How non-health charities address the social determinants of health

"This report aims to support non-health charities to better understand and use the evidence about the social factors that impact on people’s health and well-being."

Keeping us well: How non-health charities address the social determinants of health
C Lamb, I Joy, K Boswell
New Philanthropy Capital
November 2017

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Psychosocial pathways and health outcomes

"This report highlights the current evidence that exists about the relationships between social determinants, psychosocial factors and health outcomes."

Psychosocial pathways and health outcomes: Informing action on health inequalities
R Bell
Institute of Health Equity
October 2017

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Voluntary sector action on the social determinants of health

"This report aims to provide the most relevant evidence to enable the voluntary sector to expand and develop its action on the social determinants of health. It has been developed with small- to medium-sized charities, who may only just be starting to engage with the issue."

Voluntary sector action on the social determinants of health
S Daly, J Allen
UCL Institute of Health Equity
2017

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Tools to help provide care and support at home

"These pages provide useful tools, resources and examples of innovative approaches to enabling older people and people with disabilities to live well and independently in their own homes. They provide specific information across 8 key areas for adult social care commissioners, housing and care providers, primary care services and NHS hospital trusts on shaping, commissioning, funding, and delivering a range of care and support solutions for people living in their own homes."

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Access to healthcare for people facing multiple health vulnerabilities

"European stakeholders increasingly recognise the impacts that the economic crisis and austerity measures have had on the accessibility of national healthcare services."

Access to healthcare for people facing multiple health vulnerabilities in 26 cities across 11 countries: Report on the social and medical data gathered in 2014 in nine European countries, Turkey and Canada
Medecins Du Monde
May 2015

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30 years of equalities practice in Birmingham

"In recent years, a number of cities have established Fairness Commissions. Prompted in part by Wilkinson and Pickett’s seminal work The Spirit Level, these Commissions have sought to address growing inequalities in society and ameliorate the damaging effects of public spending cuts and austerity."

From benign neglect to citizen khan: 30 years of equalities practice in Birmingham
brap, Barrow Cadbury Trust
June 2015

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Health and care integration: making the case from a public health perspective

"Integration must be as much about keeping people well and independent as it is about ensuring they receive the services they need if they become unwell."

Health and care integration: making the case from a public health perspective
Public Health England
December 2013

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Housing and public health in England

"Public health colleagues may find it helpful to reflect on the realities of working in local authority housing teams, where life is not necessarily easy."

Under one roof? Housing and public health in England
Ed Harding
Housing Learning and Improvement Network
December 2013

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A good death: the role of the local authority in end of life care

"This research shows that progress has been made in some areas of the country, but that there is further still to go in developing a fully integrated approach to end of life care that draws in the expertise in health, social care and housing to deliver joined up, personalised services."

A good death: the role of the local authority in end of life care
Local Government Information Unit
November 2012

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