<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><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
