Tackling health inequalities

Public Health England is launching a national conversation about health inequalities to better understand the public’s perception and experience.

Where you live, what you earn and how long you stay in education may all affect your health. For example, people living in the poorest neighbourhoods will on average die seven years earlier than people living in the richest neighbourhoods.

The idea of the national conversation is that by listening to communities, Public Health England will be able to better understand the public’s view of these health inequalities, how they are affected by them and hear their suggestions for what might help narrow the gap.

The project will involve speaking with public health professionals and community leaders and holding a series of workshops with members of the public to gain valuable insight into how people are living now. The workshops will aim to explore local solutions that may help to mitigate inequalities and this knowledge will be collated for dissemination via a number of means both locally and nationally.

For further information email national.conversation@phe.gov.uk.