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Caroline King

@drcarolineking.bsky.social

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Interested in public health, mental health, gender based violence, violence prevention, health inequalities, qualitative research, systems approaches, complexity and structural change to improve population health

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Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · Mar 14

We're looking forward to hearing from IRP Affiliate Bradley Hardy on Monday 3/17 when he visits @uwmadison.bsky.social!

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Alcohol Focus Scotland @alcoholfocus.bsky.social · Feb 26

"Policymakers must also acknowledge the disproportionate effect of minimum alcohol pricing on those with the lowest incomes. But this should not be a reason to abandon it. We do not advocate for making unhealthy foods cheaper to tackle food poverty."

theconversation.com/minimum-alco...

Minimum alcohol pricing: what we found in Wales after five years

Wales introduced a minimum price for alcohol in 2020 and a recent review shows it has reduced the availability of cheap high-strength drinks.

theconversation.com

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · Feb 3

🏘️ | NEW REPORT: A combination of welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented sector and a lack of investment in building social housing has led, and will continue to lead, to increasing child poverty, unless the government acts.

www.ippr.org/articles/hom...

The homes that children deserve: Housing policy to support families | IPPR

Children need a firm foundation on which to build their lives, namely a secure and warm home which meets their needs and those of their family. But it must

www.ippr.org

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Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · Jan 31

Please share!

Exciting fully funded PhD opportunity.

Are you passionate about understanding & preventing suicide?
If so, why not consider joining us to undertake a PhD generously funded by the Canmore Trust?

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

@daryloconnor.bsky.social

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Stacey Marko @staceymarko.bsky.social · Jan 23

Are you a #farmer? Or have contact with any farmers? We are looking to recruit participants for our new project "I Farmer: Narratives about Self, Land and the Future of Farming", which has been supported by @scafarc.bsky.social.

Please help us spread the word!

#Farming #Agriculture

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Health Inequalities Policy Research Group @livunihipr.bsky.social · Jan 22

Childhood poverty and/or parental mental illness doubles teens’ risk of violence and police contact study finds: jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Background Childhood adversities, such as exposure to parental mental illness, domestic violence and abuse, substance use, and family poverty, have been linked to involvement in violence in early adul...

jech.bmj.com

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Health Inequalities Policy Research Group @livunihipr.bsky.social · Jan 17

New Publication - BMJ Editorial
authors: Clare Bambra, Courtney McNamara and Luke Munford, Sophie Wickham

To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy
Published 17 January 2025

Read it here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy

An approach linking health and skills could boost employability In the UK, 2.8 million people are economically inactive and in receipt of health related welfare benefits.1 Almost a million young peop...

doi.org

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Caroline King @drcarolineking.bsky.social · Jan 12

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Cognitive household labor: gender disparities and consequences for maternal mental health and wellbeing - Archives of Women's Mental Health

Purpose Although the division of unpaid household labor has been studied as a driver of global gender inequity, the cognitive dimension of household labor—planning, anticipating, and delegating househ...

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · Jan 8

Women often face unique barriers to housing. On average, they have lower incomes, less savings, and less access to borrowing than men, making it more challenging to secure suitable homes.

#HousingCrisis

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 13

A lot of work on #lifecourse & #inequalities to dig into in this paper just out 👇

“The contribution of childhood adversity to adult socioeconomic gradients in mortality: a Swedish Birth Cohort analysis”

#healthinequality

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The contribution of childhood adversity to adult socioeconomic gradients in mortality: a Swedish Birth Cohort analysis

“Child maltreatment is a leading cause of health inequality” according to a leading WHO report. This statement is often assumed, yet, the size of the …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · Jan 5

“The 'dugnad' stories behind Scandinavian support for high taxes”

A fascinating piece from Sandy Goldbeck-Wood on how Norway ended up in such a good position with respect to public service and shared social responsibilities.

Lessons for Scotland, perhaps?

Link here:
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Pic of Norwegian houses and text.

Excerpt here:

The 'dugnad' stories behind Scandinavian support for high taxes
The Nordic high tax model thrives on shared narratives, experience, and priorities. Equality, trust, and a demand for good quality public services create and reflect a cohesive and content society, writes Sandy Goldbeck-Wood.

Pic of Norwegian houses and continuation of article.

Excerpt here:

Are there lessons for old, European democracies from Norway's unique and recently privileged experience? It would be unwise to overgeneralise.
If there are lessons, they probably lie beneath the specifics of fiscal policy, in national habits of relating to each other. Another nation seeking to improve its public services might begin by reflecting on how it feels about dugnad-the for-better-or-worse practice of neighbourliness.
It's a worthwhile reflection because the dividends of improved health, wealth, and happiness that come from income equality and social cohesion are hard to ignore.
A recent systematic review reaffirmed the adverse public health effects of "the factors that drive unequal income distribution at the system level." Similarly, the International Monetary Fund cautions that "excessive inequality" can "erode social cohesion, lead to political polarisation, and lower economic growth." Meanwhile, year after year, Scandinavian countries continue to lead global happiness rankings.

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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · Jan 2

What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Sophie Smith · Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial

Gisèle Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as ‘bad apples’, aberrations...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Michael Marmot @michaelmarmot.bsky.social · Jan 2

Our central recommendation in our @marmotihe.bsky.social Building Health Equity report is to put equity of health and wellbeing at the heart of housing policy www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Poor quality housing is harming our health

The UK is not a good place to be poor. It is not even a very good place if you are middle income or below. Over the past 14 years, life expectancy has not improved, health inequalities have increased,...

www.bmj.com

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · Jan 2

Economic inactivity has many causes, but the term itself is biased, suggesting unpaid work doesn’t contribute to the economy. It’s essential to recognise that paid employment isn’t the only form of contribution and to value unpaid work for its vital role in supporting society and the economy.

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · Jan 2

6) I am a supporter of basic income. But it is limited in its ability to achieve the transformations we need. Here I argue that a public job guarantee can help address the core problem by reorienting production around achieving urgent social objectives. www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/01...

The Limits of Basic Income

Providing people with cash payments has benefits, but guaranteed employment and public services are a better option for transforming our economy.

www.currentaffairs.org

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Caroline King @drcarolineking.bsky.social · Dec 30

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report

Analysts say ‘measurable, lasting outcomes’ require long-term planning after Tory cuts of up to 78% in some cases

www.theguardian.com

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · Dec 30

The importance of social infrastructure can’t be overstated. Health, education, and care services not only support communities but also deliver long-term benefits.

Prioritising social infrastructure should be at the heart of economic policies that aim to promote gender equality. 💜

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Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · Dec 29

The problem is this. Healthy lives, and life expectancy, are often determined well before anyone sets foot in a hospital. Supporting our NHS means tackling the social and the commercial determinants of health - poverty, inequalities, poor housing, unhealthy food. www.thetimes.com/article/1130...

We keep pumping money into the NHS. Is it good value?

Critics complain that our health service is bloated and inefficient — but the diagnosis is complex, and how does it compare with other countries?

www.thetimes.com

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Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH @ushma.bsky.social · Dec 28

This story on the link between pregnancy and homicide is bone-chilling. 🛟 #reprosky

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | The Killings of Young Mothers (Gift Article)

For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.

www.nytimes.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 26

Health, youth & beauty: The great commodity cocktail we’re continuously duped into thinking we can buy

…so we let our leaders off scot-free regarding the worsening political, commercial, social-structural & environmental reasons for poor health

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Shrinking waistlines and growing profits: the weight-loss drug boom

Drugs such as Wegovy amd Mounjaro are an attractive prospect for online businesses and traditional pharmacies as well as the firms that make them

www.theguardian.com

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WHO @who.int · Dec 26

World leaders agreed on a major declaration to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a top public health threat.
Moreover, major new resolutions were adopted at the 2024 World Health Assembly.
bit.ly/4gpxQJK

WHO advocates for action on AMR and other public health issues

WHO Member States adopted major resolutions at the 2024 World Health Assembly:

a resolution underscoring the urgent need for decisive measures top confront the profound health risks posed by climate change;
a resolution on social participation highlighting an effort to give people a voice in decisions that affect their health and well-being and to foster trust in health systems; and
a resolution calling on countries to ensure that their economies serve the health of their people through alignment of actions across economic, social and environmental dimensions.

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Dec 23

Describing #HealthInequalities is a valuable research activity allowing us to

-track trends over time
-observe them across different population groups & contexts

Above all, continuing to describe health inequalities means refusing to accept them, refusing to turn away & advocating for justice

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · Nov 26

Violence against women is a giant public health problem. It affects physical & mental health and its effects are long-lasting and transgenerational. Governments don’t do enough to combat it. It’s not taken seriously enough & it’s still culturally acceptable.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

One-third of women across EU have experienced violence, survey finds

Amount of physical attacks, threats or sexual violence described as ‘invisible epidemic’ as reporting remains low

www.theguardian.com

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