The impact on life expectancy and indicators like low birth weight are revealed in a report published 12 months into a two-year public health project.
Rising poverty is leading to worsening health for people living in the city’s poorest communities compared to the most affluent, research has found.
The IHE is led by Professor Michael Marmot, a leading public health expert who has published research into the links between health and wealth.The report said an increasing number of people in Leeds were living in deprived neighbourhoods most affected by the economic impact of the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.
“Life expectancy in Leeds was levelling off before Covid for both men and women and in most recent figures is showing a decrease. ”A presentation to the meeting shows wide disparities in low birth weight, households claiming out-of-work benefits and children living in low-income households between different parts of the city.
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