As the COVID-19 Pandemic has powerfully demonstrated, there is a direct link between people’s income and their health, with people on lower incomes typically having poorer health outcomes than people with higher incomes. Health inequity is a prevalent issue in Australia, with many challenges due to low incomes and socio-economic disadvantage and barriers to access to health services.

Building on the findings from the ACOSS and UNSW joint report, Work, income and health inequity: A snapshot of the evidence , this webinar will explore:

• What exactly does the data show about the relationship between health and socio-economic circumstance?
• How could we improve the data in order to increase equitable access to health?
• How can the policy choices we make now help improve the health outcomes for the most disadvantaged in Australia?
• Importantly, how are the choices we are making now about COVID-19 impacting health outcomes for those with the least during this pandemic?

Our guest speakers:

• Nicole Bartholomeusz, CEO of cohealth
• Professor Evelyne de Leeuw, Director, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research & Evaluation (CHETRE)
• Erin Miller, Manager Priority Populations and Places, Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health
• Nicole Kilby, Policy Officer, National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners
• Host: Dr Norman Swan, Host of RN’s Health Report, co-host of Coronacast & commentator on ABC TV’s 7.30