Public health
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Comparative Study
Shipyards and sectarianism: how do mortality and deprivation compare in Glasgow and Belfast?
The extent to which the higher level of mortality seen in Glasgow compared with other UK cities is solely attributable to socio-economic deprivation has been the focus of much discussion recently. Some authors have suggested that poorer health in the city may be influenced by issues related to its history of religious sectarianism. In order to investigate this further, this study compared deprivation and mortality between Glasgow and Belfast, a similar post-industrial city, but one with a considerably more pronounced sectarian divide. ⋯ Area-based deprivation did not explain the higher mortality in Glasgow in comparison with Belfast. Belfast has a more profound history of sectarianism, and similar climatic conditions, to Glasgow. If these factors were to be important in explaining the high mortality in Glasgow, the question arises as to why they have not produced similar effects in Belfast.
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This article presents an overview of a partnership between public health teams in two primary care trusts in South East London, their local acute hospital trusts, and crime and disorder reduction partnerships to support the reduction of harm from violence. It discusses recent developments in violence prevention in emergency departments in the UK, and developments around outreach and case management, more common in the USA. It then outlines the elements of the violence prevention project being conducted in South East London.