Here, Clare Bambra provides stark evidence of the consequences of England’s North–South health divide in terms of people’s life expectancy and wellbeing. She looks at the various explanations that have been offered for this, reminding us that people’s health is influenced by a complex set of factors — economic, social, environmental and political. This article provides useful information not only for those taking the Health topic, but also raises wider questions of inequality and social policy.
North–South health divide, life expectancy, salutogenic places, pathogenic places
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