Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop

Health policy Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop

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Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop.

THEORY AND METHODS Defining equity in health

Study objective: To propose a definition of health equity to guide operationalisation and measurement, and to discuss the practical importance of clarity in defining this concept. Design: Conceptual discussion. Setting, Patients/Participants, and Main results: not applicable. Conclusions: For the purposes of measurement and operationalisation, equity in health is the absence of systematic dispa...

Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity

Health is perceived as most precious good, and people feel its vulnerability. Societies have been trying to absorb, ameliorate or compensate consequences and health risks with varying emphasis and varying success. Due to the uniqueness of good health to a persons’ ability to live the life he or she wants, health care and performance of health care systems are under critical observation. In this...

The equity-effectiveness loop as a tool for evaluating population health interventions.

Population health is concerned with reducing health inequities, defined as being unfair and avoidable differences in health. The equity-effectiveness framework is described and illustrated; this is an evidence-based approach to assessing the effects of programmes and policies on health equity. Such framework also assesses barriers and facilitators for improving health equity using four factors:...