Liverpool Health Inequalities Research Institute

In June 2010, the Liverpool Health Inequalities Research Institute (LivHIR) was launched at the University of Liverpool.

The burden of health inequalities is such that residents in Liverpool have the lowest life expectancy in England and live for four years less than the national average.  Mortality rates for all cancers are 40% higher than in England and Wales and the mortality rate for lung cancer is 90% higher than the national average. 

Funded by Liverpool Primary Care Trust, the Liverpool Health Inequalities Research Institute will focus on research into inequalities in health status and on the provision and quality of care in areas such as obesity, alcohol abuse and mental health. Its research programme aims to inform and improve policies, practices and services by health professionals.

The Institute represents a partnership between the University of Liverpool and the PCT and was borne out of the Health is Wealth initiative which was launched in 2007 to tackle the growing gap between the city-region’s improving economic performance and its worsening public health status.  

Click here to visit the LivHIR website.