Health Inequalities In Health And Social Care

When talking about health it is not just about the overall condition of a person whether physical or non-physical such as psychological, spiritual and social well-being and not just the absence of illness or disability. Health can also be the ability to manage and adjust to different situations and achieve optimistic holistic understanding. Health inequalities is the dissimilarities of a well-being status among person or groups, as measured by factors such as lifespan, death or sickness. It also refers to those preventive and unequal differences in health that are intensely influenced by the actions of governments, shareholders, societies and can be discussed by public policy. Dissimilarities in health that occurs not by accident or from a
Unfair treatment between Maori citizens and British citizens (Pakeha) indicates discrimination because they do not receive the same services and privileges on medical aspects.
The following paragraph are some identified issues where in Maori people experienced inequalities within healthcare facilities and the reasons or factors causing the unfair treatment.
Education is one of the most essential key to accomplish our dreams in life because it gives opportunities for people who have different experiences, and it enhances the knowledge. The wide range of knowledge learned through education prepares a person to solve difficulties, communicate to other people and be promoted to a higher position. The Lack of education of an individual limits the chances of obtaining a good job and a better future. It is also the leading cause of high number of poverty and unemployment leading to drunkenness and the usage of prohibited drugs that causes the Maori people in
Some factors that causes Maori health problems are genetic or lifestyle, social, cultural and economic reasons, and their outcome is intervened through related factors. For example, an individual’s low salary may cut down their budget to buy nutritious foods such as vegetables and fruits which makes them vulnerable to infections, diabetes and heart illnesses due to unhealthy diet they have. The Maori lifestyle like smoking, taking prohibited drugs and too much drinking of alcohol also contributes to their health