The widening gap ：Health inequalities and policy in Britain ( Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion series )

Publication subTitle ：Health inequalities and policy in Britain

Publication series ：Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion series

Author： Shaw   Mary (Author)   Dorling   Daniel (Author)   Gordon   David (Author)   Davey Smith   George (Author)  

Publisher： Policy Press‎

Publication year： 1999

E-ISBN: 9781847425072

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781861341426

Subject： C91 Sociology

Keyword： Poverty & unemployment

Language： ENG

Access to resources Favorite

Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.

The widening gap

Description

Relentlessly, the wide health gap between different groups of people living in Britain continues to get even wider. This book presents new evidence (which was not available to the government's Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health) on the size of the gap, and the extent to which the gap is widening. In particular, new geographical data are presented and displayed in striking graphical form. It challenges whether the government is concerned enough about reducing inequalities and highlights the living conditions of the million people living in the least healthy areas in Britain. It presents explanations for the widening health gap, and addresses the implications of this major social problem. In the light of this evidence the authors put forward social policies which will reduce the health gap in the future. The widening gap synthesises all the information available to date and should be read alongside the report of the evidence presented to the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (Inequalities in health, The Policy Press, 1999) and by all those concerned with reducing health inequalities. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.

Chapter

THE WIDENING GAP

Contents

List of tables and figures

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Glossary

1. Introduction

From the Black Report to the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health

Reducing inequalities in health

The widening gap

2. The health gap

Introduction

Early life – infant and child mortality

Childhood poverty

Education – inequalities between children

Occupation – inequalities in working life

Adults not in work

Income by constituency

Poverty, deprivation and health

Unemployment – inequalities in the labour market

Inequalities in illness

Wealth – houses and car ownership

Retirement

Conclusion – poverty and health from the cradle to the grave

3. Explaining the gap

Introduction

Lifetime social circumstances

Dimensions of socio-economic position

Education and health

Communities and socio-economic position

The multidimensional nature of health inequalities

The explanations debate

Inequalities in health: one or many causes?

Conclusion

4. The widening gap

Introduction

The widening gap between communities

The widening employment gap

The widening income gap

The widening wealth gap

Childhood poverty

Rising numbers of avoidable deaths in Britain by age

Conclusion

5. Narrowing the gap – the policy debate

Poverty and inequalities in health

A short history of Labour’s policies on inequalities in health

Health Action Zones and area-based policies

Spreading the responsibility – thinly

Our Healthier Nation and ‘the Third Way’

The Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health

Saving lives – the government response

The problem of poverty and the problem of riches

Politics, public opinion and poverty reduction

Redistribution by stealth?

Reducing inequalities in health

The importance of services

Equity in service delivery

Child poverty and health

Ederly people and pensions

Disability, long-term illness and poverty

Objections to poor people getting more money

Conclusions

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Index

The users who browse this book also browse