Title |
Creating change in government to address the social determinants of health: how can efforts be improved?
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1087 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Gemma Carey, Brad Crammond, Robyn Keast |
Abstract |
The evidence base for the impact of social determinants of health has been strengthened considerably in the last decade. Increasingly, the public health field is using this as a foundation for arguments and actions to change government policies. The Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach, alongside recommendations from the 2010 Marmot Review into health inequalities in the UK (which we refer to as the 'Fairness Agenda'), go beyond advocating for the redesign of individual policies, to shaping the government structures and processes that facilitate the implementation of these policies. In doing so, public health is drawing on recent trends in public policy towards 'joined up government', where greater integration is sought between government departments, agencies and actors outside of government. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 14 | 18% |
Australia | 13 | 16% |
Spain | 6 | 8% |
United Kingdom | 5 | 6% |
Colombia | 3 | 4% |
Finland | 2 | 3% |
Germany | 1 | 1% |
Belgium | 1 | 1% |
Argentina | 1 | 1% |
Other | 3 | 4% |
Unknown | 31 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 50 | 63% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 14 | 18% |
Scientists | 12 | 15% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 3% |
Spain | 2 | 1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Chile | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 147 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 35 | 22% |
Researcher | 16 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 6% |
Other | 44 | 28% |
Unknown | 29 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 23% |
Social Sciences | 34 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 17% |
Psychology | 5 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
Other | 14 | 9% |
Unknown | 37 | 24% |