Fighting health inequalities through research excellence and collaboration

Health Equity North

Health Equity North is a virtual institute focused on place-based solutions to public health problems and health inequalities. We bring together world-leading academic expertise from the Northern Health Science Alliance’s members of leading universities and hospitals.  

 

our vision
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Our Vision

To end health inequity through research, policy impact, and public health improvement.

our mission
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Our Mission

To fight health inequity by influencing policymakers and enhancing stakeholder understanding of health inequalities through research-informed evidenced solutions.

 

Report

 
See below for downloadable publications
Woman of the North: Closing the health gap for minority ethnic women
Woman of the North: Closing the health gap for minority ethnic women
Woman of the North: Closing the health gap for minority ethnic women
7th October 2026 Woman of the North: Closing the health gap for minority ethnic women

 

Latest News Stories

 
Comment, analysis, and news about Health Equity North.
‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed in groundbreaking report
October 7th 2026
‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed…

Minority ethnic women in the North of England face a…

Academic Co-Directors welcome 'Healthy Babies' programme expansion
October 1st 2026
Academic Co-Directors welcome 'Healthy Babies' programme expansion

The Government has announced the rolling out of a Healthy…

HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and university attendance
August 13th 2026
HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and…

New analysis from the Education Policy Institute on Level 3…

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