Clare Bambra

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify systematic reviews (from 2000 to 2007, developed countries only) that described the health effects of any intervention based on the wider social determinants of health: water and sanitation, agriculture and food, access to health and social care services, unemployment and welfare, working conditions, housing and living environment, education, and transport.

TL;DR: Observational evidence suggested that volunteering may benefit mental health and survival although the causal mechanisms remain unclear, and there was limited robustly designed research to guide the development of volunteering as a public health promotion intervention.

TL;DR: The negative relationship between unemployment and health is consistent across Europe but varies by welfare state regime, suggesting that levels of social protection may indeed have a moderating influence.

TL;DR: Intervention studies that address inequalities in health are a priority area for future public health research and there is suggestive systematic review evidence that certain categories of intervention may impact positively on inequalities or on the health of specific disadvantaged groups.