1. Power of the people

2. Influences on decision making

3. Equity means being fair or treating everyone as equals.
There are many factors within Australia that create inequities
Inequities

4. Poor living conditions through things such as housing standards, sanitation and population density may contribute to health inequities
Living conditions

5. A person’s socioeconomic status, wealth and access to resources create health inequities.
People with a lower SES die at a younger age and are more likely to suffer from lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, cancer and stroke
Socioeconomic status

6. Occupation A person’s occupation may also be a contributing to SES.
People that work in offices are more likely to suffer from stress and diseases associated with sedentary lifestyle
People that do manual work are more likely to drink and smoke and suffer from diseases associated with these drugs
Occupation

7. Access and level of education
People with access to and a higher level of education tend to have a higher health status.
Education levels and SES are closely linked
Access and level of education

8. The greater the access to health care, the greater the health status
Education and SES are closely linked
Access to health care

9. Geographical location
People who tend to live in cities tend to have greater access to health care, Higher SES and higher levels of education
These factors play and important role in the health inequities existing between rural and urban living
Geographical location

10. The government economic and social policies
The governments economic and social policies are supposed to reduce health inequities in Australia
The gap between the health status of individuals affected by factors already mentioned appears to be widening
The government economic and social policies