Occupational Therapy and Public Health: Advancing Research to Improve Population Health and Health Equity

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the history and background to a general desire to try to find ways to improve population health through primary care and public health. The first Practical Playbook derived from an internet-based initiative that sought to find, assemble, assess, and share stories of how communities and agencies across the United States were working together to improve health. This text is the second development from that, after the realization that a completely new text was needed that would build on the experiences of the broadening array of sites and sectors and provide a concise set of tools, methods, and examples that support multi-sector partnerships to improve population health. The chapter then outlines the coverage of the rest of the chapters.

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Conclusion

Governing for Health ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190258948.003.0011 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 183-192

Author(s):

Fran Baum

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Human Health ◽

Population Health ◽

Health Equity ◽

Good Governance ◽

Well Being ◽

Planetary Health ◽

Essential Tool

This chapter distills the contents of the book into six central messages: (1) reducing inequities is the central, vital mechanism for building population health; (2) human health is intimately connected to planetary health and needs to be viewed as part of the broader ecosystem; (3) how we govern is vitally important to how healthy, sustainable and equitable we are: good governance is centrally concerned with the involvement of all sectors to promote health and reduce inequities; (4) regulation is a powerful and essential tool for public health; (5) new ways of measuring progress are important; (6) ubiquitous leadership is required for health, equity, and well-being. The chapter elaborates on each of these and then ends with a consideration of the importance of maintaining hope and acting with courage.

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Public acceptability of public health policy to improve population health: A population‐based survey

Health Expectations ◽

10.1111/hex.13041 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 802-812

Author(s):

Catherine A. Sharp ◽

Mark A. Bellis ◽

Karen Hughes ◽

Kat Ford ◽

Lisa C. G. Di Lemma

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Policy ◽

Population Health ◽

Public Health Policy ◽

Population Based ◽

Improve Population Health ◽

Public Acceptability ◽

Population Based Survey

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Health Equity, Social Policy, and Promoting Recovery from COVID-19

Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law ◽

10.1215/03616878-8641518 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 983-995 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Julia Lynch

Keyword(s):

Population Health ◽

Health Equity ◽

Parental Leave ◽

Social Solidarity ◽

Universal Health Insurance ◽

Improve Population Health ◽

Economic Equality ◽

The Social ◽

Near Term ◽

Universal Health

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed starkly and publicly the close interconnections between social and economic equality, health equity, and population health. To better understand what social policies would best promote population health, economic recovery, and preparedness for future pandemics, one must look both upstream and abroad for inspiration. In this article, the author argues for a suite of near-term and longer-term interventions, including universal health insurance and paid sick leave; upgraded wage insurance policies; tax reform; investments in parental leave, childcare, and education; and upgraded government record systems. Policies that equalize the distribution of the social determinants of health and promote social solidarity also will improve population health and economic performance and allow everyone to confront future pandemics more successfully.

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