This is the final sprint in this topic. So far you have considered the importance of relationships, ethics of care, a person centred and a trauma informed approach. In this section you will learn about social and economic inequalities and marginalised groups.
Health is affected by many things. These include:
- Safe housing, transportation, and neighbourhoods
- Racism, discrimination, and violence
- Education, job opportunities, and income
- Access to nutritious foods and physical activity opportunities
- Polluted air and water
- Language and literacy skills
Watch: Understanding Health Inequalities
Watch this video and make notes about the social determinants of health. Consider how each area above can affect a person’s health.
Now you understand more about the things that affect peoples health. Next you can consider the health implications for particular groups of people.
See Also: Inclusion health
Inclusion health is an umbrella term used to describe people who are socially excluded, who typically experience multiple overlapping risk factors for poor health, such as poverty, violence and complex trauma. This includes people who experience homelessness, drug and alcohol dependence, vulnerable migrants, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, sex workers, people in contact with the justice system and victims of modern slavery. Have a look at this webpage and explore why the above groups might experience challenges in accessing care. What are healthcare inequalities? – NHS
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that uses natural language processing to create human like conversational dialogue. The language model can respond to questions and compose various written content, including articles, social media posts, essays, code and emails.
You can set up your own ChatGPT account here Chat GPT and ask some questions.
The following extracts are taken from ChatGPT – you can access this without an account.
Why black women are more likely to die at birth? Black Maternal Mortality Disparities
Some questions you could ask are:
- What are the health inequalities for people who are homeless?
- What are the health barriers for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities?
- What health challenges do sex workers face?
Important!:
<br><strong>ChatGPT is an algorithm that builds answers around published material. Therefore not all of the information provided may be accurate. When asking questions in ChatGPT you may want to specify that you only want peer reviewed information.</strong>
ChatGPT is an algorithm that builds answers around published material. Therefore not all of the information provided may be accurate. When asking questions in ChatGPT you may want to specify that you only want peer reviewed information.