During this weeks lecture, we firstly explored at risk behaviour. In society, there are 6 at risk behaviours which can put an individual in danger. These are as follows;
– Injuries
– Use of tobacco
– Alcohol and drug use
– Sexual behaviours
– Diet
– Lack of physical activity
As a student teacher I found this lecture extremely relevant as you need to be aware of these behaviours in order to prevent them in children. By educating children on the risks of these behaviours, they are much more likely to live longer, happier lives.
After this, we explored The Glasgow Effect which is a study which compares Glasgow to two other main cities – Manchester and Liverpool. The document explores how morality is linked to poor health and low income. The results show the deprivation levels of these cities are almost identical. Despite this, premature deaths in Glasgow are more than 30% higher, with all deaths around 15% higher than in the other cities. This means there must be another factor contributing to this. Upon further reading I found some shocking statistics – deaths of those living in Glasgow (in comparison to residents of Liverpool and Manchester) were 27% higher in relation to lung cancer, almost 70% higher for suicide, 2.3 times higher for alcohol-related causes, and almost 2.5 times higher for drug-related poisonings. All of these illnesses often relate to ill health and bad habits such as smoking, alcohol intake and drug intake. This shows that Glasgow and Scots are in fact more unhealthy than the rest of the UK.