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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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 surveys conducted in 2006 ...

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2016

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Egan, M. / Kearns, A. / Kattikreddi, S.V. / Curl, A. / Lawson, K. / Tannahill, C.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/16173

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UK / Neighbourhood renewal / Health inequalities / Proportionate universalism / Natural experiment / Medical and Health Sciences / Public Health and Health Services / Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified / Studies in Human Society / Human Geography / Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning) / Human society / Sociology / Urban sociology and community studies / Built environment and design / Urban and regional planning / Urban design

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