Inequalities Meeting
NIHR Policy Research Units’ Inequalities Meeting 23rd September 2021
At this cross-PRU workshop organised by Mark Petticrew at LSHTM, experts in inequalities discussed the mechanisms driving inequalities; health economic perspectives of inequalities and embedding inequalities in policy and commissioning processes and research. Guest speakers included Martin White and Jean Adams (Public Health PRU); Susan Griffin (Public Health PRU); Simon Robinson (DHSC); and Margaret Whitehead (Public Health PRU).
Agenda
| 11:30-11:40 | Mechanisms of inequalities: individual agency, behaviour change, and environments Martin White / Jean Adams, Public Health PRU |
10 mins |
| 11:40-11:50 | A health economics perspective on inequalities Susan Griffin, Public Health PRU |
10 mins |
| 11:50-12:05 | Discussion ALL |
15 mins |
| 12:05-12:40 | Embedding inequalities in policy and commissioning processes and in research | |
| 12:05-12:15 | Embedding inequalities in policy and commissioning processes Simon Robinson, DHSC |
10 mins |
| 12:15-12:25 | Discussion ALL |
10 mins |
| 12:25-12:40 | How can inequalities perspective become embedded in PRU research? Discussion ALL |
15 mins |
| 12:40-13:00 | Reflections and closing comments | |
| 12:40-12:50 | Reflections Margaret Whitehead, Public Health PRU |
10 mins |
| 12:50-13:00 | Closing comments Mark Petticrew, Public Health PRU |
10 mins |
Infographics
Two infographics based on this meeting are available.
Perspectives on researching inequalities: definitions and frameworks
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NIHR Policy Research Units' Inequalities Meeting, 23rd Sept 2021
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