Levelling up health will only succeed if we invest across the whole of local government. The Government has committed to levelling up the country and ensuring that no place is left behind. A “levelling up” agenda was introduced to address the longstanding problem of the UK’s economic and social disparities by investing in local infrastructure, empower communities and support economic recovery....
Levelling up health will only succeed if we invest across the whole of local government. By Alex Alexiou, Ben Barr, Kate Mason, Davara Bennett, Katie Fahy and David Taylor-Robinson. The Government has committed to level up the country and ensure that no place is left behind. What will be levelled up? It is not always clear, but surely it should be the...
Physical activity is important for physical and mental health and physical inactivity has been identified as a risk factor for a range of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and certain cancers. Inequalities in physical activity participation are well documented with a difference of more than 10 percentage points in the probability of being physically active between the most and...
NOTE: The blog post has been updated with the latest model changes of the SAVI index, as of July 6th, 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional ecological analysis across the 6,791 Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England. The Isles of Scilly (E02006781) and City of London (E02006781) have been excluded due to missing data in these areas, leaving 6789 MSOAs for...
Globally, many policymakers are facing challenges related to the demographic shift to older populations, increased life expectancy and the increased prevalence of ill health and disability. Less skilled workers have a shorter life expectancy, earlier onset of ill health, and are more likely to suffer from multiple health conditions (multi-morbidity) as they get older. Policymakers urgently need to develop strategies...
Benjamin Barr and Alexandros Alexiou May 14, 2020 Updated June 18, 2020 We carried out a preliminary analysis of the latest data on the total number of deaths occurred in April and May 2020 by lower tier Local Authority in England. The map below shows the estimated excess deaths occurred from all cases per 100,000. The projected figures for 2020 were estimated...
Tanith Rose, Alexandros Alexiou, Konstantinos Daras, Ben Barr NOTE: The blog post has been updated with the latest model changes of the SAVI index, as of July 6th, 2020. Reports that politicians, celebrities and members of the royal family have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have prompted some to portray the disease as a great equaliser, which can affect even the most privileged....
NIHR SPHR Summer Internship Scheme in Public Health Research Kavita Bhopal Supervisor: Alex Alexiou Introduction Many believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is a ‘great equaliser’, affecting anyone – even the most privileged. However, findings suggest that some communities are at greater risk because they are unable to protect themselves like other communities do. The adverse consequences of the pandemic are falling disproportionately on more...
The Small Area Vulnerability Index (SAVI) is an empirically informed measure of COVID-19 vulnerability for the 6,789 Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) in England. The SAVI index investigates the association between four predictors (proportion of the population from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, living in care homes, living in overcrowded housing and having been admitted in the past...