‘Public health is everyone’s business’ illustrates Jones (2012, p.2). The Faculty of Public Health regard public health as a combination of health protection, health advancement and promoting health (Griffiths and Dark, 2006 cited in Jones p.6 2012).
For part 1 of this assignment, public health in context aims to set the scene and illustrate the challenges. Health inequalities arising in society will be addresed and critically evaluated using the Marmot Review and the associated policy objectives in relation to the social determinants of health (SDH), specifically with reference to the ‘living and working condition’ layer education and housing. The core text, reader and online tutor group (OLT) forum will be explored highlighting the complexities …show more content…
This is known as proportionate universalism (Marmot, 2010). Without proportionate universalism it could be argued that the less advantaged are being stigmatised when in fact we could all be subjected to socio-economic disadvantage across the social determinants at a point in our life course through circumstance. Marmot (2010) depicted six policy objectives as part of his review to reduce health inequalities which were advocated to action and include; provide every child the best start in life, enable all children young people and adults to distend their capabilities and have control over their lives, create fair employment and acceptable work for all, establish a healthy standard of living for all, devise and promote healthy and sustainable places and communities and finally strengthen the aspect and impact of ill health …show more content…
It was evident that the social determinants of health and layers involved require thorough examination with an array of complexities to consider. Marmot’s work is used as a bench with key policy objectives and is regularly being built on to assess impact and inform practice. Education and housing were used as two social determinants which illustrated how those can create significant diversity in their responses and the impact on the remaining layers that contribute to health and wellbeing. With multidisciplinary work, contemporary methods and models, it highlights the requisite of a holistic approach which combined with reflective practice and innovative ideas will lead the way for public health now and in the
For part 1 of this assignment, public health in context aims to set the scene and illustrate the challenges. Health inequalities arising in society will be addresed and critically evaluated using the Marmot Review and the associated policy objectives in relation to the social determinants of health (SDH), specifically with reference to the ‘living and working condition’ layer education and housing. The core text, reader and online tutor group (OLT) forum will be explored highlighting the complexities …show more content…
This is known as proportionate universalism (Marmot, 2010). Without proportionate universalism it could be argued that the less advantaged are being stigmatised when in fact we could all be subjected to socio-economic disadvantage across the social determinants at a point in our life course through circumstance. Marmot (2010) depicted six policy objectives as part of his review to reduce health inequalities which were advocated to action and include; provide every child the best start in life, enable all children young people and adults to distend their capabilities and have control over their lives, create fair employment and acceptable work for all, establish a healthy standard of living for all, devise and promote healthy and sustainable places and communities and finally strengthen the aspect and impact of ill health …show more content…
It was evident that the social determinants of health and layers involved require thorough examination with an array of complexities to consider. Marmot’s work is used as a bench with key policy objectives and is regularly being built on to assess impact and inform practice. Education and housing were used as two social determinants which illustrated how those can create significant diversity in their responses and the impact on the remaining layers that contribute to health and wellbeing. With multidisciplinary work, contemporary methods and models, it highlights the requisite of a holistic approach which combined with reflective practice and innovative ideas will lead the way for public health now and in the