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BHF - Heart strategy must help eradicate rich-poor health divide
Researchers from Imperial College London estimated mortality rates for heart and circulatory disease in each electoral ward in England between 1982 and 2006. They found cardiovascular disease mortality rates declined in most places but for people aged 65 or over the decline was smaller in the most deprived communities, widening the gap between the rich and poor.
BHF's Policy Manager Mubeen Bhutta said: “The overall decline in heart disease death rates should be something to celebrate but, worryingly, that improvement has clearly not benefitted everyone equally.Eradicating inequalities must be at the heart of the Government’s new cardiovascular disease strategy
“If we’re going to make a proper job of tackling England’s biggest killer, eradicating inequalities must be at the heart of the Government’s new cardiovascular disease strategy.
“The communities that need help the most must not be forgotten and targeted interventions in the poorest neighbourhoods will help address a problem which has dogged this country for decades.”
BHF's Hearty Lives programme is helping to tackle inequalities across the UK through local partnership working and tailored projects for those who need them the most.
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