Health Inequalities
Health inequalities are avoidable and unfair differences in health between different groups of people, the differences in healthcare they receive, and opportunities they have to lead healthy lives.
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Health inequalities is also used to refer to differences in the care that people receive and the opportunities they have to lead healthy lives – both of which can contribute to their health status. Health inequalities can therefore involve differences in:
• Health status (e.g. life expectancy)
• Access to healthcare
• Quality and experience of care
• Behavioural risks to health (e.g. smoking)
• Wider determinants of health (e.g. housing quality)