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Mind Map by Thomas Bunting, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Thomas Bunting
almost 8 years ago
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Factors
affecting
Health
- Poverty
- WHO report 2008 - showed a difference in
life expectancy of 28 years between poor
and affluent areas in Glasgow
- Due to poor diet and lack of excercise
- Due to poor diet and lack of excercise
- Poverty affects health
due to poor quality of
social housing
- often affected by damp
which can lead to
conditions such as asthma
- often affected by damp
which can lead to
conditions such as asthma
- The housing and surronding
area can have a harmful;
impact on the mental
well-being of the child as
these areas are usually
materially deprived and
have high rates of drugs
- WHO report 2008 - showed a difference in
life expectancy of 28 years between poor
and affluent areas in Glasgow
- Unhealthy eating and obesity
- Around 64% of Scots are overwight
- NHI study shows:
Obesity may
shorten life by up
to 14 years
- Being obese shortens life
and affects health due to
the diseases related to
weight problems
- NHI study shows:
Obesity may
shorten life by up
to 14 years
- However,
- a good diet is limited by
low income as it is harder
to buy the more expensive
healthier option
- the 5-a-day campaign had less impacts on poorer areas
- 12 packets of crisp < 6 apples
- the 5-a-day campaign had less impacts on poorer areas
- a good diet is limited by
low income as it is harder
to buy the more expensive
healthier option
- Around 64% of Scots are overwight
- Smoking
- 13,000 smoking related deaths in Scotlad alone each year
- In 2014, the cancer research report
showed that since 1974 Scottish lung
cancer rates have doubled
- In 2014, the cancer research report
showed that since 1974 Scottish lung
cancer rates have doubled
- However
- It is a class issue - in 2010, 47% of
adults in deprived areas smoked
- Also the smoking ban introduced in
2006 has reduced smoking in scotland
from 48% - 23% from 2003-15
- Thus, even though smoking affects
health dramatically it is not as big a
problem as it used to be
- Thus, even though smoking affects
health dramatically it is not as big a
problem as it used to be
- It is a class issue - in 2010, 47% of
adults in deprived areas smoked
- 13,000 smoking related deaths in Scotlad alone each year
- Culture
- Islam doesn't allow consumption of alcohol
- Ethnic minorities are less
likely to drink, Bangladeshi
and black Carribean men
are more likely to smoke
thna other groups
- significant impact on health
- significant impact on health
- Ethnic minority members may fail
to access health services due to
poor english skils
- However
- groups with similar incomes to the
white population record health levels
close to the white population
- But groups such as
pakistanis, who earn less,
record health levels that are
50% worse than the white
population
- groups with similar incomes to the
white population record health levels
close to the white population
- Islam doesn't allow consumption of alcohol
- Conclusions
- Poverty is the most significant factor
influencing health, as a lot of other favctors are
more prevalent in the lower classes of society
- Poverty is the most significant factor
influencing health, as a lot of other favctors are
more prevalent in the lower classes of society
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