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Sir Michael Marmot of University College London, writing in The Lancet, has made the case for putting tackling health inequalities at the top of the political agenda.
In the article titled 'What kind of society do we want: getting the balance right', Marmot outlines six actions that can be taken:
Richard Garside questions the risk factor prevention paradigm
Sir Michael Marmot of the World Health Organisation has warned that youth unemployment is a ‘public health time bomb waiting to explode’ in Europe, and that child poverty is a policy choice in Britain as so little is done to redistribute wealth, reports The Independent.
Sir Michael Marmot, who is known for his work on social health, claims that the rest of Europe takes better care of its families and believes the deteriorating public health in Britain is caused by huge numbers of adults not in education, training or employment.
Alan Johnson has enjoyed a less than glittering career as Home Secretary. His impulsive dismissal of David Nutt as chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs cemented a reputation as a politician uninterested in research evidence. So it is worth remembering that it was Johnson who, as Health Secretary, set up the Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England, which reported this week.
