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Drawing on theory, policy, legislation and current approaches to intervention, critically explore the links between health and economic equality
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Drawing on theory, policy, legislation and current approaches to intervention, critically explore the links between health and economic equality This piece of work is going to look at the correlation between health and economic inequalities, by drawing upon relevant theories, policies and current approaches to legislation. In addition to this, the assignment will also look at the importance of health inequalities in relation to social work. Before looking at the economic inequalities in health it is important to define what health is. The World Health Organisation (1948) defines health as, "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease, or infirmity" When looking at health, there are 2 models that can be used; the medical model or the social model. The social model of health is associated with the insight of social science and is concerned with the relationship between health and...
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