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Defining equity in health [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2003
To propose a definition of health equity to guide operationalisation and measurement, and to discuss the practical importance of clarity in defining this concept.Conceptual discussion. Setting, Patients/Participants, and Main results: not applicable.For the purposes of measurement and operationalisation, equity in health is the absence of systematic ...
Braveman, P., Gruskin, S.
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A multisectoral approach to advance health equity in rural northern Arizona: county-level leaders’ perspectives on health equity

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Multisectoral and public–private partnerships are critical in building the necessary infrastructure, policy, and political will to ameliorate health inequity.
Dulce J. Jiménez, Samantha Sabo, Mark Remiker, Melinda Smith, Alexandra E. Samarron Longorio, Heather J. Williamson, Carmenlita Chief, Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone   +7 more
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A qualitative study to explore the healthcare-seeking experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Rwanda

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Globally, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) encounter many challenging experiences when accessing health services compared to the general population.
Sandra Isano, Tsion Yohannes, Gloria Igihozo, Grace Iliza Ndatinya, Rex Wong   +4 more
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Vaccine equity or health equity?

Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 2022
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David Bell, Elisabeth Paul
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Podoconiosis instruction at nursing schools in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2022
Background Podoconiosis is a preventable, progressive, and non-infectious form of elephantiasis that can contribute to significant disability and economic burden when not treated early. Nurses play a critical role in early detection and response in rural
Lilian Nantume Wampande, Lamek Mageto Nyabuga, Kelly Fowler, Grace Chinelo Okengwu, Ursin Bayisenge, Janna M. Schurer   +5 more
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“The Health Equity Curse”: Ethical Tensions in Promoting Health Equity [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2020
Abstract Background: Public health (PH) practitioners have a strong moral commitment to health equity and social justice. However, PH values often do not align with health systems values, making it challenging for PH practitioners to promote health equity.
Bernie Pauly, Tina Revai, Lenora Marcellus, Wanda Martin, Kathy Easton, Marjorie MacDonald   +5 more
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GRADE equity guidelines 3: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: rating the certainty of synthesized evidence [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to describe a conceptual framework for how to consider health equity in the Grading Recommendations Assessment and Development Evidence (GRADE) guideline development process. Study Design and Setting: Consensus-
Akl, Elie A., Ansari, Mohammed T., Briel, Matthias, Christensen, Robin, Dans, Antonio, Dans, Leonila, Eslava-Schmalbach, J, Guyatt, Gordon, Hultcrantz, Monica, Jull, Janet, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Lang, Eddy, Matovinovic, Elizabeth, Meerpohl, Joerg J., Morton, Rachael L., Mosdol, Annhild, Murad, M.Hassan, Petkovic, Jennifer, Pottie, Kevin, Schünemann, Holger, Sharaf, Ravi, Shea, Bev, Singh, Jasvinder A., Solà, Ivan, Stanev, Roger, Stein, Airton, Thabaneii, Lehana, Tonia, Thomy, Tristan, Mario, Tugwell, Peter, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Vitols, Sigurd, Watine, Joseph, Welch, Vivian A.   +33 more
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Equity in health [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2002
Meeting of the International Society for Equity in Health, Havana, Cuba, June 2000 This issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health contains seven contributions that were originally presented as submitted papers to the first meeting of the International Society for Equity in Health, held in Havana, Cuba, in June 2000.
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Eliminating the White Supremacy Mindset from Global Health Education

Annals of Global Health, 2022
The term “decolonization” has been increasingly used to refer to the elimination of the colonial experience and its legacy. However, the use of this overarching term masks the real root of the problem.
Agnes Binagwaho, Brianna Ngarambe, Kedest Mathewos   +2 more
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GRADE equity guidelines 4: guidance on how to assess and address health equity within the evidence to decision process [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: The aim of this paper is to provide detailed guidance on how to incorporate health equity within the GRADE (Grading Recommendations Assessment and Development Evidence) evidence to decision process.
Akl, Elie A, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Briel, Matthias, Eslava-Schmalbach, Javier H, Guyatt, Gordon, Katikireddi, Vittal, Lang, Eddy, Magrini, Nicola, Matovinovic, Elizabeth, Moja, Lorenzo, Morton, Rachael, Pottie, Kevin, Schunemann, Holger, Shea, Beverly, Singh, Jasvinder, Snellman, Alexandra, Stanev, Roger, Thabane, Lehana, Tugwell, Peter, Welch, Vivian   +19 more
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