Public Health Inequalities Report

Dramatic inequalities dominate global health today, and there are stark differences within countries and at a local level.

However, narrowing the health inequalities gap is difficult, and indeed the gap nationally is widening. The reasons lie in the causes of health inequalities which are complex, deep rooted, cross generations and involve action across many different organisations and sectors. Crucially action is needed to reduce the socioeconomic gradient and gap between the best and the worst. Reversing this trend is likely to be difficult.

This report sets out the significant challenges we face in Leeds to reduce the unacceptable level of health inequalities which persist in our city, and in some cases are increasing. More information... Note: This report is in PDF format. If required, you can download a reader here.

Update files for Inequalities Report
This report is designed to be updated by owners as new data becomes available - hard copies are ring bound and no page numbers are given. There is also an appendix recording these updates.

Updates will be made available here. Users should download the file, print the pages within and replace / add as appropriate. The download also includes an updated appendix which replaces the original and indicates which section is being updated - this ensures you have a record of the updates made to your copy.

Update file	Date of update
Section 2 - Mortality, Illness and Inequalities	July 2008

Is your report out of date?
The latest appendix is available here on its own, showing the current list of updates for the report.