The Public Health Report England 2014 Understanding...

This assignment will be analytically evaluating the Public Health report England 2014 ‘Understanding inequalities in London’s life expectancy and healthy life expectancy’. This will include examining factors which influences health inequalities, comparing theoretical explanations and the policies put in place that potentially reduce the levels of health inequalities in London. AC.1 Health inequalities are preventable differences in health status experienced by certain population groups. It is suggested people of a lower socio-economic group are more likely to experience chronic ill-health and earlier death expectancy than those who are more privileged. The causes of health inequalities have been considerably argued between theories and†¦show more content†¦Secondly the figures contained in this report have been obtained and analysed from the year 2009 to 2011. It has also been updated and revised several times including a revision of life (healthy) expectancy in November 2013. Regular updating and adjustments of data increases the accuracy and relevance of the outcomes, furthermore findings gain more validity and recognition. Another advantage of this report is its use of quantitative research. The selection of charts, tables and graphs are highly creditable in terms of measuring validity and reliability. It provides data with precise and non-bias numerical findings. Additionally this report has been published by Public Health England and is part of the Government’s department of health. It is a government obligation to provide public access to this report and others completed by the public health department. This wide accessibility suggests that the data obtained has been greatly measured to support its claims. On the other hand some disadvantages of reliability can be identified. The data provided on the life expectancy and healthy life expectancy from birth presents difficulties in the consistency and replication of the findings. The figures are an estimated average of new-born mortality rate (2010-12) and cannot provide exact figures of expected life span. The reason for this is because health prevalence and mortality rate between areas are changeable. In