Health Inequalities Flashcards
what are the protected characteristics
age
disability
gender reassignment
marriage and civil partnership
race
religion
sex
sexual orientation
what are socioeconomic measures based on
education
income
occupational social class
housing
area based measures
what are the social class groupings
professional
managerial and technical
non-manual skilled
manual skilled
partly skilled
unskilled
what is the inverse care law
the availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served
what are the oral heal determinants from a biomedical perspective
oral hygiene
sugars consumption
smoking and alcohol
exposure to fluoride
use of dental services
what are the oral health determinants from the social aspect
structural determinants - money/power
conditions of daily life
political
what are the effective policies to reduce inequalities
structural changes in environment
legislative and regulatory controls
fiscal policies
starting young
community action
improving accessibility of services
prioritising disadvantaged population groups
reorientate health services
what are the ineffective interventions which increase inequalities
information based campaigns
written materials
campaigns reliant on people taking initiative to opt in
health education campaigns designed for whole population
approaches which involve significant costs or other barriers
what is Marmot’s 6 key policy objectives of fair society
give every child best start in life
maximise capabilities and control over life
fair employment and good work
healthy standard of living
healthy places and communities
health prevention
what is an upstream intervention
national and/or local policy initiatives
smoking ban in public spaces
what is a downstream intervention
chair side dental health education
smoking cessation services
what is a midstream intervention
community development
what type of intervention is childsmile
midstream
what are the next steps to tackling health inequalities
optimise existing programme
vulnerable groups strategy
re-emphasise community development
influence policy
