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Abstract
It is known that population health is socially and politically determined. A gap, however, between the evidence and policy (where behavioural approaches dominate) is evident. This study used semi-structured interviews in two deindustrialised areas in Scotland to explore understandings of the causes of (ill)health in local communities. Using Raphael’s Discourses of Social Health Determinants (2011), we found that participants typically had highly integrated explanations of health, including vivid articulation of links between politics, policies, deindustrialisation, damage to community fabric and impacts on health. This understanding contrasts with that identified by research elsewhere. We posit explanations for our findings and discuss their implications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 231-249 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Policy and Politics |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- population health
- health
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The University of the West of Scotland-Oxfam Partnership - 'for a more equitable and sustainable Scotland'.
Collins, C. (PI), Stuart, F. (CoI), Livingstone, J. (CoI) & Pautz, H. (CoI)
4/07/11 → …
Project: Research
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Explaining Excess Mortality in Scotland and Glasgow
Collins, C. (CoPI), McCartney, G. (PI), Walsh, D. (CoPI), Batty, G. D. (CoI), Levitt, I. (CoI) & Taulbut, M. (CoI)
16/06/08 → …
Project: Research
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Health inequalities, fundamental causes and power: Towards the practice of good theory
McCartney, G., Dickie, E., Escobar, O. & Collins, C., 1 Jan 2021, In: Sociology of Health & Illness. 43, 1, p. 20-39 20 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
44 Citations (Scopus) -
The Policy Discourses that Shaped the ‘Transformation’ of Glasgow in the Later 20th Century: 'Overspill’, ‘redeployment’ and the ‘culture of enterprise’
Collins, C. & Levitt, I., 18 Dec 2019, Transforming Glasgow: Beyond the Post-Industrial City. Madgin, R. & Kintrea, K. (eds.). Bristol, UK: Policy Press, p. 21-38 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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How politics and power create poor health: ‘I think they’re trying to kill folk aff’
Mackenzie, M., Collins, C., Connolly, J., McCartney, G. & Doyle, M., 5 Apr 2016, Social Research Publications.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
Press/Media
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More progress needed to ensure Scotland embraces sustainability
Collins, C. & Pautz, H.
1/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Herald follow-up article on research on health in two Ayrshire communities
4/04/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Herald report on health in two Ayrshire communities: "Report says deprivation has driven decades of failure for health promotion campaigns".
Collins, C. & Mackenzie, M.
2/04/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media