Macc welcomes the publication of this New Philanthropy Capital report which aims to support non-health charities to better understand and use the evidence about the social factors that impact on people’s health and wellbeing.
Stark and widespread health inequalities in the UK represent a striking social injustice. A difference of nearly two decades in healthy life expectancy between those living in the least and most deprived areas is largely influenced by social, economic, and environmental factors known as ‘social determinants of health’. The impact that these social factors have on our health mean that even those charities that are not explicitly pursuing a health-focused mission—‘non-health charities’, as NPC calls them—are helping to support people’s health.
The report contains evidence of the effects on health of:
- Family
- Friends and communities
- Education and skills
- Good work
- Money and resources
- Housing
- Our surroundings
Read a full copy of the report at http://www.thinknpc.org/publications/keeping-us-well