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Health Inequalities Flashcards

1
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What is individualism?

A

An ideology that it is the individual who is responsible for their socio-economic status.

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What is collectivism?

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An ideology that it is the society and inequality that is responsible for individuals socio-economic status.

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Collectivism or individualism?
Low taxation and low government spending.

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Individualism

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4
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Collectivism or individualism?
Higher taxation for the most affluent.

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Collectivism

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5
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Collectivism or individualism?
The NHS should be free at the point of service for all.

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Collectivism

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6
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Collectivism or individualism?
The welfare state should provide only the minimum support to avoid a dependency culture.

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Individualism

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7
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According to individualists, the Scottish Govt has spent £500 million on what service that could be better distributed elsewhere.

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Personal Care for the elderly.

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8
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The devolved governments in the UK have spent how much on free healthcare?

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£200 billion

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9
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During what crisis do collectivists argue that the Conservative government turned to collectivist ideologies?

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COVID-19

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10
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Collectivists argue that as a result of austerity measures, the use of food banks in the UK has increased by what % since 2015?

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128%

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11
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According to the BBC in 2018, free prescriptions in Scotland has cost the country how much in a 10- year period?

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£1.3 billion

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12
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When looking at sources we use C.R.A.P. What does it stand for?

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Current
Reputable
Author
Purpose

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What are the main purposes of a source?

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Persuade
Influence
Educate
Inform.

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According to a BBC study, what % of people in Edinburgh and Glasgow think that their lifestyle will lead them to an early grave?

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53%

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15
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In Glasgow, it is estimated that how many children are living with an adult with a substance abuse problem.

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6,000

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By the age of 3, as a result of inequalities what vital organ is already significantly underdeveloped?

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The brain

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17
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According to ASH Scotland 2023, how many hospitalisations are there per year as a result of smoking?

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100,000

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18
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How many deaths in Scotland are attributed to smoking annually?

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9,000

19
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It is estimated that how many people in Scotland still smoke tobacco?

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730,000

20
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More women die from smoking related lung cancer in Glasgow compared to all other areas in the UK (bar Liverpool). True or False?

A

True

21
Q

According to ASH Scotland how many families in Scotland could escape poverty if they gave up smoking?

A

63,000

22
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The country’s lowest income group spend how much of their income on smoking?

A

29.4% (I’ll accept approx 30%)

23
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The LGBT+ community have higher rates of smoking by what %?

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200%

24
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Smoking causes what % of lung cancers in Scotland?

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90%

25
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What types of illnesses are caused by smoking?

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Mouth and throat cancer
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Heart disease
Stroke
COPD

26
Q

According to Alcohol Focus Scotland, how many individuals in Scotland drink more than the recommended 14 units.

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1 in 4 (25%0

27
Q

Alcohol is a causal factor in more than 60 medical conditions including mouth, throat, stomach, liver and breast cancers; high blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver. True or False?

A

True

28
Q

How many alcohol specific deaths were there in Scotland in 2021?

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1,245 (a 5% increase from 2020)

29
Q

Alcohol related deaths are what times higher in the most deprived communities?

A

5.6

30
Q

On average how many Scots die a week from alcohol?

A

40

31
Q

In deprived areas in Glasgow, alcohol related deaths are what times higher than the UK average?

A

4

32
Q

Scotland has the highest drug related death rate of any country in Europe. True or False

A

True

33
Q

What % of drug related hospital admissions come from the most deprived areas?

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54%

34
Q

Women tend to live longer than men but in poorer health for longer?

A

True

35
Q

Males make up what fraction of alcohol specific deaths in Scotland?

A

2/3rds

36
Q

64% of women in 2021 (Scotland) are categorised as obese in comparison to what % of men?

A

70%

37
Q

What % of suicides in Scotland are committed by men?

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75%

38
Q

Suicide is the leading cause of death in men under the age of 50 in the UK?

A

True

39
Q

People in the most deprived areas in Scotland are what times more likely to commit suicide?

A

3x

40
Q

Obesity costs the NHS how much annually?

A

£6 billion

41
Q

what fraction of adult cancer cases are caused by obesity?

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1 in 20

42
Q

Obesity is the second most preventable cause of cancer?

A

True

43
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What % of single parents in a Scot.Gov survey said that they were worried about running out of food?

A

34%

44
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What % of Scots are medically classified as obese?

A

29%

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