Marmot Michael Bloomsbury Paperbacks, 2016, PB, 400pp, £9.89, 978-1408857977
If you are interested in the social determinants of health and have not yet heard of The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World you might be in for a treat. It is written by Sir Michael Marmot, a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He provides the well-reasoned argument for fairer societies.
It is difficult not to be won over by this scientific yet emotive book; his ‘evidence-based optimism’ is quite catching. Whether it was subliminally intended or not, by the time I reached the end of the book, the image of a standing ovation had sprung to mind.
Fairly early in the book he states that, ‘Health is too important …