Reducing health inequities: The contribution of core public health services in BC

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dc.contributor.authorPauly, Bernie
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Marjorie
dc.contributor.authorHancock, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Wanda
dc.contributor.authorPerkin, Kathleen
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-20T22:15:49Z
dc.date.available2015-03-20T22:15:49Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-06-06
dc.descriptionBioMed Centralen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Within Canada, many public health leaders have long identified the importance of improving the health of all Canadians especially those who face social and economic disadvantages. Future improvements in population health will be achieved by promoting health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Many Canadian documents, endorsed by government and public health leaders, describe commitments to improving overall health and promoting health equity. Public health has an important role to play in strengthening action on the social determinants and promoting health equity. Currently, public health services in British Columbia are being reorganized and there is a unique opportunity to study the application of an equity lens in public health and the contribution of public health to reducing health inequities. Where applicable, we have chosen mental health promotion, prevention of mental disorders and harms of substance use as exemplars within which to examine specific application of an equity lens. Methods/design: This research protocol is informed by three theoretical perspectives: complex adaptive systems, critical social justice, and intersectionality. In this program of research, there are four inter-related research projects with an emphasis on both integrated and end of grant knowledge translation. Within an overarching collaborative and participatory approach to research, we use a multiple comparative case study research design and are incorporating multiple methods such as discourse analysis, situational analysis, social network analysis, concept mapping and grounded theory. Discussion: An important aim of this work is to help ensure a strong public health system that supports public health providers to have the knowledge, skills, tools and resources to undertake the promotion of health equity. This research will contribute to increasing the effectiveness and contributions of public health in reducing unfair and inequitable differences in health among population groups. As a collaborative effort between public health practitioners/decision makers and university researchers, this research will provide important understanding and insights about the implementation of the changes in public health with a specific focus on health equity, the promotion of mental health and the prevention of harms of substance use.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to Tackle Health and Health Equity. Following grants to tackle health and health equity should be the specific funding institutes: Institutes of Aboriginal Health and Institutes of Population and Public Health. Marjorie MacDonald’s contribution to the project is supported by a CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Research Chair award.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPauly et al.: Reducing health inequities: the contribution of core public health services in BC. BMC Public Health 2013 13:550.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/550
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-550
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5918
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.rights.tempAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectHealth inequities
dc.subjectHealth equity tools and frameworks
dc.subjectPublic health services
dc.subjectPopulation health interventions
dc.subjectPublic health policy
dc.subjectDeterminants of health
dc.subjectEthics and values
dc.subjectComplex adaptive systems
dc.subjectIntersectionality
dc.subjectCritical social justice
dc.subjectCentre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC)
dc.subjectCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.titleReducing health inequities: The contribution of core public health services in BCen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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