The aim of this report is to show that there are inequalities in health, which exist because there are inequalities in status. It explains that a number of factors , such as, age, gender, race, and lifestyle choices, work together to determine health. It shows that there is a recognised pattern between these factors and mortality and morbidity rates.
             I have chosen to use 'heart disease' as an example, to explain how the problem can be effected by the determinants of health.
             Although ideal health is often perceived in positive terms, measurement of these positive aspects have proven difficult. Well-being, health and fitness are all subjective concepts that can be interpreted in different ways by different people. So, since sick people come in contact with health care services more often than do healthy people, health is often measured in an indirect manner. Much of the measurement is focused on illness, disease, disability and death.
             It is necessary to look at health issues in terms of class, gender, lifestyle, etc. because it informs the general public, health professionals and policy makers about changes in health and well-being of people and identifies important differences between various groups that make up society. Clearly, statistics have proven that there is a connection between health status and status.
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