Ten years ago the landmark Marmot Review proposed an evidence-based strategy for reducing health inequalities in England.
It concluded there is a social gradient in the proportion of life spent in ill health, and that tackling health inequalities needed activity across all the social determinants of health.
Want full article access?
Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.
Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.
Already a subscriber? Login