Inequalities in Health

General Guidance

• Use time new roman size 12 font, double spaced, with numbered pages and your student number printed as a footer on every page.
• Word count limit: 3200.
• The word limits stated for this assignment excludes the reference list at the end of the assignment but includes all text in the main body of the assignment (including direct quotations, in-text citations, footnotes, tables, diagrams, and graphs). Please be aware that exceeding the word count limit will affect the academic judgement of the piece of work and may result in the award of a lower mark. Please make sure you do not provide +/-10% of the word limit.
• Appendices are not considered a supplement, and thus, will not be assessed as part of the content of the assignment. As such, they will not contribute to the grade awarded, however it may be appropriate to use an Appendices section for any material which is a useful reference for the reader. Please note that appendices are not included in the word count.
• The majority of references should come from primary sources (e.g., journal articles, conference papers, reports, etc.) although you can also utilise area specific textbooks. You must ensure that you use the APA style of referencing.

Please indicate the word count length at the end of your assignment.

Learning outcomes assessed in this assessment

1. Critically analyze key explanations for inequalities in health and the role of the social determinants of health.
2. Critically evaluate policies and strategies aimed at improving health and reducing health inequalities.

Assessment Guidelines

In the second assignment, please chose a public health issue from the listed below and examine the social determinants of health impacting the chosen issue in your country. Critically evaluate the policies and strategies aimed at improving the chosen for assignment public health issue and make suggestions of public health actions and evidence-based interventions to tackle the problem.
Public Health issues:

• Poverty reduction

Your work should include and cover the following sections/aspects and content (as shown and stated in the table below). The specific percentage marks allocated to each section/aspect of your work is stated below.