Putting a spotlight on stories around health and wider inequalities
I’ve set out in previous posts how I've become interested in the role of language, stories, and metaphor, in shaping how we think about...
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My research reflections on the role of language and framing in tackling social inequalities in health
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How the problem of health inequalities is moulded to fit within local health systems
A number of research studies have sought to explain how people working within local health systems come to think about health...
Why the 'upstream-downstream' metaphor doesn't always achieve what it's supposed to
In my previous post, I described how the 'upstream-downstream' story is used in a very particular and technical way by people writing...
What do people mean when they talk about 'upstream' action to reduce social inequalities in health?
The 'upstream-downstream' story I am standing by the shore of a swiftly flowing river and I hear the cry of a drowning man. I jump into...