health and ineqauliteis Flashcards

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what is health inequalities

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he preventable, unfair and unjust differences in health status between groups,
populations or individuals that arise from the unequal distribution of social,
environmental and economic conditions within societies, which determine the risk
of people getting ill, their ability to prevent sickness, or opportunities to take
action and access treatment when ill health occurs.

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examples of health inequalities

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Housing
* Income
* Education
* Employment status
* Social isolation
* Disability
* Gender
* Ethnicity

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