Evidence of inequalities
There is limited evidence at the moment on inequalities linked to faith and religion and we are keen to work to improve this understanding moving forward.
However Faith Action has published a series of reports about faith and health and has developed a toolkit to support faith settings evaluating impact.
Several of the major religions have medical associations who produce evidence based briefings on health issues and religion:
Birmingham City Council collaborated with Public Health England to develop a toolkit for Healthy Living Mosques, and we are hoping to build on this shortly to develop a healthy faith settings toolkit.