Politics of Health

        Order Description   Politics of Health Healthy Lives, Healthy People ( 2010 ) - read and critically analyse the impact of the policy on the health of the identified group ( e.g. obesity, diabetes, stroke, mental, child poverty, ill health     Explore meaning of “politics” & “politics of health” – present one or more definitions and discuss the meaning of policy in the context of the health What key features distinguish something as policy? Signpost the issues you are going to discuss in your main body – clearly identify the chosen client group or specific disease - Obesity   Explore the political ideology underpinning the policy i.e. was it influenced by conservatives, labours or liberal democrats Consider what the key elements are in the policy document that indicates that this was from a particular ideology   Draw together the salient issues discussed in your assignment Consider the implications this will have on obesity , on future practice or patient outcome .