What works in tackling health inequalities?

Sheena Asthana is Professor of Health Policy at the University of Plymouth. She has a particular interest in health inequalities and health services research. Joyce Halliday is RCUK Academic Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and Law at the University of Plymouth and has considerable experience of evaluating area-based initiatives.

• Introduction; Part one: The research and policy context of health inequalities: Researching health inequalities; The National Policy context; Part two: Health inequalities pathways, policies and practice through the lifecourse: Early life and health inequalities: research evidence; Early life: policy and practice; Health inequalities during childhood and youth: research evidence; Health inequalities during childhood and youth: policy and practice; Inequalities in health behaviours and the life trajectories of children and youth: research evidence; Inequalities in health behaviours and the life trajectories of children and youth: policy and practice; Health inequalities during adulthood: research evidence; Health inequalities during adulthood: policy and practice; Health inequalites during older age: research evidence; Older age: policy and practice; Part three: Tackling health inequalities: developing an evidence base for public health: Towards a new framework for evidence based public health.

"Explores the links between biological, psychological, social, educational and economic factors, and a range of health outcomes, describes key policy initiatives, assesses research evidence of 'what works' and examines the limitations of the existing evidence base." International Social Security Review