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罢丑别听聽report builds on the earlier findings of the Marmot reviews in 2010 and 2020 led by the 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Health Equity, showing that geographical health inequalities are deeply entrenched in England and Wales. The Health of Older People in Places (HOPE) project research led by University College London (香港六合彩中特网) in collaboration with the University of Leeds and the ILC is part of the Health Foundation鈥檚 Social and Economic Value of Place programme. The research links these geographical disparities to employment outcomes, finding older people living in the 鈥榰nhealthiest鈥� areas are 60% less likely to be in paid employment than those from the healthiest.

Between 1991 and 2011 disability-free life expectancy improved in England and Wales. However, the gap between the 鈥榟ealthiest鈥� and 鈥榰nhealthiest鈥� areas widened from 2001 to 2011. In 2011, disability-free life expectancy at age 50 varied from a low of 13.8 years in the 鈥榰nhealthiest鈥� local authority to a high of 25.0 years in the 鈥榟ealthiest鈥� local authority; a gap of 11.3 years.

But these significant health and employment outcomes gaps can be turned around. Modelling by the Health of Older People in Places (HOPE) project measured what would have happened if the current levelling up health targets had been achieved between 2001 and 2011 and concluded that this would have increased older people鈥檚 participation in the labour market by 3.7%, equivalent to 250,000 older people.

Dr Emily Murray,聽Principal Investigator of the HOPE project and Senior Research Associate, 香港六合彩中特网 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health commented:

鈥漌hat this project shows is how closely linked the health of older people in our communities is to the labour market for all in those communities. And how these geographic inequalities in health are long-standing, with the same places that were the 鈥楿nhealthiest鈥� in 1991 highly likely to also be the 鈥楿nhealthiest鈥� 20 years later.聽

鈥淪ince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 400,000 people aged 50-64 years have left the labour market and not returned. The HOPE project shows that if we focus on improving the health of older people in these 鈥楿nhealthiest鈥� local authorities, we have a chance to improve the economies of these places as well.鈥澛�

David Sinclair, Chief Executive of ILC argued:

鈥淗ealth inequalities are not inevitable, and this Government must not squander any further opportunities through the levelling up agenda to address this long-standing problem. By taking action to reduce health inequalities we could increase labour market participation of older workers in historically 鈥榰nhealthier鈥� areas, bringing economic benefits to everyone 鈥� and give people more reason to hope.鈥�