The Acheson Inquiry was the most important government-backed examination into inequalities in health in the past 20 years. However, much of the detailed evidence presented to the Inquiry has not been published - until now.

This book presents 17 chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson Inquiry to inform their work. It provides a ‘state of the art’ review, by leading experts, into aspects of inequalities in health among:

Mothers/families/children

Youth

Adults of working age

Older people

Housing

Social environment

Poverty and income

The NHS

Nutrition

Education

Areas

Ethnicity

Transport/pollution/material environment

Gender

Mental health

Health-related behaviours

Oral health

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Inequalities in health: The evidence is important reading for academics in the social and medical sciences, students, medical professionals and people working within the fields of health and community care.

Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series

Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research.

Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available.

For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.