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Module 2 assignment Nursing and Health in Society The intention of this essay is to explore an inequality in health, which has been observed in practice. It will be argued that poverty does affect many people in our society and the lack of resources of poorer people in society, are at the root of inequalities in health. By means of reflecting on personal experiences, the wider psychosocial influences will be considered and how social policy and legislation address this inequality and reflect on the implications for nursing practice. There are a number of definitions of what Inequality of health mean, and two general explanations are: "Ideally everyone should have the same opportunity to attain the highest level of health and more pragmatically, none should be unduly disadvantaged" (Whitehead 1987 p6) A definition of Inequality from the online Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary stats: "A lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of wealth or opportunities...

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