Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda

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dc.contributor.authorÖstlin, Piroskaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSchrecker, Teden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSadana, Rituen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBonnefoy, Josianeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGilson, Lucyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHertzman, Clydeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Michael Pen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKjellstrom, Torden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLabonté, Ronalden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLundberg, Olleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-11T06:57:31Z
dc.date.available2016-01-11T06:57:31Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA 2009 World Health Assembly resolution on reducing health inequities through action on social determinants of health [1] calls for stakeholders, including researchers and research funders, to give this topic high priority. In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Task Force on Research Priorities to outline a global research agenda on equity and social determinants of health. Its 2005 report [2] contributed to the selection of themes for nine Knowledge Networks set up by WHO to support the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) during 2005–2008. CSDH defined health equity as the absence of systematic differences in health, between and within countries, that are avoidable by reasonable action. Using health equity as the foundation of its approach, CSDH concluded [3] that "[s]ocial injustice is killing people on a grand scale" and made three overarching recommendations: improve people's daily living conditions; tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources; and measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action. CSDH emphasized that knowledge gaps must not be used as a reason for postponing action on the ample body of evidence already available, but also highlighted the need for ongoing research with a focus on social determinants of health and health equity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationÖstlin, P., Schrecker, T., Sadana, R., Bonnefoy, J., Gilson, L., Hertzman, C., ... Lundberg, O. (2011). Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda. <i>PLOS Medicince</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16321en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationÖstlin, Piroska, Ted Schrecker, Ritu Sadana, Josiane Bonnefoy, Lucy Gilson, Clyde Hertzman, Michael P Kelly, Tord Kjellstrom, Ronald Labonté, and Olle Lundberg "Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda." <i>PLOS Medicince</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16321en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationÖstlin, P., Schrecker, T., Sadana, R., Bonnefoy, J., Gilson, L., Hertzman, C., ... & Muntaner, C. (2011). Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda. PLoS Medicine, 8(11), 1418. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001115en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Östlin, Piroska AU - Schrecker, Ted AU - Sadana, Ritu AU - Bonnefoy, Josiane AU - Gilson, Lucy AU - Hertzman, Clyde AU - Kelly, Michael P AU - Kjellstrom, Tord AU - Labonté, Ronald AU - Lundberg, Olle AB - A 2009 World Health Assembly resolution on reducing health inequities through action on social determinants of health [1] calls for stakeholders, including researchers and research funders, to give this topic high priority. In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Task Force on Research Priorities to outline a global research agenda on equity and social determinants of health. Its 2005 report [2] contributed to the selection of themes for nine Knowledge Networks set up by WHO to support the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) during 2005–2008. CSDH defined health equity as the absence of systematic differences in health, between and within countries, that are avoidable by reasonable action. Using health equity as the foundation of its approach, CSDH concluded [3] that "[s]ocial injustice is killing people on a grand scale" and made three overarching recommendations: improve people's daily living conditions; tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources; and measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action. CSDH emphasized that knowledge gaps must not be used as a reason for postponing action on the ample body of evidence already available, but also highlighted the need for ongoing research with a focus on social determinants of health and health equity. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001115 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - PLOS Medicince LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda TI - Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16321 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16321
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001115
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationÖstlin P, Schrecker T, Sadana R, Bonnefoy J, Gilson L, Hertzman C, et al. Priorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agenda. PLOS Medicince. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16321.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_ZA
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dc.sourcePLOS Medicinceen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://journals.plos.org/plosmedicineen_ZA
dc.subject.otherBehavioral and social aspects of healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth care policyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth services researchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherGlobal healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSocial researchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherScience policyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherComparative effectiveness researchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSocial policyen_ZA
dc.titlePriorities for research on equity and health: towards an equity-focused health research agendaen_ZA
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