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Alternative Title:
J Public Health Manag Pract
Personal Author:
Penman-Aguilar, Ana ; Talih, Makram ; Huang, David ; Moonesinghe, Ramal ; Bouye, Karen ; ... More +
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Reduction of health disparities and advancement of health equity in the United States require high-quality data indicative of where the nation stands vis-à-vis health equity, as well as proper analytic tools to facilitate accurate interpretation of these data. This article opens with an overview of health equity and social determinants of health. It then proposes a set of recommended practices in measurement of health disparities, health inequities, and social determinants of health at the national level to support the advancement of health equity, highlighting that (1) differences in health and its determinants that are associated with social position are important to assess; (2) social and structural determinants of health should be assessed and multiple levels of measurement should be considered; (3) the rationale for methodological choices made and measures chosen should be made explicit; (4) groups to be compared should be simultaneously classified by multiple social statuses; and (5) stakeholders and their communication needs can often be considered in the selection of analytic methods. Although much is understood about the role of social determinants of health in shaping the health of populations, researchers should continue to advance understanding of the pathways through which they operate on particular health outcomes. There is still much to learn and implement about how to measure health disparities, health inequities, and social determinants of health at the national level, and the challenges of health equity persist. We anticipate that the present discussion will contribute to the laying of a foundation for standard practice in the monitoring of national progress toward achievement of health equity.
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Article Health Equity Health Status Disparities Humans Social Determinants Of Health
Source:
J Public Health Manag Pract. 22(Suppl 1):S33-S42.
Pubmed ID:
26599027
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5845853
Document Type:
Journal Article
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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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United States
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CDC Public Access
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