Proportionate universalism in practice? A quasi-experimental study (GoWell) of a UK neighbourhood renewal programme’s impact on health inequalities

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Proportionate universalism in practice? A quasi-experimental study (GoWell) of a UK neighbourhood renewal programme’s impact on health inequalities

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© 2016 The Authors. Recommendations to reduce health inequalities frequently emphasise improvements to socio-environmental determinants of health. Proponents of 'proportionate universalism' argue that such improvements should be allocated proportionally to population need. We tested whether city-wide investment in urban renewal in Glasgow (UK) was allocated to 'need' and whether this reduced health inequalities. We identified a longitudinal cohort (n = 1006) through data linkage across survey...

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2016

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Egan M / Kearns A / Kattikreddi SV / Curl A / Lawson K / Tannahill C

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/15648

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UK / Neighbourhood renewal / Health inequalities / Proportionate universalism / Natural experiment / Built environment and design / Urban and regional planning / Urban and regional planning not elsewhere classified / Medical and Health Sciences / Public Health and Health Services / Health and Community Services

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