Season 3 - Living on the edge - health inequalities and rising costs

UCL Minds

Living on the edge - health inequalities and rising costs with Prof Sir Michael Marmot and Jack Monroe Join hosts Doctor Xand van Tulleken and Dr Rochelle Burgess for Season 3, Episode 1 of Public Health Disrupted: Living on the edge - health inequalities and rising costs with Prof Sir Michael Marmot and Jack Monroe How does the cost-of-living crisis affect the health of the public? What impact does financial stress have on our physical and mental wellbeing? This episode aims to reshape the narrative and create a clearer understanding of the growing economic and health problems affecting millions of people living in the UK. Professor Sir Michael Marmot (Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity) and Jack Monroe (award-winning food writer, TV presenter, and campaigner) explain why there are health inequalities in our society and how the cost-of-living crisis disproportionally affects people on lower incomes. They outline the challenges faced by those living in poverty and what changes are required to safeguard our future against this mounting humanitarian crisis. For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/transcript-cost-living-crisis-podcast Date of episode recording: 2023-02-14 Duration: 00:40:00 Language of episode: English Presenter:Xand van Tulleken; Rochelle Burgess Guests: Jack Monroe; Michael Marmot Producer: Annabelle Buckland