Social Justice Matters is a podcast from Social Justice Ireland. We are an independent justice advocacy think tank that advances the lives of people and communities through providing independent social analysis and effective policy development to create a sustainable future for every member of society and for societies as a whole.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
The link between poverty and ill-health is well established by international and national research. A World Health Organization Commission that reported in 2008 on the social determinants of health found that health is influenced by factors like poverty, food security, social exclusion and discrimination, poor housing, unhealthy early childhood conditions, poor educational status, and low occupational status.
In this episode of our SJI Ten Minute Lessons series, Colette Bennett takes a look at Health Inequalities in Ireland - the causes, the Covid consequences and what needs to happen next.