Equity promoting integrated care: Definition and future development

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dc.contributor.authorWankah, Paul
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Dara
dc.contributor.authorShahid, Simone
dc.contributor.authorChandra, Shivani
dc.contributor.authorAbejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa
dc.contributor.authorYoon, Rosanra
dc.contributor.authorWodchis, Walter P.
dc.contributor.authorO’Campo, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorGray, Carolyn Steele
dc.contributor.authorClark, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorShaw, James
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-15T19:08:11Z
dc.date.available2025-08-15T19:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractOver the last three decades, integrated care has emerged as an important health system strategy to improve population health while addressing the unique needs of structurally marginalised communities. However, less attention has been given to the role of integrated care in addressing issues related to inequities in health and health care. In this commentary we introduce the concept of Equity Promoting Integrated Care (EPIC) that situates integrated care in a social justice context to frame the actions necessary to center equity as a priority for integrated care. We suggest that efforts to advance the design and implementation of integrated care should focus on three avenues for future research and practice, namely, the collaborative mobilization of a global network of integrated care stakeholders to advocate for social justice and health equity, investing in equity-focused approaches to implementation science that highlight the importance of social concepts such as colonialism and intersectionality to advance the theory and practice of implementing EPIC models of care, and leveraging innovative approaches to measuring equity-related aspects of integrated care to inform continuous improvement of health systems.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.identifier.citationWankah, P., Gordon, D., Shahid, S., Chandra, S., Abejirinde, I.-O., Yoon, R., Wodchis, W. P., O’Campo, P., Gray, C. S., Clark, N., & Shaw, J. (2023). Equity promoting integrated care: Definition and future development. International Journal of Integrated Care, 23(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7614
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7614
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22602
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Integrated Care
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjecthealth equity
dc.subjectimplementation science
dc.subjectintegrated care
dc.subjecthealth system transformation
dc.subjectsocial justice
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleEquity promoting integrated care: Definition and future development
dc.typeArticle

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