Health Inequalities in Scotland

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the causes and statistics of health inequalities in Scotland, including childhood environment, exercise habits, and healthcare access.

Health Inequalities

The variation in health impacts and life expectancy, such as the found $25$ year difference in life expectancy for men between the least and most deprived areas in Scotland.

Social environment in childhood

The conditions where a person grows up, where a good environment helps health while deprived areas may contain pollution that leads to medical issues.

ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)

Experiences such as abuse or neglect that can lead to health issues like depression; these are found more frequently in most deprived areas.

Unfit accommodation

Living conditions in most deprived areas characterized by mould, dampness, and moisture that cause respiratory diseases in children.

Mould (Health Impact)

An environmental factor that caused the death of a $2$ year old and resulted in over $26,000$ children being admitted to hospitals in Scotland.

Exercise (Health Benefits)

A practice that reduces the risk of obesity, heart problems, and depression, with $22\%$ of people finding it helpful in preventing depression.

Exercise Rates (Deprivation Gap)

The disparity in physical activity where $75\%$ of those in least deprived areas exercise compared to $55\%$ in the most deprived areas.

Individualist views

The argument that health inequalities occur because people make a choice not to exercise.

Collectivist views

The argument that lack of exercise is due to lack of money, equipment, membership fees, or time because people are busy trying to make money.

Safety Barriers to Exercise

Environmental factors in deprived areas, such as parks being misused by gangs, which make children feel it is not safe enough to go outside.

Zero-hour pay contracts

A type of employment that causes health inequality because workers may skip medical appointments to avoid risking the money they have worked for.

Barriers to Healthcare Access

Factors including the high cost of services, lack of affordable transportation, or lack of a digital device to attend remote sessions.

Medical professional distribution

The tendency for healthcare professionals to be less likely to work in deprived areas due to lower pay and poor living conditions, leading to fewer facilities.