HOUSING AND HEALTH:
KERRIE’S STORY
Kerrie has faced housing instability for most of her life, paying the price with her health. She shared with us how she’s coped with having to move multiple times and how experiencing damp, mouldy housing has taken a toll on her wellbeing.
MEET
LOUIS AND LORCAN
Two little boys who have so much in common. But, because of things like income, housing and air quality, one of them could have their life cut short by up to a decade.
LET’S
MAKE HEALTH EQUAL
We travelled the UK to meet the next generation at risk of poor health and shorter lives, and brought them to London with one ask: to #MakeHealthEqual.
DATA SHOWS SCALE OF
INEQUALITY IN THE UK
We teamed up with the Office for National Statistics to produce new data and found shocking gaps in life expectancy at birth across the country.
We influence policymaking and practice
ABOUT
HEALTH EQUALS
We’re often told that our health is down to a combination of our genes and individual choices, but research has shown that’s only part of the story.
The world around us shapes our health and the wellbeing of society overall – from quality homes that are warm and safe, to stable jobs, clean air, neighbourhoods with green space, and social connections. All of these things impact our health and how long we live.
But these building blocks of health aren’t available to everyone in the same way. Right now, in the UK, things like poverty and poor living conditions are damaging health and wellbeing and cutting lives short.
We’re campaigning to change that; to shape a society where each of us has access to the building blocks of health.
BUILDING
BLOCKS
Our health is shaped by the world around us – from good-quality homes, to stable jobs, social connections, and neighbourhoods with green space and clean air. These factors are what we call the building blocks of health and wellbeing. While access to health and social care impacts our health and wellbeing, these building blocks have a far stronger impact.
MEMBERS
Who is part of Health Equals?
