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The social origins of ethnic inequalities in health

This research explores the social origins of ethnic health disparities, including economic inequalities, discrimination, and institutional factors, offering insights on monitoring, access to treatment, and community support in addressing these issues.

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The social origins of ethnic inequalities in health

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  1. The social origins of ethnic inequalities in health James Nazroo University College London

  2. Why is there a research interest in ethnic inequalities in health? • Aetiological investigations • Monitoring • Access to appropriate treatment • Investigating inequalities in health • Concern with ethnic disadvantage, racialisation and social inequalities: health as a component of wider disadvantage

  3. Understanding ethnic inequalities in health • Economic inequalities • Employment, under-employment and unemployment • Income • Wealth • Housing • Area deprivation • Social status • Experiences of discrimination • Experience of racist events • Institutional discrimination • Cultural capital

  4. Dealing with ethnic inequalities in health • Economic and institutional change • Economic reform: redistribution, education and employment • Institutional changes • Supporting and building communities

  5. Pakistani man, aged mid 60s I: So you go to the Mosque at 3 in the morning? R: 3.30am ... I go and open the doors, I get there first … At every prayer … [the Mosque] is very close down there (inaudible) it is about five minutes. I open the doors for all five prayers. [Later in the interview.] R: We bought [the Mosque] as a factory, there were small rooms we knocked them down and made a big hall. These others have been newly built, the land was bought and they were made but the Sufi Abdullah one (inaudible), there is one on Belgrave Road, Jammia Masjid, the one that was built first. There are many Mosques, there are many facilities the children go to read there. I: You have started Madrasas (schools for religious education)? R: Yes Madrasas. We have Allah’s blessing every thing is very nice. ESRC Growing Older Programme

  6. Dealing with ethnic inequalities in health • Economic and institutional change • Supporting and building communities / integration and dispersal • Devalued or empowered social identities • Collaborative partnerships between the statutory sector and the local ‘community’ • Shifts in power – how are problems and solutions defined? • Social capital: bonding and bridging • The significance of historic, economic and local context

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