The National Strategic Review of Health Inequalities (2010, The Marmot Review) is a major publication that reviews health inequalities across England and the evidence base of interventions to address them. The review has crucial relevance to Tower Hamlets as it sets out a framework for systematically thinking through how to reduce inequalities at a local level.
Marmot’s review identifies six high level priorities for action (see below) and evidence
based objectives within each of these. Two things stand out: first the importance of tackling all of the social determinants of health taking a ‘life course’ approach and second, doing more than just targeting the most disadvantaged, but addressing the whole social gradient.
Fair society, healthy lives – the high level priorities
1/Give every child the best start in life.
2/Enable all children, young people and adults to maximise their capabilities and have control over their lives.
3/Create fair employment and good work for all.
4/Ensure a healthy standard of living for all.
5/ Create and develop healthy and sustainable places and communities.
6/Strengthen the role and impact of ill health prevention.
For further details see the NHS Tower Hamlets post Marmot review document.
The framework below outlines our inequality data as related to Marmot’s life course model.
The framework below outlines our inequality data as related to Marmot’s life course model.
