Patterns of Health and Health Inequality

Question 1

Define Population perspective

Answer 1

produces a different view to looking at individuals - factors affecting health of population equate to more than adding up individual determinants

Question 2

How has epidemiological transition changed in UK?

Answer 2

Social + economic development

• Deaths from acute infections + deficiency disease decline
• Deaths from chronic + non-communicable diseases increase

Question 3

Define healthy life expectancy at birth

Answer 3

Average number of years in a particular year that you can expect to live in a state of general ‘good’ health

Question 4

How is health distributed within UK population?

Answer 4

Marked social patterning
Systematic not random differences in health and illness between social groups
Factors include:
gender
ethnicity
geography
socio-economic position
age
sexuality