Health inequalities 1 Flashcards
What are protected characteristics
age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership race religion or belief sex sexual orientation
What are the SES measures for socioeconomic inequalities
education income occupational social class housing area-based measures
What are the social class groupings
I professional II managerial & technical III-N non-manual skilled III-M manual skilled IV partly skilled V unskilled
What about people makes an area affluent or deprived
social environment, culture, community, networks
What about physical environment makes an area affluent or deprived
services, safety, transport, parks/recreation, safety, air quality
What does SIMD range of domains include data from
employment income health education, skills, training geographic access to services crime housing
What is the inverse care law
access and uptake of health services
those with greatest needs for GPs and medical health services are least likely to access it
What are the effect of health inequalities
access and uptake of health services
health behaviors
health and disease outcomes
life expectancy
What is the effect of health behaviors
smoking, diet, alcohol, exercise
What are the measurements of inequalities
absolute measures (difference)
relative measures (ratio/gradient0
simple measures
complex measures
What are the socioeconomic rank of cancers in males
- lung
- head and neck
- stomach
What are the socioeconomic rank of cancers in females
- lung
- cervical
- head and neck
What are biomedical perspectives on oral health determinants
oral hygiene sugar consumption smoking and alcohol exposure to fluoride use of dental services
What are social perspectives on oral health determinants
structural determinants - power, money, wealth
conditions of daily life
political
What are effective policies to reduce inequalities
structural changes in environment legislative and regulatory controls fiscal policies starting young community action improving accessibility of services prioritizing disadvantages population groups reorientate health services
