Section 2: Reasons For Health Inequalities

Question 1

This essay will look at

Answer 1

smoking, alcohol, poor diet, gender stereotypes, food security and poor housing

Question 2

Smoking example

Answer 2

For example, there were over 10,000 smoking related deaths in Scotland in 2018.

Question 3

Alcohol example

Answer 3

For example, alcohol related deaths for men in Scotland are nearly two times the rate for men in England.

Question 4

Poor diet example

Answer 4

For example, 29% of Scots are obese.

Question 5

Gender stereotypes explain

Answer 5

This means that men who hide their feelings in order to quotation marks be a man quotation marks will have poor mental health.

Question 6

Gender stereotypes example

Answer 6

For example, nearly 75% of suicides in Scotland are by men.

Question 7

Food security explain

Answer 7

This means that people who are unable to afford enough food as well as food that is nutritious – food that meets dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life – will suffer from poor health as a result.

Question 8

Food security example

Answer 8

For example, 2.9 million individuals in poverty in the UK have a low or very low food security status, meaning they are unable to access enough, varied, and/or nutritious quality food. That’s 1 in 5

Question 9

Poor housing explain

Answer 9

This is because many health conditions such as asthma can be affected by damp or dangerous mould that is more likely to be present in poor quality homes were people may not be able to afford to keep the heating on.

Question 10

Poor housing example

Answer 10

For example, in 2018 found that 1 in 5 homes in England didn’t meet decent standards.