Join us at #LabourPartyConference on 29th September for our wireless event ‘Building a Better Future for Northern Women – Health, Opportunity, Equality’ to explore why we need to empower and invest in women in the North. Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...

We've also got @hannahdavies.bsky.social of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social talking about disproportionate welfare cuts under austerity years in the North, and how tackling child poverty and increasing child outcomes is already harder starting from a much lower baseline.

We are delighted that our Executive Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social and Professor @louiseckenny.bsky.social will join @kirithentwistle.bsky.social and Professor Dame Lesley Regan, speaking at our #WomanOfTheNorth panel event at #LabourPartyConference. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Lesley Regan will be speaking at our #WomanOfTheNorth panel event in Liverpool later this month, touching on how we need to a build fairer and more equitable for women in our regions. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...

We are pleased to announce that Bolton North East MP @kirithentwistle.bsky.social - member of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, Women and Work APPG & Women's Health APPG - will be speaking at our #WomanOfTheNorth event at Labour Party Conference. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...

“It’s a desperate time for social mobility” Speaking on the @ipprnorth.bsky.social panel ‘The kids aren’t alright’, @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Executive Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social emphasised the need for real policy change to enable children of the north to reach their potential.

Useful panel on Innovation and Social Mobility at #SMCSymposium with panellists emphasising that social mobility needs to be at the heart of innovation, especially when it comes to rebalancing regional economies.

Great opening address from @alunfrancis.bsky.social OBE for the #SMCSymposium, discussing how we need to change the way we think of social mobility, with a focus on place-based approaches, to ensure everybody is included.

Increasing investment in adult social care and developing an NHS-led strategy to address physical inactivity could improve the health of older populations. @durham-university.bsky.social's Professor Charlotte Clarke sets out why these policies are essential. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

On Monday, Executive Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social @hannahdavies.bsky.social will speak at @ipprnorth.bsky.social's event 'The kids aren't alright', discussing how to improve life chances for young people and ensure they have a voice in spaces of power. www.ippr.org/events/the-k...

Great to have so many fantastic advocates for child health in one space - Mark Mon Williams of @universityofleeds.bsky.social Charlie Jeffrey & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @york.ac.uk @hannahdavies.bsky.social of @thenhsa.bsky.social 1/2

Next up at the #NatOppSummit is our Academic Co-Director Prof David Taylor-Robinson of @livuninews.bsky.social about the widening inequalities in children’s health #ChildrenFirst

Our Academic Co-Director @profkepickett.bsky.social  is speaking at the #NatOppSummit about the impact of childhood inequalities in the U.K. #ChildrenFirst

Excited to be the the #NatOppSummit in Leeds today for @childofthenorth.bsky.social where our academic Co-directors will be speaking about how we can build a country that works for all children and young people #ChildrenFirst

A case study, led by @ruthboocock.bsky.social of @teessideuni.bsky.social, featured as part of our Nutrition North report, examined how patients engaged with strategies that seek to reverse type 2 diabetes. Read the full case study at www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

On 29 September, we'll be co-hosting a private roundtable with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social that focusses on productivity, using findings from our Health for Wealth and Healthy Ageing reports to discuss how to create a healthier, more prosperous North www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

A recommendation from our recent Ageing in the North report is for leaders to expand workplace health programmes and improve healthcare access disparities – Prof Barbara Hanratty of @newcastleuni.bsky.social sets out the importance of closing the stark health gap www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Next month, we will be hosting a wireless panel event with @healthequitynorth.bsky.social & York Policy Engine at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference, exploring how to use policy to help reduce the widening & urgent child poverty gap Find out more www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

Executive Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social @hannahdavies.bsky.social will be speaking at the @ipprnorth.bsky.social event ‘The kids aren’t alright’ next month, discussing how better opportunities for children living in the North can be delivered www.ippr.org/events/the-k...

Our #WomanOfTheNorth report found women living in the North have lower healthy life expectancy, worse mental health, & more likely to suffer domestic violence. Our panel event at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference will examine findings & recommendations www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

Authors of our recent report on nutrition in the North of England call for an expansion of a skilled workforce focused on nutrition at a regional level to improve understanding of regional health challenges @lakenutrition.bsky.social www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Our Academic Co-Director @profkepickett.bsky.social has provided a comment for today’s @theguardian.com front page around the poor vaccination rates in children starting school Read the full comment at: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statement-fr...

At this year’s @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference, we'll be holding a #WomanOfTheNorth event inside the secure zone which will examine our report’s stark findings, panellists will discuss what can be done to tackle gender & regional inequalities www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

Our August newsletter is out now Read about: 👉Our events at the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference 👉Our report from @childofthenorth.bsky.social APPG around food insecurity & obesity 👉A statement from our directors about the regional gap in exam results mailchi.mp/986b0b109ef6...

Our August newsletter is out now! Read about: 👉 Our events at the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference 👉 Our report from @childofthenorth.bsky.social APPG around food insecurity and obesity 👉 A statement from our directors about the regional gap in exam results mailchi.mp/986b0b109ef6...

Our panel event with York Policy Engine will explore how national policy & local strategies can work hand-in-hand to reduce child poverty & close health & opportunity gaps experienced by children across the UK, particularly those in the North of England www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/labour-party...

"Our @childofthenorth.bsky.social report on education inequalities shows the persistent North–South divide in educational attainment, meaning too many people in the North are leaving school with worse results than the South.” Read our full statement 👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...

Today, students all over the UK are receiving their A-Level results, with average grades having rise - however, there are still regional inequalities in exam results. Our Academic Co-Directors have issued a statement on the North-South results divide: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...

📢Labour Party Conference events 📢 We have 3 events coming up at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party Conference, focusing on health inequalities, from productivity to poverty, & we are convening experts and people with lived experience to drive the conversation. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/events/ 1/2

Prof Bernard Corfe of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authored our recent Nutrition North report, which shows how expertise and experience already exist in the North which could help to shape and inform such interventions, with the right support and investment www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

Our Exec Lead for Corporate Engagement and Cluster Development @mandydixon.bsky.social leads our Ageing North network, which recently published an impactful report on how older northerners struggle with alarming health inequalities www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), cancer & liver disease in under 75s are higher in the North than the English average – with the North West experiencing the highest rates of CVD, cancer and the North East experiencing the highest rates of liver disease. www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...

New report by @thenhsa.bsky.social & @healthequitynorth.bsky.social shows Northern regions of England have: - poorer diet quality than the rest of England, and higher rates of obesity, other diet-related disease, and all-cause mortality 💔 - the highest rate of cardiovascular mortality in England 📊

The report, led by @teessideuni.bsky.social & @newcastleuni.bsky.social from our Nutrition North Network & @healthequitynorth.bsky.social paints a stark picture of the state of nutrition in the North of England, and calls for urgent support and investment to address this reversible trend 2/12

Our Head of Communications Ruth Boston is a guest on this week's Viva PR podcast, talking about how we use our team's PR, communications and public affairs skills to take research from data to impactful change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Griv...

THREAD Northern regions have some of the poorest diets in England, putting them at risk of conditions such as obesity, hypertension and other preventable diseases, according to a new report released today backed by Hairy Biker Si King www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor... 1/12

Food insecurity in households with children in the North rose 5.5% between 2019/20 and 2022/23, compared to 3.8% in the South, according to our new APPG report, launched earlier this month www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/northern-chi...

“Tackling poverty is not just about income – it’s about dignity, opportunity and health." - a piece on regional inequalities in the North East northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

A report published on behalf of our APPG reveals food insecurity is rising across the country and is hitting the North particularly hard, as rates in the North rose 5.5% between 2019/20 & 2022/23, compared to 3.8% in the South @emmalewellmp.bsky.social www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/northern-chi...

Great to see Sophie Patterson of @lancasteruni.bsky.social - one of our #WomanOfTheNorth report authors - at the #IFPH2025 event today

Pleased to see our #WomanOfTheNorth report referenced at the #IFPH2025 today in a presentation about how to improve women’s health

Professor Arpana Verma of @manchester.ac.uk is speaking at #IFPH2025 about the importance of inclusive research and reducing inequalities alongside “good science”

A report published by @healthequitynorth.bsky.social today on behalf of our APPG shows: Food insecurity in households with children in the North rose 5.5% between 2019/20 and 2022/23, compared to 3.8% in the South 2/7

Thanks to our colleagues @healthequitynorth.bsky.social for sharing our new analysis exploring the striking variations in premature deaths across the country. In the North East, all but one local authority have premature death rates above the average for England and Wales ⬇️ bit.ly/4lBe3sZ

We are exhibiting at the International Festival of Public Health at @manchester.ac.uk today, showcasing our #WomanOfTheNorth work and other reports. Come along and see us at our stand! #IFPH2025

Our Exec Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social has issued a statement following @healthfoundation.bsky.social report which shows stark regional inequalities in premature mortality rates www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statement-fr...

Women aged 65 and over in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years at 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 years in the South East. For men, the number is 20.2 years in the North East, while the South East has 16.6 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Great fun at #WomensHealthGM today with @janemcdermott.bsky.social and @evefrancisholt.bsky.social discussing the GMCA's plans for women's health and @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Woman of the North report.

Our Head of Public Affairs @alexisdarby.bsky.social spoke on a @manchester.ac.uk panel today about Women's Health in Greater Manchester, talking about our #WomanOfTheNorth report findings. #WomensHealthGM

As we are talking about women's health in GM today, let's hear from @manchester.ac.uk's @lukemunford.bsky.social, who was one of the lead authors of the @healthequitynorth.bsky.social #womanofthenorth report... www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall