RECENT RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

Bambra, C., Smith, K., and Pearce, J. (2019) Scaling up: the politics of health and place, Social Science and Medicine, Social Science & Medicine 232: 36–42

Smith, KE., Hill, S., and Bambra, C. (2016) Health Inequalities: Critical Perspectives, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Gkiouleka, A, Huijts, T, Beckfield, J, Bambra, C. (2018) Understanding the Micro and Macro Politics of Health: Inequalities, Intersectionality and Institutions - a research agenda, Social Science and Medicine, 200: 92–98

Morris, K., Beckfield, J., Bambra, C. (2019) Who Benefits from Social Investment? The Gendered Effects of Employment and Family Policies on Cardiovascular Disease in Europe, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73: 206-213

Niedzwiedz, C., Thomson, K., Bambra, C., Pearce, J. Regional employment levels and individual level worklessness during the Great Recession and health of the working-age population: cross-national analysis of 16 European countries, Social Science & Medicine, 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112377

Beckfield, J., Bambra, C., Eikemo, TA., Huijts, T., and Wendt, C. (2015) Towards An Institutional Theory of Welfare State Effects on the Distribution of Population Health, Social Theory and Health, 13, 227–244

McNamara LC, Balaj M, Thomson HK, Eikemo TA, Bambra C. (2017) The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health. European Journal of Public Health, 27 (suppl_1): 22-26

• Authored Books

  • Bambra C, Munford L, Bennett N, Khavandi S. Northern Exposure: COVID-19 and Regional Inequalities in Health and Wealth. Bristol: Policy Press, 2023.
  • Bambra C, Lynch J, Smith KE. The Unequal Pandemic: COVID-19 and Health Inequalities. Bristol: Policy Press, 2021.
  • Greer S, Lynch J, Reeves A, Kalousova L, Gingrich J, Falkenbach M, Cygus J, Bambra C. Ageing and Health: The Politics of Better Policies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
  • Bambra C. Health Divides: where you live can kill you. Bristol: Policy Press, 2016.
  • Schrecker T, Bambra C. How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
  • Bambra C. Work, Worklessness and the Political Economy of Health. Oxford University Press, 2011.

• Book Chapters

  • Bambra,C. The Political Economy of Health and Place: from the Great Compression to COVID-19. In: Chang,R, ed. Routledge Handbook for the Political Economy of Health and Healthcare. New York: Routledge, 2023.
  • Marmot M, Bambra C. Society and Health Inequalities. In: Seldon A; Egerton T, ed. The Conservative Effect, 2010–2024 : 14 Wasted Years?. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, pp.284-325.
  • Wendt C, Bambra C. Towards Applying Ideal Types in Health Care System Comparison. In: Aspalter, C, ed. Ideal Types in Comparative Social Policy. Routledge, 2021.
  • Bambra C, Smith KE. The Syndemic Pandemic: COVID-19 and Social Inequality. In: Gavin J. Andrews; Valorie A. Crooks; Jamie R. Pearce; Jane P. Messina, ed. COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies. Springer, 2021, pp.147-154.
  • Bambra C, Payne G. Geographical inequalities in health. In: Payne, G; Harrison, E, ed. Social Divisions: Inequality and Diversity in Britain. Policy Press, 2020.
  • Bambra C. The Political Economy of Health and Place. In: Kobayashi, A, ed. International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography. Elsevier, 2019.
  • Bambra C. Governing Health Inequalities. In: Hurrelmann K; Wendt C, ed. The Governance Report 2019. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019, pp.51-66.
  • Bambra C. From quotas to sanctions: the political economy of disability rehabilitation in the UK. In: Harslof, I; Poulsen, I; Larsen, K, ed. New Dynamics of Disability and Rehabilitation. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, pp.69-96.
  • Bambra C, Reibling N, McNamarra C. 'States of health: Welfare regimes, health and health care'. In: Greve, B, ed. The Routledge Handbook on the Welfare State. London, UK: Routledge, 2018.
  • Bambra C. Placing health inequalities: where you live can kill you. In: Valorie A. Crooks, Gavin Andrews, Jamie Pearce, ed. Routledge Handbook of health geographies. London: Routledge, 2018, pp.28-36.
  • Bambra C, Cairns JM. The impact of place on suicidal behaviour. In: Socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour. Surrey, UK: Samaritans, 2017, pp.8-31.
  • Bambra C, Garthwaite K, Greer Murphy A. Geo-political aspects of health:Austerity and Health Inequalities. In: A Bonner, ed. Social Determinants of Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Inequality and Wellbeing. Bristol University Press: Policy Press, 2017.
  • Bambra C, Garthwaite K, Copeland A, Barr B. All in it together? Health inequalities, welfare austerity and the 'Great Recession'. In: Smith, K., Bambra, C. & Hill, S, ed. Health Inequalities: Critical Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, pp.164-176.
  • Bambra C. 'All in it together'? Health inequalities, austerity and the 'great recession'. In: Wood,C;Hunter,D;Jefferys,B;Britnell,M;Abrahams,D;Bambra,C;Wind-Cowie,M;Hudson,R, ed. Health in Austerity. Demos, 2013, pp.49-53.
  • Bambra C. Social inequalities in health: The Nordic welfare state in a comparative context. In: Kyist,J;Hvinden,B;Kangas,O, ed. Changing social equality: the Nordic welfare model in the 21st century. Bristol, Policy Press, 2011, pp.143-164.
  • Bambra C, Smith K, Kennedy L. Politics and Health. In: Naidoo,J;Wills,J, ed. Health Studies. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp.257-286.
  • Bambra C, Fox D, Scott-Samuel A. Towards a politics of health. In: Douglas,J;Earle,A;Handsley,S;Lloyd,C;Spurr,S, ed. A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy. London: Sage, 2006, pp.48-54.
  • Street A, Bambra C. Social policy: Health. In: Compton,H, ed. Handbook of Public Policy in Europe. London: Palgrave, 2004, pp.277-289.

• Edited Books

  • Bambra C, ed. Health in Hard Times: Austerity and Health Inequalities. Bristol: Policy Press, 2019.
  • Smith KE, Hill S, Bambra C, ed. Health Inequalities: Critical Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.

• Editorials

  • Bambra C. The political economy of the United States and the people’s health. American Journal of Public Health 2019, 109(6), 833-834.
  • Bambra C. The primacy of politics: the rise and fall of evidence-based public health policy?. Journal of Public Health 2013, 35(4), 486-487.
  • Bambra C. In defence of (social) democracy: on health inequalities and the welfare state. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2013, 67(9), 713-714.
  • Bambra C. Lessons from the past: celebrating the 75th anniversary of Poverty and public health. Journal of Public Health 2011, 33(4), 475-476.
  • Bambra C. Changing the world? reflections on the interface between social science, epidemiology and public health. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2009, 63(11), 867-868.

• Letters

  • Bambra C, Copeland A. Deprived areas will lose out with proposed new capitation formula. BMJ 2013, 347.
  • Bambra C. Allocation of NHS resources: Clear winners and losers are created by age only NHS resource allocation. British Medical Journal 2012, 344, e3593.

• Reports

  • Bambra C, Smith KE, Nwaru C, Bennett N, Albani V, Kingston A, Todd A, Matthews F. Targeting Health Inequalities: Realising the Potential of Targets in Reducing Health Inequalities. Newcastle upon Tyne: Health Equity North and The Health Foundation, 2023.
  • Bambra C, Marmot M. Health Inequalities: Expert Report for the UK COVID-19 Public Inquiry. UK Covid-19 Inquiry, 2023.
  • Backhaus I, Gero K, Dragano N, Bambra C. Health inequalities related to psychosocial working conditions in Europe. European Union: European Trade Union Institute, 2023. 2023.07.
  • Bambra C, Munford L, Bennett N, Khavandi S, Davies H, Bernard K, Akhter N, Pickett K, Taylor-Robinson D. The Parallel Pandemic: COVID-19 and Mental Health. Newcastle: Health Equity North, 2022.
  • Munford L, Mott L, Davies H, McGowan V, Bambra C. Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods. All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG): APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods, 2022.
  • Albani V, Franklin P, Bambra C. Gender equality and health in the EU. European Commission, 2021.
  • Munford L, Khavandi S, Bambra C, Barr B, Davies H, Doran T, Kontopantelis E, Norman P, Pickett K, Sutton M, Taylor-Robinson D, Wickham S. A year of COVID-19 in the North: Regional inequalities in health and economic outcomes. Newcastle upon Tyne: Northern Health Sciences Alliance, 2021.
  • Bambra C, Munford L, Alexandros A, Barr B, Brown H, Davies H, Konstantinos D, Mason K, Pickett K, Taylor C, Taylor-Robinson D, Wickham S. COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse: Tackling inequalities for health and productivity. Newcastle upon Tyne: Northern Health Sciences Alliance, 2020.
  • Bambra C, Hayre J, Pollock A, Brown H. COVID-19 and health inequalities: Independent SAGE report 21. Independent SAGE, 2020.
  • Bambra C, Thomson K. Reducing inequities in health across the life-course: Transition to independent living – Young adults (2019). Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2019.
  • Bambra C, Thomson K. Reducing inequities in health across the life-course: Transition to independent living – Young adults. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2019. Reducing inequities in health across the life-course.
  • Forster T, Kentikelenis A, Bambra C. Health Inequalities in Europe: Setting the Stage for Progressive Policy Action. Dublin: TASC, 2018.
  • Bambra C, Munford L, Brown H, Wilding A, Robinson T, Holland P, Barr B, Hill H, Regan M, Rice N, Sutton M. Health for Wealth: Building a Healthier Northern Powerhouse for UK Productivity. Northern Health Sciences Alliance, 2018.
  • Baumberg B, Warren J, Garthwaite K, Bambra C. Rethinking the Work Capability Assessment. London, UK: Demos, 2015.
  • Whitehead M, Bambra C, Barr B, Bowles J, Caulfield R, Doran T, Harrison D, Lynch A, Pleasant S, Weldon J. Due North: Report of the inquiry on health equity for the North. 2014.
  • Gibson M, Banas K, Thompson H, Bambra C, Bond L, McKee M, Lutje V, Fenton C. Welfare to work interventions and their effects on health and wellbeing of lone parents and their children. Edinburgh: Chief Scientist's Office, 2011.
  • Hunter D, Perkins N, Bambra C, Marks L, Blackman T, Hopkins T. Partnership working and the implications for governance: Issues affecting public health partnerships: Final report. 2011.
  • Bambra C, Joyce KE, Maryon-Davies A. Priority health conditions: Task Group 8 Report. Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post-2010, 2009. Marmot Review.
  • Casiday R, Kinsman E, Fisher C, Bambra C. Volunteering and Health: What impact does it really have?. Volunteering England, 2008.

• Reviews

  • Bell Z, Scott S, Visram S, Rankin J, Bambra C, Heslehurst N. Food insecurity and the nutritional health and well-being of women and children in high-income countries: Protocol for a qualitative systematic review. BMJ Open 2021, 11(8), e048180.
  • Mawn L, Oliver EJ, Ahkter N, Bambra C, Torgerson C, Bridle C, Stain HJ. Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions. Systematic Reviews 2017, 6, 16.
  • Brown TJ, Todd A, O'Malley C, Moore HJ, Husband AK, Bambra C, Kasim A, Sniehotta FF, Steed L, Smith S, Nield L, Summerbell CD. Community pharmacy-delivered interventions for public health priorities: a systematic review of interventions for alcohol reduction, smoking cessation and weight management, including meta-analysis for smoking cessation. BMJ Open 2016, 6(2), e009828.
  • Joyce K, Pabayo R, Critchley JA, Bambra C. Flexible working conditions and their effects on employee health and wellbeing. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, (2), CD008009.