In this session, we explore what it will take to ensure we don't return to business as usual in a post-pandemic society: that appropriate housing is seen as a critical factor in health and wellbeing is at the top of the agenda.
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inequalities in society across the world. Most notably in the UK, it has exposed the impact of both years of austerity and of structural racism, according to Sir Michael Marmot, a leading global advocate for action on the social determinants of health and health inequalities. Join us as we explore what it will take to ensure we don't return to business as usual in a post-pandemic society.
Jo Bibby is Director of Health at The Health Foundation.
Sir Michael Marmot is a Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, and Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity.
Alice Wiseman is Director of Public Health at Gateshead Council.
Poppy Noor is a writer, features and social, for Guardian US
