How does Speech and Language Therapy contribute to public health? Editor: Joanna Williams and Dr Nicky Eddison Trust: RWT We should all have the same opportunities to lead a healthy life, no matter who we are or where we live. However, wider determinants such as housing, the environment, access to fresh food, education and income all influence our health. As such, health inequalities exist and have a significant impact on the health of large groups of people. “If you’re born poor you will die on average nine years earlier than others” . To help tackle these large scale inequalities we must ensure that public health is everyone’s business and that includes our Allied Health services which are in a prime position to influence public health. Speech and language barriers for young children can create difficulties as they move through the education system and into adulthood.
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