Student Resources - Chapter 7
Internet Activity 7.1
Exploring the state of health in your area
- Go to www.apho.org.uk. This is the site of the Association of Public Health Observatories, which contains a wide range of health information and statistics, including overall health profiles of countries, regions and small areas within the UK.
- Click on Health Profiles, follow the links and download the latest available health profile for your area. This will show a range of indicators on health in your area, usually showing how these compare to the wider county or borough and to the national average.
- Based on your knowledge as both a local resident and a sociologist, and using the evidence you have collected, write a report of about 250 words on the state of health in your area, including a range of possible explanations for differences in health with other areas.
Multiple Choice Quiz 7
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Matching Exercise 7
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Worksheets
Click here to download the Worksheet on Health. You’ll find these in two formats: as an ordinary handout, and also as a version with spaces left for your answers. You can type the answers directly into the worksheet and print it off to hand in, if your teacher is happy for you to complete the worksheet electronically.
Internet links - 7 Health
- www.dh.gov.uk - the Department of Health.
- www.who.int/en - the site of the World Health Organization.
- www.apho.org.uk - the Association of Public Health Observatories, which contains a wide range of health information and statistics. These include overall health profiles of countries, regions and small areas within the UK, and analysis of key public health topics at regional level e.g. sexual health, child health, ethnicity and health, and indicators and trend analysis of health inequalities.
- www.nice.org.uk - the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). This is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
- www.nhs.uk - the UK’s National Health Service.
- www.ldb.org/iphw - International Public Health Watch.
- www.bbc.co.uk/ouch - Disability magazine.