North West Mental Wellbeing Summary 2009

 

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Report Summary

In a nutshell: Major new survey of 18,500 residents of the North West highlights crucial role of mental wellbeing in improving people’s lives. It identified differences between local areas, with people from Warrington emerging as having the highest overall mental wellbeing score in the North West and people in Liverpool the lowest. One of the findings was there needs to be much greater attention and effort on improving mental wellbeing to help people live healthier, happier and more productive lives.

Length of publication: Webpage

Acknowledgement: Mental Health Development Unit

Inequalities in Health in an Aging Population: Patterns, Causes and Consequences

Source: ESRC Society Today http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk

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Date of publication: 2009

Publication type: Research summary

In a nutshell: The study’s key findings deal with 4 discernible dimensions of aging. One of the four dimension considers the impact of the route into retirement on older peoples’ social roles, relationships and their identities. Those who had taken early involuntary retirement had poorer mental health than those who had taken routine retirement, who in turn had poorer mental health that those who had taken a voluntary early retirement. In this latter group the mental health profile is still similar to those who were still working. But those who were long-term sick or unemployed had dramatically worse mental health than all other categories and such distinction was present across all ages for the three categories of routine, early voluntary and early involuntary retirees.

Length of publication: 9 pages

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Acknowledgement: Department of Health – South East, Health Policy and Information Team Information Update No. 90

Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post 2010 (Marmot Review)

Source: University College of London http://www.ucl.ac.uk

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Date of publication: 2009

Publication type: Press release

In a nutshell: Following on from the 2008 publication ‘Closing the Gap in a Generation’ the review will look at evidence of interventions to reduce inequalities in health.

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Acknowledgement: Improvement and Development Agency