geog for health in UK p1 AS
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- Created on: 12-05-17 09:01
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- THE GEOGRAPHY OF HEALTH IN THE UK
- INCOME
- wealthier people are healthier
- better access to exercise facilities
- better access to healthcare
- more educated about health issues
- the pattern of household income in the UK broadly matches that of LE
- avg household income 2003/4 to 2005/6 was HIGHEST in SW England
- £91 a week, higher than the UK avg
- avg income was LOWEST in NE England (£141 a week) LOWER than the UK avg
- avg household income 2003/4 to 2005/6 was HIGHEST in SW England
- wealthier people are healthier
- AGE STRUCTURE
- Older people more likely to suffer from age-related diseases
- cancer, heart disease
- all regions in UK have an ageing pop, because of low BR and increasing LE
- some areas have a higher proportion of old people than others
- more retired people choose to live there- ie rural and coastal areas like Devon
- HEALTH CARE PROVISION ; AFFECTED BY AGEING POP
- requires more money to be allocated to certain health services
- specialised wards- care for growing population of elderly people who have ill health
- increased screening for age related diseases
- cancer and heart disease
- more residential care homes and carers
- more mobile health services- cope with the increasing immobilised elderly population
- especially those in rural areas w/o family support
- more elderly people in a population means more people are retired and fewer people are working
- result in a declining tax base to pay for health and social services
- requires more money to be allocated to certain health services
- Older people more likely to suffer from age-related diseases
- ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION
- polluted area (big city, major road), more likely to suffer from poor health
- London- high mortality rate, respiratory diseases. poor air quality
- Devon and Cornwall in SW England are countryside areas, much less pollution, better health there
- EDUCATION
- better educated, more likely to choose healthy lifestyle
- not smoking, exercise, healthy foods
- poor education = poor knowledge of how to stay healthy
- (2003) nearly 20% working population in NE England had no educational qualifications
- 10.7% working age population in SW England had no educational qualifications
- more likely to do manual job
- better educated, more likely to choose healthy lifestyle
- OCCUPATION TYPE
- manual job, 3 x more likely to suffer from poor health than a non-manual job
- higher exposure to hazardous substances and risk of accidents
- manual= labourer, cleaner
- more manual jobs in North
- people doing non-manual jobs are more likely to suffer from stress and mental health problems
- London has the highest proportion of non-manual jobs and the highest level of self-reported stress cases
- manual job, 3 x more likely to suffer from poor health than a non-manual job
- SEX
- women tend to live longer than men
- BUT are twice as likely to have higher morbidity from chronic illnesses
- IE arthritis
- BUT are twice as likely to have higher morbidity from chronic illnesses
- women are less likely to take part in sports than men
- 18.5% compared to 23.7%
- some leisure facilities have introduced 'ladies only' sessions to encourage participation
- women tend to live longer than men
- INCOME
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