Health Inequalities – Poorest in society die earlier and have higher rates of disease, identifying the health gap

Health Scotland’s Right to Health leaflet gives a brief introduction to health inequalities: http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/24729.aspx

The Health Inequalities Policy Review was written to provide evidence to the 2013 Scottish Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities. It reviews current policy and evidence about what works to address health inequalities: http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/23047.aspx