Social Exclusion
How can an understanding of social exclusion contribute to the development of healthy communities?
My understanding of social exclusion is the combination of social and material problems, spoiling people in such a devastating way that they are unable to fully participate in the community in which they live. (unit 12, p117)
I consider a healthy community to be a safe, clean and pleasant place to live and work with opportunities for relaxation and recreation. There should be safe places for children to learn and play, amenities for people to meet and socialise. Care should be accessible to all of the community. Not only is the physical environment important but also the people who live and work there are, they should have the information, skills and resources to protect or promote their health and well being. (unit 12,pp.115-116)
Social exclusion and a healthy community are intertwined, an understanding of the whole affect of exclusion, helps find new ways of working with sustainable regeneration programmes that can restore ailing communities.
Poverty is interlinked with educational achievement, unemployment, poor housing and ill health. Poverty is the main cause of social exclusion. Struggling to live on benefits has a crippling negative impact on critical aspects of life. The quality of life diminishes for all the family.
Social exclusion is wide spread, in areas where the manufacturing industry has declined, communities have suffered and become increasingly unhealthy. Continuing social change can mean communities progressively deteriorating. Low educational achievement, inappropriate work skills and poor housing can cause apathy, like a hereditary disease, passing from one generation to the next.
Many generations of families are surviving on benefits. Mr T____ worked in the wool industry, due to its decline and his ill health, has not worked for nearly thirty years. His daughter, a widow and lone parent, has been his full time carer
My understanding of social exclusion is the combination of social and material problems, spoiling people in such a devastating way that they are unable to fully participate in the community in which they live. (unit 12, p117)
I consider a healthy community to be a safe, clean and pleasant place to live and work with opportunities for relaxation and recreation. There should be safe places for children to learn and play, amenities for people to meet and socialise. Care should be accessible to all of the community. Not only is the physical environment important but also the people who live and work there are, they should have the information, skills and resources to protect or promote their health and well being. (unit 12,pp.115-116)
Social exclusion and a healthy community are intertwined, an understanding of the whole affect of exclusion, helps find new ways of working with sustainable regeneration programmes that can restore ailing communities.
Poverty is interlinked with educational achievement, unemployment, poor housing and ill health. Poverty is the main cause of social exclusion. Struggling to live on benefits has a crippling negative impact on critical aspects of life. The quality of life diminishes for all the family.
Social exclusion is wide spread, in areas where the manufacturing industry has declined, communities have suffered and become increasingly unhealthy. Continuing social change can mean communities progressively deteriorating. Low educational achievement, inappropriate work skills and poor housing can cause apathy, like a hereditary disease, passing from one generation to the next.
Many generations of families are surviving on benefits. Mr T____ worked in the wool industry, due to its decline and his ill health, has not worked for nearly thirty years. His daughter, a widow and lone parent, has been his full time carer
References: K100 Course Team (1998) K100 Understanding Health and Social Care, Unit 12, Working with Communities, Milton Keynes, The Open University.