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While inequalities in health have always been a problem, the Covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on inequalities, and created an opportunity for change. In this long read we make the case for developing a long-term approach to tackling health inequalities that will endure and consider past attempts, highlighting learnings for the renewed ...

Unpacking health inequalities. Framing should avoid language which is stigmatising or shaming. Smith and colleagues describe a paradox where people recognise that health is determined by social factors and acknowledged socio-economic inequalities in society, but are reluctant to acknowledge the resulting health inequalities. 42 The authors suggest this paradox arises because individuals do not ...

Making work to tackle health inequalities mainstream and making it everyone’s business, rather than the purview of a small group of specialists, is a key part of accelerating progress. Our work has shown that all staff have a role to play in tackling health inequalities through awareness, action and advocacy (the ‘three As’).

Health equity is the state in which there is “a fair and just opportunity for everyone to attain their highest level of health.” 14 Health equity, however, continues to be threatened by the historical and contemporary injustices that create obstacles to health care access and thereby reinforce health inequities. 14 Such structural barriers ...

These clinics are on the front lines of the fight against healthcare inequality, serving 1.7 million patients annually through 5.8 million visits — all without charging a dime for services. These clinics provide a wide range of healthcare services including: Primary and preventative care; Dental and vision services; Mental health counseling

Addressing socioeconomic inequalities in health and healthcare, and reducing avoidable hospital admissions requires integrated strategy and complex intervention across health systems. However, the understanding of how to create effective systems to reduce socio-economic inequalities in health and healthcare is limited. The aim was to explore and develop a system’s level understanding of how ...

The NHS Long Term Plan placed tackling health inequalities at the heart of NHS goals for this decade. The big population health improvement goals can only be met through far better engagement with those least likely to present at NHS services now. Furthermore, COVID-19 has shone a harsh light on some of the health and wider inequalities that ...

They stem from how society allocates resources and opportunities, reinforced by political choices and leadership. Income inequality within countries has almost doubled over the past two decades, and is now even greater than the significant inequality observed between countries, acting as a major driver of health inequity. Across 201 countries, the top 10% of individuals earn 15 times more than ...

The SDGs inform and guide initiatives to tackle health and social inequalities, on the global, national and local level. Just one Goal (SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing) focuses on health directly. However each of the SDGs aims to address the determinants of health. The actions target global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change ...

From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy in the United States declined by 1.5 years, reaching its lowest level since 2003. 1 It fell yet again in 2021. 2 In fact, the health of Americans has been ...

As the world contends with climate volatility, widening inequality and persistent geopolitical tension, healthcare systems increasingly find themselves at the frontlines of resilience. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), half of the global population lacks access to essential health services. Meanwhile, around 100 million people ...

This article describes the factors contributing to ethnic health disparities and their impact on health equity in the United States. Historical examples of infectious diseases, such as smallpox, yellow fever, polio, HIV, and COVID-19, illustrate racial mortality differences that were eliminated by removing the diseases.

How NICE can help you tackle health inequalities. Reducing health inequalities is a core part of our DNA. In fact it’s one of our core principles.So, our guidance supports strategies that improve population health as a whole, while offering particular benefit to the most disadvantaged.

Health disparities research in the United States over the past 2 decades has yielded considerable progress and contributed to a developing evidence base for interventions that tackle disparities in health status and access to care. However, health disparity interventions have focused primarily on individual and interpersonal factors, which are often limited in their ability to yield sustained ...

Differences in health across the population, and between different groups in society, that are systematic, unfair and avoidable How can we reduce health inequalities? - Health inequalities - Equity and justice - Social and economic impacts on health - Population health - Public Health Scotland

Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, Integrated Care Boards and Local Authorities. Evidence bref: What works: Community engagement and empowerment to address health inequalities. Key papers: Abu-Ras, W., Smith, M., & El-Amin, H. (2024). Mosques and public health promotion: A scoping review of faith-driven health interventions.

Hard-won lessons from the patient safety movement to reduce variability in care and eliminate preventable harm to patients also can be applied to the mission of building a more equitable health system, according to Karthik Sivashanker, MD, MPH, the AMA Center for Health Equity's vice president of equitable health systems and innovation.

This resource has been produced to support local action to tackle health inequalities, by helping local partners to identify what specific interventions could measurably improve outcomes. It is a refresh and update of the original DH Health Inequalities National Suppor t Team (HINST) publication, Systematically addressing health inequalities (6).

In England, the creation of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) has included a strong narrative on collaboration to reduce health inequalities. By bringing together different stakeholders within a local area. ICSs should be facilitating collaboration which in turn is likely to make action to tackle health inequalities more effective. Case studies