Given the overwhelming evidence that inequalities in wealth, education and social status are strong influencers of health status, it would seem logical that governments would focus on reduci... Read more
Health economist Professor Gavin Mooney writes: There have been many comments on Crikey, Croakey and elsewhere on the budget. Here I want to endorse Martin Laverty’s call on Croakey for a Se... Read more
Finally, perhaps some of the rhetoric about the importance of “whole-of-government” approaches in health is going to be put into action. The recent budget announcements on mental... Read more
OK, so strictly speaking, Michael Marmot wasn’t directing his comments at our federal budget. These tweets were, in fact, reporting on a presentation he made last week to a Robert Wood... Read more
The international heavyweight of a social understanding of health, Sir Michael Marmot (who, ironically enough, also wears the cap of British Medical Association president), is currently visi... Read more
Minister Jenny Macklin insists that her plan to extend income management is evidence-based but, as Eva Cox recently pointed out at The Stump, it all depends what you mean by evidence. Given... Read more
England has had the Marmot Review, which was commissioned to help shape a policy response to the landmark 2008 report from the WHO’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CS... Read more
Following on from previous posts about the Marmot Review, below is a piece I wrote for the Crikey bulletin today, which asks: Why is Australia dragging the chain on health inequalities? I ho... Read more
What does the Marmot Review, which was released in England yesterday and sets out strategies for tackling health inequalities, mean for Australia? Ben Harris-Roxas, a health equity expert at... Read more
