Child poverty and health inequalities in the UK: a guide for paediatricians

Lee, Alice R, Kingdon, Camilla C, Davie, Max, Hawcutt, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-8120-6507 and Sinha, Ian P (2023) Child poverty and health inequalities in the UK: a guide for paediatricians. ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, 108 (2). pp. 94-101.

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Abstract

One in three children in the UK lives in relative poverty. There are clear and consistent links between child poverty and paediatric morbidity and mortality. In this review, we discuss drivers for family poverty in the UK, and how this leads to poor child health outcomes. We present a framework for healthcare professionals and institutions to consider interventions and strategies relating to socioeconomic health inequalities. We will focus on approaches to mitigate the effects of child poverty on children using our services at a local level and outline the importance of healthcare workers advocating for structural and high-level policy change to address the deep-rooted societal problems that cause child poverty.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Child Health, Child Health Services, Epidemiology, Paediatrics
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 Jun 2022 08:24
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 05:52
DOI:	10.1136/archdischild-2021-323671
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3156172