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- BMJ article on MIHL 03rd May 2013 'Government policies will make health equity harder to achieve, conference hears' Read the full article...
- Guardian Article on Public Health and SDH 02nd May 2013 'Joint Directors of Public Health will be weak in the job' - Diane Abbott Read the full article...
- BMJ article on 'Working for Health Equity' 19th March 2013 'Health professionals pledge action against socio-economic conditions responsible for health inequalities' by Ingrid Torjesen Read the full article...
- BBC news article on 'Working for Health Equity' 18th March 2013 BBC health website covers our new report Read the full article...
- Coverage of the 'Working for Health Equity' report 18th March 2013 Various media coverage of our new report Read the full article...
- 'Taking bigger leaps of faith over improving the health of communities' 06th February 2013 This article on publicservice.co.uk discusses local action in Newcastle Read the full article...
- Sir Michael Marmot: consider health impacts when formulating policies 05th February 2013 In an interview with Tim Smedley, Sir Michael Marmot says it doesn't follow automatically that policies for sustainable development will improve health and health inequalities. Read the full article...
- The Marmot Public Health Review: How much progress has been made? 01st February 2013 Article by Jessica Allen in the Guardian Public Health Hub Read the full article...
- Irish Times - 'Stop wasting taxes and focus first on health inequality' 29th January 2013 Article by Jacky Jones Read the full article...
- Huffington Post article on Pensions Change UK 14th January 2013 Article by Gregg McClymont 'ministers must come clean on pensions changes' Read the full article...
- FT Article on pension age 23rd December 2012 Michael Marmot is interviewed for a FT article by Sarah Neville Read the full article...
- Metro article on mortality rates 17th October 2012 Professor Sir Michael Marmot quoted in Metro article Read the full article...
- FT Health: Combating Cancer 2012 27th September 2012 Financial Times Article: 'Prevention: Cruel hand of fate still has a role to play' Read the full article...
- Evening Standard 'Ladder for London' Articles 21st September 2012 'Hidden cost of youth unemployment is depression and poor physical health' and 'not having a job makes you sick' Read the full article...
- CMAJ - The Fiendish Puzzle of Health Inequities 14th August 2012 Coverage of Michael Marmot's speech at the Canadian Medical Association Read the full article...
- New Scientist - Of Wealth and Health 28th July 2012 New Scientist article about the effects of inequality on health Read the full article...
- Tube Map Plots Life Expectancy 20th July 2012 BBC news article covering new life expectancy tube map Read the full article...
- Parenting should 'not just be for the poorest' 12th July 2012 BBC News coverage of our Children's Centres outcomes framework Read the full article...
- Localgov: Authorities must improve parenting environments 12th July 2012 coverage of the IHE's report: 'An equal start: Improving outcomes in Children's Centres' Read the full article...
- Further coverage of Children's Centres Outcomes Framework 12th July 2012 Various news coverage of the IHE report 'An Equal Start: Improving Outcomes in Children's Centres' Read the full article...
- 'Fairness at the heart of all policies would improve health' 01st June 2012 Article in the Edmonton Journal based on an interview with Michael Marmot Read the full article...
- Public Health: Bridging the cultural faultlines 09th May 2012 Guardian Article by Oswin Baker Read the full article...
- NewStart Article 23rd April 2012 Why the middle class need to demand reductions in health inequalities, by Dominic Harrison Read the full article...
- Austerity measures will lead to rise in unemployment and suicides, says Marmot 20th April 2012 BMJ Article by Matthew Limb Read the full article...
- Economist Blog - 'health and longevity' 22nd March 2012 Economist blog mentions the gradient in health outcomes and Prof. Sir Michael Marmot Read the full article...
- Financial Times Article on Pensions 21st March 2012 Osborne Raises Prospect of More Welfare Cuts Read the full article...
- Dr Jessica Allen Quoted in the Guardian 29th February 2012 Local Government faces cultural battle with clinicians over public health Read the full article...
- British Journal of Midwifery 28th February 2012 2 articles which mention the Marmot Review Read the full article...
- Michael Marmot Comment Piece in The Telegraph 15th February 2012 Professor Sir Michael Marmot discusses the 'Two Years On' Data in The Telegraph Read the full article...
- 'Two Years On' Data covered in the Financial Times 15th February 2012 'Longevity gap grows between rich and poor', by Sarah Neville Read the full article...
- 'Two Years On' Data and Children's Services in the Guardian 15th February 2012 'Cuts to children's services risk greater social inequality, says coalition adviser', by Randeep Ranesh Read the full article...
- 'Two Years On' Data on Children article in the Telegraph 15th February 2012 'Children are being 'failed on a grand scale'', by Rebecca Smith Read the full article...
- Independent article on 'Two Years On' Data in Wokingham 15th February 2012 'Do you live in Wokingham? Get ready for a long life...' by Nina Lakhani Read the full article...
- Express Article about 'Two Years On' Data 15th February 2012 'Inequality 'hits child development'', on express.co.uk. Read the full article...
- HSJ coverage of 'Two Years On' data 15th February 2012 'Marmot demands focus on inequality as cuts bite', by Alison Moore Read the full article...
- BMJ coverage of 'Two Years On' data 15th February 2012 'Rise in life expectancy is marred by widening inequality gap' Read the full article...
- New York Times Article 24th January 2012 'At Davos, a Big Issue Is the Have-Lots vs. the Have-Nots', article including quote from Sir Michael Marmot Read the full article...
- Coventy Telegraph Article 23rd January 2012 '35,000 children in Coventry and Warwickshire living in poverty' Read the full article...
- Guardian Interview with Michael Marmot 21st November 2011 Guardian Article by Sarah Boseley. Read the full article...
- Huffington Post UK (Blog) 21st November 2011 'New Body to Tackle Health Inequalities of Rich and Poor' Read the full article...
- Launch of the Institute 21st November 2011 Articles in newspapers and online about the launch of the Institute of Health Equity. Read the full article...
- Financial Times Article 04th November 2011 'Retiring at 68 comes with a health warning', by Sarah Neville Read the full article...
- Radio 4 - The Life Scientific 01st November 2011 Michael Marmot's interview on the BBC Radio 4 Programme 'The Life Scientific'. Read the full article...
- Money Talks: How your Wealth Controls your Health 31st October 2011 Interview with Michael Marmot in the Irish Independent. Read the full article...
- Campaigners propose radical agenda to tackle ill-health 21st October 2011 Guardian Poverty Matters Blog: Health campaigners at WHO Rio conference demand changes that finally acknowledge link between poverty and ill-health. Read the full article...
- Lancet Articles 19th October 2011 The Marmot team have recently had two articles published in the Lancet Journal, 'Social Determinants of Health in Europe' and 'Building of the global movement for health equity: from Santiago to Rio and beyond.' Read the full article...
- IFMSA Week of Global Action on SDH 19th October 2011 The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations Week of Global Action on Social Determinants of Health is a global event that hopes to promote a 'social determinants' paradigm to medical students and young people at large across the globe. Read the full article...
- Hill Fuel Poverty Review 19th October 2011 The Hills Fuel Poverty Review have published their interim report. Read the full article...
- BMA report on social determinants and doctors 19th October 2011 The British Medical Association have written a report 'Social Determinants of Health: What Can Doctors Do?' Read the full article...
- SDH World Conference 07th October 2011 The WHO is convening a global conference, 19-21 October, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to build support for the implementation of action on social determinants of health. Read the full article...
- Can Individual Doctors Make a Difference 16th August 2011 This month's 'think piece' on the General Medical Council's website, written by Michael Marmot, explores what role the medical profession has in tackling health inequalities. Read the full article...
- Michael Marmot BBC Radio 4 02nd August 2011 Michael Marmot was featured on the BBC Radio 4 programmes 'From Cradle to Grave', in which Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view and reveals how these pioneering longitudinal studies are the bedrock of medicine. Read the full article...
- ABC News Interview with Michael Marmot 29th July 2011 Michael Marmot speaks about how living conditions, education, work, access to health care and life opportunities impact on people's health. Read the full article...
- King's Fund Event - Anne Milton 27th July 2011 At the recent King's Fund event 'Public Health System Reform Summit: Getting the Balance Right', Anne Milton gave a speech on the new public health summit. Read the full article...
- Heart disease deaths highest in north-west England 07th July 2011 Article on BBC News Online, with a comment from Marmot Review Team Member, Dr Jessica Allen. Read the full article...
- Marmot (and Marmite) in Parliament 26th May 2011 The Marmot Review (and Marmite) were discussed in Parliament on the 17th May. Following this, there was a HSJ picture and brief comment on the 26th May. Following this, there was a HSJ picture and brief comment on the 26th May. Read the full article...
- Nick Smith MP speaks about the health impacts of cold homes in Adjournment Debate 24th May 2011 Nick Smith MP attended the launch of our report on the health impact of cold homes and fuel poverty and proceeded to raise the issue in Parliament on 24th May. Read the full article...
- Drinks at the Ritz - a tale of two cities 12th May 2011 A Guardian Blog article where Assistant Editor, Michael White, contrasts a talk by Michael Marmot on the social inequalities of health with a same-day appointment of the launch of Forbes Europe at the Ritz. Read the full article...
- RCP comment on 'The Health Impacts of Cold Homes and Fuel Poverty' 12th May 2011 The Royal College of Physicians comment on the the Marmot Review Team's 'The Health Impacts of Cold Homes and Fuel Poverty' Read the full article...
- Citizen's Advice Response to the Marmot Review Team's Report on the Health Impacts of Cold Homes and Fuel Poverty 12th May 2011 Response by the Citizen's Advice Bureau's Chief Executive, Gillian Guy. Read the full article...
- Cold Homes 'kill over 5,000 a year' 12th May 2011 More than 5,000 people die needlessly every winter because their homes are too cold - The Telegraph reports Read the full article...
- Warmer UK Homes 'Would Save Thousands of Lives' 12th May 2011 A Guardian article responding to The Marmot Review Team's Report, The Health Impacts of Cold Homes and Fuel Poverty. Read the full article...
- British Medical Journal: Cold Homes Cost Lives 12th May 2011 Editorial from the British Medical Journal Read the full article...
- Warmer Homes 'would save lives' 12th May 2011 Yahoo! News article on the Marmot Review team's report, 'The Health Impacts of Cold Homes and Fuel Poverty' Read the full article...
- 'Cold Homes Cost Lives' 12th May 2011 Article by Medical News Today Read the full article...
- Eurekalert about BMJ Editorial 11th May 2011 Eurekalert report on BMJ Editorial Read the full article...
- Number of excess winter deaths is three times as high in coldest homes as in warmest 11th May 2011 British Medical Journal article by Jacqui Wise. Read the full article...
- Social Inequalities of Health - radio interview 11th April 2011 ABC Radio National Health Report Read the full article...
- Bigger cuts to local authority budgets in the most deprived areas are likely to widen health inequalities 04th April 2011 British Politics and Policy at LSE Blog Read the full article...
- PLAY AND CARE FOCUS - Call for nursery menu guidelines to promote healthy lifestyles 05th March 2011 Article by James Meikle, Fair Play For Children Read the full article...
- 'Cuts will undermine Big Society' 01st March 2011 Public Health Today - Interview with Sir Michael Marmot Read the full article...
- Report highlights children’s lagging development 28th February 2011 Article by Kay Atwal, Newham Recorder. Read the full article...
- Studies show equal wealth distribution urgently needed 23rd February 2011 Burnaby News Leader Read the full article...
- Reports highlight challenges facing the city's health 22nd February 2011 NHS Portsmouth news article Read the full article...
- Enfield’s 12-year life expectancy gap between its richest and poorest residents 16th February 2011 Article in North London Today Read the full article...
- North-South health divide 'is widest for 40 years' 16th February 2011 By BBC News Health Reporter, Sonya McGilchrist. Read the full article...
- Marmot health indicators highlight stark regional differences in children’s development 14th February 2011 Article by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies Read the full article...
- Avoid cuts that will widen gaps in child development, Marmot urges 11th February 2011 By Zosia Kmietowicz, British Medical Journal Read the full article...
- Nearly half of five-year-olds struggling in first year at school 11th February 2011 By Krissy Storrar, Daily Mirror Read the full article...
- Alarm at gap between rich and poor children 11th February 2011 By Victoria Fletcher, Health Editor, Express. Read the full article...
- BBC Breakfast coverage 11th February 2011 BBC Breakfast coverage Read the full article...
- BBC Today Programme coverage 11th February 2011 A radio podcast on child development Read the full article...
- Almost half of boys falling behind in school at five, research reveals 11th February 2011 Article from the Daily Mail Online Read the full article...
- Development fears over half of English five-year-olds 11th February 2011 Article by Dominic Hughes, Health Correspondent, BBC News Read the full article...
- Marmot report: how fair is society where you live? 11th February 2011 By Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian (includes data summary) Read the full article...
- Northeners '20% more likely to die under 75' than southerners 02nd February 2011 Article by Denis Campbell, Health correspondent, The Guardian. Read the full article...
- Sir Michael Marmot interviewed on health inequalities in Northern Ireland 19th January 2011 Video from UTV, Northern Ireland News Read the full article...
- UK among Europe's unhealthiest nations, report suggests 14th December 2010 BBC News article including quote from Professor Michael Marmot Read the full article...
- Public health advances 'could prevent 200,000 premature deaths a year' 29th October 2010 An article by Guardian Health Editor, Sarah Boseley Read the full article...
- Ignorance Kills 15th August 2010 Professor Sir Michael Marmot's Reply to Professor Steve Field's article on health and responsibility, published in the Observer Read the full article...
- Michael Marmot BMA Presidency Acceptance Speech 08th July 2010 BMA Presidency Acceptance Speech: Fighting the Alligators of Health Inequalities Read the full article...
- BMA Michael Marmot Interview 03rd July 2010 British Medical Association News Feature: 'The Evidence Based Optimist', by Mike Foster Read the full article...
- Sir Michael Marmot appointed as new BMA President 30th June 2010 Article covered in GP Magazine Read the full article...
- Men's Health Forum calls for Marmot Review to be implemented 30th June 2010 Article from the Men's Health Forum Read the full article...
- How to bridge Britain's divide between health and wealth 23rd June 2010 Article by Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian Read the full article...
- Sir Michael Marmot 'nervous' about health equalities implications of budget 23rd June 2010 Article in the Health Service Journal Read the full article...
- Poorest in England 'live seven years less on average' 11th February 2010 BBC News article by Health Correspondent, Jane Dreaper Read the full article...
- Minimum wage 'too low for healthy living' 11th February 2010 Michael Marmot interviewed in a discussion about the Marmot Review Read the full article...
- A fair society is better for all of us 11th February 2010 Article in the New Scientist Read the full article...
- Focus on early years will create fairer society and reduce health inequality, Marmot Review says 11th February 2010 Article in the British Medical Journal Read the full article...
- Conversations with history: Sir Michael Marmot 18th March 2009 An interview with Professor Marmot Read the full article...
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