Poverty, Public Health and Inequality in Scotland: What needs to change?

About this episode

The episode discusses the relationship between poverty, public health, and drug use in Scotland with insights from Peter Kelly of the Poverty Alliance.

In this episode Kirsten and Jason are joined by Peter Kelly, CEO of the Poverty Alliance, to explore poverty and inequality in Scotland, and the relationship between poverty, public health and drug use. They discuss the work of the Poverty Alliance, the role of living and lived experience in shaping policy, and the wider social and economic factors driving exclusion, stigma and poor health outcomes across Scotland. The conversation also looks at what Scotland’s political leaders should prioritise moving forward and the changes needed at both policy and community level.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kirsten, Jason

Guest: Peter Kelly

Topics covered

• poverty
• public health
• inequality
• drug use
• policy
• social factors

Keywords

• poverty
• public health
• inequality
• drug use
• Scotland
• policy
• social factors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Poverty Alliance

Places: Scotland

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