Students will be expected to complete a reflective writing journal. This requires students to reflect on the content presented in the readings and lectures for weeks 2 – 4 (3 weeks in total). This content addresses a key theme: examining health inequalities and the social determinants of health. Some background – What is a reflective writing workbook? A reflective writing journal is similar to a reflective diary, workbook, a collection of notes, observations and other relevant material built up over time and usually accompanies a period of study. Its purpose is for you to enhance learning through writing and thinking. Reflective writing ‘helps you to develop and clarify connections between what you already know and what you are learning, between theory and practice and between what you are doing and why you are doing it’ (