‘What works in reducing inequalities in child health?’

Introduction Inequalities and health What are the causes of the causes of ill health and inequalities in health? What do health inequalities mean for children? Why do inequalities matter? Poverty, inequality and the NHS Death and disease in childhood Policy reports and the importance of prevention What works? Research, policy and practice And when there is no evidence? What kinds of studies help us understand what works? The challenge of evaluation at a local level Does it work? How can we design and deliver effective services? Systematic reviews The contribution of different research designs An assets-based approach drawing on lay and scientific evidence What doesn't work? Making it work What works in early life? Infancy and the pre-school period.