Public Health Responses to Health Inequalities

Tensions in public health policy: patient engagement, evidence-based public health and health inequalities.

This paper examines the proposition that there are considerable tensions between key strategies in health policy--namely, evidence-based approaches to population health improvement, reduction of health inequalities, and public and patient engagement--using (1) a critical analysis of the intersection of evidence-based public health, patient and public engagement, and health inequalities policies...

Influencing policy--public health advocacy and health inequalities.

CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH: tackling health inequalities through health policy development in Lithuania

International Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Rapid Review

Background: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a significant threat to many countries. Since the disease does not currently have a particular treatment, there is a compelling need to find substitute means to dominate its expansion. In this rapid review, we aimed to determine some countries’ public responses to the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods: In this study, academ...

Public health nurse educators’ conceptualisation of public health as a strategy to reduce health inequalities: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND Nurses have long been identified as key contributors to strategies to reduce health inequalities. However, health inequalities are increasing in the UK despite policy measures put in place to reduce them. This raises questions about: convergence between policy makers' and nurses' understanding of how inequalities in health are created and sustained and educational preparation for the...