Tackling Health Inequalities in the UK.
The second involved case-studies of three policies areas which were thought to be crucial in tackling health inequalities. Both stages involved interviews with policy-makers and documentary analysis. Principal Findings (1) The current U.K. government stated a commitment to reducing health inequalities. (2) The government has begun to implement policies that address the wider determinants. (3.
Tackling health inequalities locally is acknowledged to extend to all public services, rather than just the NHS alone. Other local public services have a wider reach than the NHS in influencing the social determinants of health. For example, the provision of housing, green spaces and interventions in the early years of a child’s life. The Commission has previously considered evidence on some.
Why health inequalities matter 1. Health is foundational: basis for all activities, so health inequalities more important to people than any other. 2. Illhealth is a source of poverty, low.
In 1997 the Labour Government put tackling health inequalities at the heart of its health agenda and issued a number of policy documents and related targets. For example in 2004 the Department of Health (DH) set a target to reduce the gap in life expectancy in local authorities with high deprivation and the population as a whole by 10 per cent by 2010. 13. The administration also recognised.
Health outcomes such as life expectancy continue to improve in the UK thanks to improved social, medical and health care conditions. However these improvements mask a widening gap between the health outcomes of the wealthiest and the most deprived communities.
The Mayor is working with partners to improve the health of young Londoners, as set out in the Health Inequalities Strategy. Focus areas include: emotional health; readiness for learning; improved access to sexual health, drugs and alcohol prevention services.
However, life expectancy is stalling, after steady increases for the past 100 years, and health inequalities are widening. Commissioned by the Health Foundation, the Institute of Health Equity is working to examine how health inequalities have changed and what progress has been made on tackling the social determinants of health. The review, led.