health and wealth inequalities

Question 1

essay questions

Answer 1

poverty is the main cause of poor health and analyses the effect of inequality on a disadvantaged group

Question 2

intro for health inequality

Answer 2

poverty is a major influence on the health of many people and across Scotland 14 million people are living in poverty
However it could be argued that individual choice is a stronger influence on peoples poor health

Question 3

obesity knowledge

Answer 3

65% of adults in scotland are obese

Shettleston in Glasgow has a 4 mile road with 32 fast food shops on it

Question 4

analysis for obesity

Answer 4

obesity can be caused by poor diet and little exercise and people can put in work to get back to a healthier weight
people in this are have little access to nutritious meals

Question 5

rebuttal for obesity

Answer 5

obesity massively caused by poverty due to little access to healthy food (iceland and farmfoods)

Question 6

mini conclusion for obesity

Answer 6

poverty is the main cause of poor health because of the abundance of unhealthy foods found in poorer communities

Question 7

alcohol knowledge

Answer 7

25% of adults across the UK regularly drink more than the recommended amount
uk alcohol death rate average is 13 per 100,000 and in shettelston Glasgow the alcohol death rate average is 76 per 100,000

Question 8

analysis for alcohol

Answer 8

it is a choice because 3/4 of the population can control their drinking and the amount they have
people in deprived areas use alcohol to avoid/relieve stress

Question 9

rebuttal for alcohol

Answer 9

addiction and excessive drinking is caused by poverty

Question 10

mini conclusion for alcohol

Answer 10

poverty is the main cause of poor health due to excessive drinking because people in deprived areas use it as a means of escape for their daily stress

Question 11

knowledge for smoking

Answer 11

2015 only 19% of scottish population over the age of 16 smoked
48% of people over 16 smoked in the most deprived areas
72% of the prison population smoke and the majority of prisoners are from deprived areas

Question 12

analysis for smoking

Answer 12

around a 5th of the population picks to smoke regularly

smoking rates being higher creates an environment where children think that smoking is normal

Question 13

rebuttal for smoking

Answer 13

smoking can be caused by poverty dueto children in deprived areas growing up in households and communities where many people around them smoked

Question 14

mini conclusion for smoking

Answer 14

poverty is the main cause of poor health through smoking due to adults in poorer areas using smoking to offset their stress of financial problems and this smoking behaviour is then learnt by their children

Question 15

knowledge for corona

Answer 15

people in poverty more likely to not recieve furlough and more likely to still be needed to go out for work so more likely to have contact with the virus
between August 2020 and Feburary 2021 the most deprived areas had 312 covid cases per 100,000 and the most affluent areas had only 227 covid cases per 100,000

Question 16

analysis for corona

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typically smaller houses with more people packed inside of them = makes isolating hard or impossible
less ability to follow government guidelines due to living and working situations

Question 17

rebuttal for corona

Answer 17

living in povery increases your chances of getting the virus

Question 18

mini conclusion for corona

Answer 18

Poverty is the main cause of poor health during the corona virus pandemic because those living in low income areas mosty likely have bad living condtions, overcrodwing within their house and less job security than high income areas

Question 19

conclusion for health inequality

Answer 19

poverty is the main cause of poor health due to higher stress, following in their parents footsteps, having less resources than others and having less flexible lives during the corona pandemic

Question 20

intro for disadvantaged groups

Answer 20

2019 a report from the united nations said that the poverty in the UK was systematic and tragic
one of the worst effected groups are children
factors

Question 21

factors for disadvantaged groups

Answer 21

poor housing
bad health
disadvantaged education

Question 22

knowledge for poor housing

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2005 a FACs survey showed that 2.3 million children were living in bad housing in the UK
out of these 2.3 million 14% were in overcrowded houses and 5% had developed respitory issuses due to their housing
help to buy scheme= loans worth 20% of the house value

Question 23

rebuttal for poor housing

Answer 23

help to buy scheme

Question 24

analysis for poor housing

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many families in poverty need financial assistance to be able to have a good quality place to live, children struggle to break this cycle when older

Question 25

mini conclusion

Answer 25

bad can cause children to develop illnesses and can also lead to children become stuck in a cycle of poverty which is an inequality to poorer children

Question 26

knowledge for health

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ten times more likely to die from sudden infant death

2011 all prescriptions in scotland were made free

Question 27

analysis for health

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this shows that living in poverty can become fatal for children and be the sole reason that they dont make it tp their adulthood
children do have equal access to doctors ans hospitals

Question 28

rebuttal for health

Answer 28

NHS = free service

children have access

Question 29

mini conclusion for health

Answer 29

children in poverty are more likely to have shorter lifes than anyone else which is a significant health inequality which makes disadvantages poorer children

Question 30

knowledge for education

Answer 30

a quarter of children from the poorest families said that they had been bullied
education maintence allowence allows children in full time education to get up to £30 a week if their parent or guardian earns less than £20,500 a year