Productive Healthy Ageing Profile - Inequalities

These resources provide insight into and support reductions in ageing inequalities.

The list of links was updated in November 2023.

Various inequality tools give information about inequalities at England and local levels. Use the segment tool to explore the contributions of different causes of death and age groups to inequalities in life expectancy.
Health inequalities in ageing in rural and coastal areas gives an evidence summary of health inequalities among older people in coastal and rural areas. Ageing in coastal and rural communities - Exploring the factors underlying health inequalities for older men, older people from ethnic minorities, and older LGBTQ+ people (2021) built on this work to look specifically at various groups of older people.
Understanding and addressing inequalities in physical activity (2021) gives evidence-based guidance for addressing inequalities in physical activity locally.
Guidance - Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities (2018) published by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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