There are many factors that influence and impact upon people’s mental and physical health.
This unit provides an extensive examination of these “wider determinants” to understand how the diverse range of social, economic, environmental and cultural factors shape a person’s lifestyle and choices.
Learning Objectives
Understanding of what health inequalities mean and why they exist.
Insight into health policy.
Examination of evidence bases, metrics and measurements of population health.
Understanding of demographics and communities and how these influence health and environment.
The impact of wider determinants on health outcomes.
The role of social prescribing in addressing health inequalities.
