Health inequalities and inequities

Question 1

Inequality

Answer 1

When things are different

Question 2

Inequity

Answer 2

Inequalities that are avoidable and unfair

Question 3

Artefact explanation

Answer 3

Discredited!!

Only inequalities because of the way stats are collected - quality of data causes concern

Question 4

Social selection explanation

Answer 4

Sick individuals move down social hierarchy and healthy individuals move up
Those who are chronically ill and disabled are more likely to be disadvantaged

Question 5

Behavioural-cultural explanation

Answer 5

Ill health caused by peoples choices, knowledge and goals

But choices are difficult in adverse conditions if people lack resources

Question 6

Materialist explanation

Answer 6

Inequalities due to different access to resources

Accumulation of factors across life course

Question 7

Psychosocial explanations

Answer 7

Health influenced by difference in income
Health related behaviours and mental health
Negative life events, social support, job security

Question 8

Income distribution

Answer 8

Increased income inequality
Social threat
Increased stress
Decreased health
Need redistributive policies - improve social well being and other health factors

Question 9

What can be done to stop health care inequalities?

Answer 9

• Strengthen individuals and communities
• Improve working and living conditions
• Promote redistributive policies

Question 10

Deprivation and access to healthcare

Answer 10

• GP services and ambulances used more by deprived groups
• Under use preventative services
• Can’t understand resources needed to engage with health services
  = Lack of cultural alignment between health services and lower socio-economic groups

Question 11

Inequalities in health caused by

Answer 11

• Ethnicity
• Age
• Gender
• Disability
• Homelessness