Health & Wealth in the UK

Health & Wealth in the UK

1. Health - a state of complete psychical, mental and social well being

   • "An organism when it functions optimally without any evidence of abnromallity"

2. Health Inequality - Something that causes some people to experience more health problems than others

   • Why some people die younger than others
   • Why some people have more illness than others
   • Why older people have more problems than younger people
   • Why women have more health problems than men
   • We can examine these differences by looking at inequalities in areas such as
     • Age
       • Elderly tend to need most health care
         • This doesn't mean all elderly are unhealthy
           • Satisfaction with health DECLINES by age
       • Older people are more likely to experience
         • Cancer
         • Heart Disease
         • Stroke
         • Athritis
         • Incontinence
         • Hearing/Sight Problems
       • Younger people are more likely to experience
         • Death through risky behaviour
         • Eating Disorders
         • Teen Prenancy
         • STI's/STD's
     • Ethnicity
       • Some health conditions are more likely to affect particular ethnic groups
         • Sickle Cell Disease - more likely to affect blacks
         • British Heart Foundation Statistics
           • Conarary Heart Disease rates are highest in South Asian communites
           • Stroke rates are highest in African/Carribbean communites
     • Life Style
       • Life style refers to the choices that people make in terms of
         • Diet/Exercise
           • Eating the wrong foods can cause health problems
             • Malnutrition
             • Diabeties
             • Heart Disease
             • Stroke
           • Choosing NOT to exercise leads to weight gain
         • Smoking, Drinking, Drug use
           • Drinking to excess causes many physical and mental health problems
           • Smoking damages health
         • Sexual Health
           • Unsafe sexual practices can lead to STI's/STD/s or unwanted pregnancy