scholarly journals The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Rodríguez ◽  
Michael G. Marmot ◽  
V. Nelly Salgado de Snyder ◽  
Luis A.C. Galvão ◽  
Ximena Avellaneda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
Transformative Potential ◽  
Optimal Health ◽  
At Risk Populations ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Health And Well Being

Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partner­ships that were forged, and strategies that were shared, during the convening entitled “Summit 2017: Health Equity in the Americas” and the resulting emergence of the Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA). We illustrate how this international network will raise awareness of policies and programs to inform decision makers about actions they can take to put an end to the unjust, persistent and mostly avoid­able health inequities facing the Americas today.Ethn Dis. 2019;29(Suppl 1):153-158; doi:10.18865/ed.29.S1.153.

scholarly journals The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Michael A. Rodríguez ◽  
Michael G. Marmot ◽  
V. Nelly Salgado de Snyder ◽  
Luis A.C. Galvão ◽  
Ximena Avellaneda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
Transformative Potential ◽  
Optimal Health ◽  
At Risk Populations ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Health And Well Being

Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partner­ships that were forged, and strategies that were shared, during the convening entitled “Summit 2017: Health Equity in the Americas” and the resulting emergence of the Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA). We illustrate how this international network will raise awareness of policies and programs to inform decision makers about actions they can take to put an end to the unjust, persistent and mostly avoid­able health inequities facing the Americas today.Ethn Dis. 2019;29(Suppl 1):153-158; doi:10.18865/ed.29.S1.153.

scholarly journals HESR innovation in analysis that supports decision making and action

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Barr
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Policy Performance ◽  
European Health ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Inform Decision Making

Abstract The European Health Equity Status Report makes innovative use of microdata, at the level of the individual, to decompose the relative contributions of five essential underlying conditions to inequities in health and well-being. These essential conditions comprise: (1) Health services (2) Income security and social protection (3) Living conditions (4) Social and human capital (5) Employment and working conditions. Combining microdata across over twenty sources, the work of HESRi has also produced disaggregated indicators in health, well-being, and each of the five essential conditions. In conjunction with indicators of policy performance and investment, the HESRi Health Equity Dataset of over 100 indicators is the first of its kind, as a resource for monitoring and analysing inequities across the essential conditions and policies to inform decision making and action to reduce gaps in health and well-being.

Maternal and Child Health

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valire Carr Copeland ◽  
Daniel Hyung Jik Lee
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Social Reform ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
And Child Health

Social reform efforts of the settlement-house movement have provided, in part, the foundation for today’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s policies, programs, and services. Planning, implementing, and evaluating policies and programs that affect the health and well-being of mothers and children require a multidisciplinary approach. Social workers, whose skills encompass direct services, advocacy, planning and research, community development, and administration, have a critical role to play in improving the health outcomes of maternal and child populations.

Socially Constructed Determinants of Health: The Case for Synergies to Arrive at Gendered Global Health Law

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Hawkes ◽  
Kent Buse
Keyword(s):  
Health Inequities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Neutrality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract Both gender and the law are significant determinants of health and well-being. Here, we put forward evidence to unpack the relationship between gender and outcomes in health and well-being, and explore how legal determinants interact and intersect with gender norms to amplify or reduce health inequities across populations. The paper explores the similarities between legal and health systems in their response to gender—both systems portray gender neutrality but would be better described as gender-blind. We conclude with a set of recommendations to address both law and gender in implementing the work of the Lancet Commission on the legal determinants of health to improve health outcomes for all, irrespective of gender.

Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Public Health Law and Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (S1) ◽  
pp. 37-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Krueger ◽  
Nathaniel Counts ◽  
Brigid Riley
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Collective Impact ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

This article discusses the relationship between stress, physical health, and well-being in cultural context, offers examples of laws, policies, and programs to promote mental health and well-being, and examines how collective impact supports mental health and well-being.

Reimagining Rural: Shifting Paradigms About Health and Well-Being in the Rural United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Afifi ◽  
E.A. Parker ◽  
G. Dino ◽  
D.M. Hall ◽  
B. Ulin
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Rural Places ◽  
Health And Well Being

Rural health disparities have attracted increased national attention, compelling an expanded focus on rural health research. In this manuscript, we deconstruct the definitions and narratives of “rural” communities and suggest that a paradigm shift is needed that centers the complexity and strength of rural places. We discuss the relevance of health equity frameworks, implementation science, and community-engaged approaches to promote rural well-being. Focusing on rural in its own right will lead to intervention innovations and reinvention with implications beyond rural areas. We conclude with suggestions for research and practice to inspire renewed interest in partnering with rural communities to promote health equity. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Public Health, Volume 43 is April 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

Health and Well-Being

2019 ◽  
pp. 156-176
Author(s):  
Brian D. Christens
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Community Power ◽  
Community Power Structures ◽  
Direct Outcome ◽  
Health And Well Being

Chapter 7 distinguishes multiple hypothesized pathways through which empowerment processes produce impacts on health and well-being. The most direct outcome of empowerment processes is that social power is built and exercised. When this occurs, there are benefits for the participants in those processes, who often experience reduced stress and isolation. Empowerment processes also often lead to changes in policies and systems, thereby addressing systemic inequities and contributing to community well-being. Moreover, since empowerment processes can alter community power structures and make them more egalitarian, this may in itself lead to reduced vulnerability and insecurity and greater trust and cohesion. This chapter delineates multiple pathways—participant, ecological, and pluralist—through which empowerment processes can promote health, well-being, and health equity.

scholarly journals Improving dialogue among researchers, local and indigenous peoples and decision-makers to address issues of climate change in the North

AMBIO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1161-1178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry V. Callaghan ◽  
Olga Kulikova ◽  
Lidia Rakhmanova ◽  
Elmer Topp-Jørgensen ◽  
Niklas Labba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The North ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Circumpolar North ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Permafrost Thawing ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract The Circumpolar North has been changing rapidly within the last decades, and the socioeconomic systems of the Eurasian Arctic and Siberia in particular have displayed the most dramatic changes. Here, anthropogenic drivers of environmental change such as migration and industrialization are added to climate-induced changes in the natural environment such as permafrost thawing and increased frequency of extreme events. Understanding and adapting to both types of changes are important to local and indigenous peoples in the Arctic and for the wider global community due to transboundary connectivity. As local and indigenous peoples, decision-makers and scientists perceive changes and impacts differently and often fail to communicate efficiently to respond to changes adequately, we convened a meeting of the three groups in Salekhard in 2017. The outcomes of the meeting include perceptions of how the three groups each perceive the main issues affecting health and well-being and recommendations for working together better.

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