 Policies/Programs for Reducing Health Inequalities by Tackling Nonmedical Determinants of Health in the United Kingdom*Sharanya Murty, Luisa Franzini, M. David Low and J. Michael Swint Social Science Quarterly, 2009, vol. 90, issue 5, 1403-1422 Abstract: Objective. To conduct a review of the policies and programs targeting the nonmedical determinants of health inequalities implemented at a national level in the United Kingdom. Methods. Two U.K. Department of Health reports were used to identify policies/programs that were solely targeted toward alleviating the nonmedical causes of health inequalities. A review of gray literature was conducted to obtain detailed information about each policy/program. Results. Several national‐level policies and large‐scale programs directed toward nonmedical determinants of health, primarily poverty, unemployment, lifecourse, housing and environment, and social exclusion, have been implemented in the United Kingdom. Several of these policies/programs have been shown to successfully improve population health status in national evaluations. Conclusions. In the United States, there is currently an impetus to investigate health disparities and to provide recommendations for future policy action. This review can inform the national debate and provide guidelines to develop policy recommendations. Date: 2009 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:socsci:v:90:y:2009:i:5:p:1403-1422 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Social Science Quarterly is currently edited by Robert L. Lineberry More articles in Social Science Quarterly from Southwestern Social Science Association |
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