birth weights
                                                            1. NHS Scotland costs up to £10 billion per year
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