How do we reduce the life expectancy gap?
November 16, 2024
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November 16, 2024
How do we reduce the life expectancy gap?
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<p>Where you live could drastically impact how long you live.</p><p> </p><p>According to the Office for National Statistics, a person in South Kensington, one of London’s wealthiest areas, can expect to live up to 16 years longer than someone in a more deprived area, like Blackpool.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, host Sarah Dawood is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the stark health inequalities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>- Jennifer Dixon DBE, CEO of The Health Foundation</p><p>- Jonathan Ashworth, CEO of Labour Together, former Shadow Secretary for Health, and former Labour MP</p><p>- Steve Brine, former Conservative MP, former Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, Chair of Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee, and host of Prevention Is The New Cure podcast</p><p> </p><p>The panel discusses the social determinants, or building blocks of health, that shape health outcomes and life expectancy. They discuss the need for a cross-government approach to address these inequalities and highlight the urgency of meaningful, coordinated action to improve public health.</p><p> </p><p>We also hear from Dr. Ronny Cheung, Consultant General Paediatrician at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and Officer for Health Services at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.</p><p> </p><p>This episode is sponsored by Health Equals, a coalition of 27 organisations campaigning to ‘Make Health Equal’. Visit <a href="http://www.healthequals.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.healthequals.org.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Show references: Health at the heart of government <a href="https://www.health.org.uk/publications/health-at-the-heart-of-government" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.health.org.uk/publications/health-at-the-heart-of-government</a></p><p> </p><p>Health and social care select committee prevention inquiry <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7205/prevention-in-health-and-social-care/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7205/prevention-in-health-and-social-care/</a></p><p> </p><p>Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – Child health inequalities and poverty toolkit <a href="https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/key-topics/child-health-inequalities-poverty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/key-topics/child-health-inequalities-poverty</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>