We at @marmotihe are so proud of our Director @michaelmarmot for this award in recognition of his global leadership in reducing health inequalities - it is an absolute privilege to work with you @michaelmarmot! bit.ly/3GvIL5i
The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity
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The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity
@marmotihe
Our mission is nothing less than a fairer, healthier society. Reducing health inequities by tackling the social determinants of health.
#SDoH #healthequity
- We are delighted to announce our first #NHS 'Marmot Trust' with @NHS_ELFT using the Marmot Review principles and framework to test what an #NHS Trust can do to tackle some of the drivers of poor health, such as poverty and unemployment #BuildBackFairer
- The stress of not making ends meet damages children's development. You can't think about a good diet for the future if you are focusing on how to put food on the table. We've got to deal with the problems that have been created over the last 12 years @MichaelMarmot on @BBCNews
- As @BBCNewsnight highlighted, government commitment is a prerequisite to reduce health inequalities – eating healthily is not a choice if you have to spend 74% of your income on healthy food explains @MichaelMarmot – we know what to do: #BuildBackFairer – a thread"To feed your children junk food is cheaper" Sir Michael Marmot says the poor are stuck in a cycle of feeding bad food to their children #Newsnight
00:00 - Fuel Poverty, Cold Homes and Health Inequalities webinar Thursday 1st September, 2022, 13:00-14:00 Link to register: bit.ly/3wESj8D to discuss #fuelpoverty, its impact on worsening health inequalities, who is most affected and what policies should be introduced
- 🎉The Health Equity Network launch is today!🎉 Professor Sir Michael Marmot, the man who needs no introduction, will be joining our speaker panel to discuss IHE's place-based work, collaboration, policy, and #healthequity. #socialdeterminantsofhealth
- Open letter in @bmj_latest to UK party leaders by @MichaelMarmot says not only is health the foremost concern of individuals, communities and businesses, health is also an indicator of how well a nation is performing bit.ly/41YRuWE
- Our #fuelpoverty review stated cold housing & mould damage children's lungs, as explained in @thetimes by @MichaelMarmot; #fuelpoverty is evidence of avoidable health inequalities, exacerbated by 10 years of #Austerity #buildbackfairer
- One way to deprive people of the opportunity to lead dignified lives is to take away the means to meet their Dignity. As @MichaelMarmot explains dignity is fundamental to who we are and our place in society #BuildBackFairer
- The Health Equity Network is launching in January 2023! #socialdeterminantsofhealth #healthequity Learn more about our goals and register your interest using the form below: bitly.ws/wWM4
- The parliamentary launch event of the #coldhomes report this week with @friends_earth was a great success! With support from the @TrussellTrust and others, @MichaelMarmot gave a keynote on the importance of action on #housinginequality. Read the report: instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-repo…
- Social connections vital for health: age 50+ social isolation as powerful a predictor of mortality as smoking; going to food banks, wearing two overcoats inside to keep warm, cancelling a child’s party due to cost threaten dignity and damage health @MichaelMarmot on @BBCr4today
- Yes I’m irritated @MichaelMarmot tells @Channel4News - look at the evidence @David_Cameron and the evidence shows this country was not in a good state pre-pandemic! #inequalitycouncil
00:00 - Decade of cuts to public services need to be reversed if government is serious about levelling up @MichaelMarmot will tell nurses at their annual Congress tomorrow #BuildBackFairer google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…
