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This document has been prepared to assist staff providing social care data with advice and guidance on the data requirements.

Latest PHS data on long-term monitoring of health inequalities

Preventing harm might include actions such as providing high-quality education for all and improving housing standards, for example.

The conditions causing poor health can change over time.

The health inequality trends today follow inequalities trends in income, wealth and power.

Providing universal services, but with more provision for populations with higher needs can mitigate negative impacts.

Health inequalities will persist if interventions don’t address the causes of inequality. Three levels of action are needed.

Undoing the fundamental causes includes areas such as reducing poverty, supporting fair access to work and more.

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