Families with young children are one of the population groups that SHERU are monitoring closely due to the evidenced links between child poverty and health inequalities. The Health Foundation’s Independent Review of Health Inequalities in Scotland (1) listed rising inequalities in in relation to infant mortality, low birth weight, and risk of obesity amongst others as areas of particular concern and this finding has been carried forward into SHERU’s workplan.
Authors
David is a Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, he worked in a range of analytical positions across the public sector, primarily as a statistician.