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Continuum of health equity practice and science: conceptualising health equity research and practice for injury prevention. [PDF]

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Background Integrating and advancing health equity are a core tenant of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mission. Comprehensive frameworks that clearly conceptualise equity are needed to prioritise and inform the advancement of health equity within public health.
Scheuer H, Wulz AR, Carmichael AE, Welder LE.   +3 more
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Research for Health Justice: an ethical framework linking global health research to health equity [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Global health research should generate new knowledge to improve the health and well-being of those considered disadvantaged and marginalised. This goal motivates much of the global health research being undertaken today. Yet simply funding and conducting global health research will not necessarily generate the knowledge needed to help reduce health ...
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Gender equity in health research publishing in Africa

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Introduction Women researchers find it more difficult to publish in academic journals than men, an inequity that affects women’s careers and was exacerbated during the pandemic, particularly for women in low-income and middle-income countries.
Anwaar Baobeid, Tara Faghani-Hamadani, Sara Sauer, Yap Boum, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier, Nicholas Neufeld, Jackline Odhiambo, Jimmy Volmink, Miriam Shuchman, Erica Di Ruggiero, Jeanine U Condo   +10 more
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Use and uptake of web-based therapeutic interventions amongst Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada: a scoping review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Barriers to receiving optimal healthcare exist for Indigenous populations globally for a range of reasons. To overcome such barriers and enable greater access to basic and specialist care, developments in information and communication ...
Rachel Reilly, Jacqueline Stephens, Jasmine Micklem, Catalin Tufanaru, Stephen Harfield, Ike Fisher, Odette Pearson, James Ward   +7 more
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Equity-informative methods of health services research

Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2021
PurposeWe review quantitative methods for analysing the equity impacts of health care and public health interventions: who benefits most and who bears the largest burdens (opportunity costs)? Mainstream health services research focuses on effectiveness and efficiency but decision makers also need information about equity.Design/methodology/approachWe ...
Cookson, Richard, Robson, Matthew, Skarda, Ieva, Doran, Tim   +3 more
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Understanding public perceptions in social media responses to posts about acute severe hepatitis of unknown etiology in Indonesia: a qualitative study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Acute Severe Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology (ASHUE) emerged as a new global outbreak in Indonesia early May 2022, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gregorius Abanit Asa, Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Kristen Marie Foley, Belinda Lunnay, Paul Russell Ward   +5 more
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State of the Art in Research on Equity in Health [PDF]

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 2006
This essay provided the introduction to a workshop in Bellagio, Italy, on the subject of translating research into policy for equity in health. The essay first defines equity in a way that facilitates its assessment and monitoring and then summarizes evidence from existing research.
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Towards health equity: core components of an extended home visiting intervention in disadvantaged areas of Sweden

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Understanding the mechanisms of implementation of public health interventions in community settings is a key aspect of programme assessments.
Madelene Barboza, Anneli Marttila, Bo Burström, Asli Kulane   +3 more
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Exploring Latino Promotores/a de Salud (Community Health Workers) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022
Promotoras/promotores (i.e., community health workers) are uniquely positioned to provide much needed COVID-19 education and outreach in Latino communities, particularly in areas with disparities in vaccination rates.
Nenette A. Cáceres, Celina H. Shirazipour, Ergueen Herrera, Jane C. Figueiredo, Sarah-Jeanne Salvy   +4 more
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Possibilities and constraints of rapid online ethnography: Lessons from a rapid assessment of COVID-19 policy for people who use drugs

Frontiers in Sociology, 2022
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, health care provision changed rapidly and funding became available to assess pandemic-related policy change. Research activities, however, were limited to contactless, online delivery.
Emery R. Eaves, Emery R. Eaves, Robert T. Trotter, Robert T. Trotter, Bonnie Marquez, Kayla Negron, Eck Doerry, David Mensah, Kate A. Compton-Gore, Shana A. Lanzetta, Kathryn Kruithoff, Kaitlyn Dykman, Julie A. Baldwin, Julie A. Baldwin   +13 more
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