EMPHO Information Resource on Health Inequalities
Introduction
Health is improving … but not at the same rate for everyone.
Health inequalities are endemic in our society – they are found across different geographical areas and between genders, different ethnic communities, and different social and economic groups. Those born into disadvantaged groups are likely to die at a younger age and live more of their lives in ill health than average. This is fundamentally unfair and unacceptable, but health inequalities are stubborn, they persist through generations and they are difficult to change.
The Government acknowledges the huge challenge posed by health inequalities and has vowed to tackle them as a top priority. Its aims are focused around reducing the health gap between disadvantaged groups, communities and the rest of the country and on improving health overall.
This resource signposts key national and regional documentation regarding health inequality policy and action plans, reports on the status of health inequalities in the region, and provides links to evidence in support of health inequality policy and interventions. It also provides links to a number of on-line toolkits allowing health inequalities and the impact of interventions to be measured and explored interactively.
Work on this resource is ongoing and the information will be updated as new material becomes available.
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