Health Equity North
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Health Equity North is a virtual institute focused on place-based solutions to public health problems and health inequalities. Delivered by @The_NHSA
The North of England
Joined August 2022
Our Academic Co-Director @ProfKEPickett will be delivering the keynote speech at the @ActAsOneBDC "We are taking women's health seriously" event on February 27, talking about our #WomanOfTheNorth report
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Our #WomanofTheNorth report is being used to inspire social media users to recommend people for the #NorthInnovationWomen list - use the criteria below to get amazing women you know on @The_NHSA list to be published on March 8
This #IWD2025 we will once again celebrate innovative women across the North with our #NorthInnovationWomen campaign To collate our annual #NorthInnovationWomen list we need your help to tell us who should be featured Full details đ and here đ
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The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, according to @livuni research co-authored by our Academic Co-Director Prof David Taylor-Robinson
NEWS I Newly published @LivUniIPH research finds those with persistent childhood social and cognitive skills defecits are more than 4 times as likely not to pass at least 5 #GCSEs:
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Great coverage of the community resilience research from HEN director @dukester24 and @CCamacho_NHS on @politicshome. The study showed that coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events
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RT @ChildoftheNort1: .@RobParsonsNorth of @NorthernAgenda_ podcast has spoken to our APPG co-chair @EmmaLewellBuck in the latest episodeâŚ
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RT @The_NHSA: Our Head of Public Affairs @alexis_darby spoke to the York Policy Academy at @UniOfYork this week, giving advice and sharingâŚ
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Fast food giant McDonaldâs "triumphs over councilsâ rejections of new branches"âby claiming it promotes âhealthier lifestylesâ - @Lakenutrition of @TeessideUni spoke to @bmj_latest about concerns around hot food takeaways, obesity and health
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What have @UKLabour done since the election to address the health disparities in the North of England? @alexis_darby delves into the progress made so far, and what can be done in the future to reduce the regional inequity gap
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In 2023 we launched our Seven Missions, calling on the next UK Government to tackle health inequity in the North of England. @alexis_darby has written a blog outlining the work that's already been done to address our missions
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âItâs so important to create good jobs and breathe some life into the economyâ - Local Democracy @MENnewsdesk reporter Charlotte Hall has been speaking to parents in Chadderton, where child poverty levels are the highest in the North West
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We've been shortlisted for the Social Impact Award category at the 2024 Bionow Awards for our #WomanoftheNorth work! Best of luck to all the finalists and see you at the awards dinner on 6th March! #BionowAwards #LifeSciencesAwards #LifeSciences
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We are delighted once again to have been shortlisted for the @Bionow Social Impact Award for our #WomanOfTheNorth work. Our research, published last year, laid bare the unequal challenges faced by women living in the North of England
đ The #BionowAwards shortlist is NOW LIVE! đ Thank you to all who submitted nominations, the standard was incredible! After much deliberation, our judges have shortlisted the nominees in the link below: Our fabulous finalists are as follows... 1/15
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Sign up to our newsletter to find out more about our activity, including #WomanOfTheNorth work, how we are influencing policymakers and politicians and how we are bringing health inequality issues to the highest levels of government
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Our member representative Professor Heather Brown of @LancasterUni has, along with Nutrition North colleagues, published research around the impact of dark kitchens on people living in the North of England
Our Nutrition North expert @Lakenutrition of @TeessideUni and Professor Heather Brown of our member organisation @LancasterUni have undertaken research around how dark kitchens can be managed in the North to help people stay healthy 1/2
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New @bmj_latest research from our academic co-director Professor David Taylor-Robinson of @LivUni has shown how children living in poverty are twice as likely to have police contact or carry/use a weapon
NEWS I Childhood poverty and/or parental mental illness doubles teensâ risk of violence and police contact, @LivUniIPH study shows:
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RT @The_NHSA: Brilliant to hear about new research led by @UniofNewcastle today which explores the impact of prison social visits on childrâŚ
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Research from @CentreforCities shows that the average annual salary in the North East is ÂŁ32,200, compared to ÂŁ49,500 in London â a gap of more than ÂŁ17,000
Wages in cities are higher than non-urban areas đ Differences in regional pay result from differences in the performance of urban areas đŞ If a region is underperforming it is largely because its cities are underperforming đď¸ Read more đ
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