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103 Pages·2015·5.53 MB·English

‘Health Inequalities and the Social
Determinants of Health: The Evidence Base’

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24 February 2015

Fairness Commission Session
Matilda Allen –
Key themes
Reducing health inequalities is a matter of fairness and
social justice
Action is needed to tackle the social gradient in health –
proportionate universalism
Action on health inequalities requires action across all the
social determinants of health
Reducing health inequalities is vital for the economy –
cost of inaction
Beyond economic growth to well-being of society:
sustainability and the fair distribution of health
Marmot Review - 6 Policy
Objectives
A. Give every child the best start in life
B. Enable all children, young people and adults to maximise
their capabilities and have control over their lives.
C. Create fair employment and good work for all
D. Ensure a healthy standard of living for all
E. Create and develop healthy and sustainable places and
communities
F. Strengthen the role and impact of ill-health prevention
Health Equity Evidence Reviews Health Equity Briefings

Early 1a. Good quality parenting programmes
1. Good quality parenting programmes
intervention
and the home to school transition
1b. Improving the home to school transition.
2. Building children and young people’s 2. Building children and young people’s
resilience in schools resilience in schools Commissioned by PHE, written
Education by Institute of Health Equity
3. Reducing the number of young people 3. Reducing the number of young people
not in employment, education or training not in employment, education or training
(NEET) (NEET)
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4. Adult learning services 4. Adult learning services Published on the 16
5a. Workplace interventions to improve September
health and wellbeing

5b. Working with local employers to
Employment promote good quality work Available on the PHE and IHE
5. Increasing employment opportunities
and improving workplace health 5acn.d I nrectrenatsioing f oerm ppelopymle ewnit ho pap lorntgu-ntietirems websites –
health condition or disability
www.instituteofhealthequity.org
5d. Increasing employment opportunities
and retention for older people
Ensuring a
healthy living 6. Health inequalities and the living wage 6. Health inequalities and the living wage
standard for all
7. Fuel poverty and cold home-related 7. Fuel poverty and cold home-related
Healthy health problems health problems
environment

8. Improving access to green spaces 8. Improving access to green spaces
Implementation and impact: Health Equity Briefings
9. Understanding the economics of 10. Tackling health inequalities through
investments in the social determinants of action on the social determinants of health:
health lessons from experience
Forthcoming – this summer
- The impact of physical
housing conditions on - Social inequalities in the
mental health leading causes of early
death – a life course
- Adverse experiences for approach
children and young people
- Improving school transitions
- The potential of Social for health equity
Value to impact on
inequalities - Creating good quality work
for health equity
- Can health literacy
strategies improve health - Tackling social isolation
outcomes and reduce
health inequalities? - Older people
The Best Start in
Life
Percentage of survey respondents who experienced a range of
ACEs by deprivation quintile, England, 2013