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    The Ecology of Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health

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    Date
    2013-08
    Author
    Trickett, Edison J.
    Beehler, Sarah
    Publisher
    SAGE Publications
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    Abstract
    Health inequities persist and, in some cases, are increasing. Multilevel interventions involve efforts to change aspects of social contexts related to the creation and maintenance of health inequities among varied groups. Momentum for conducting multilevel interventions to achieve health equity is found across professional fields as well as scientific and funding organizations. The present paper discusses the rationale for multilevel interventions, briefly reviews their evolution over time with respect to health inequities, and provides an ecological “way of thinking” about some of the conceptual and pragmatic challenges they raise for social science. This perspective frames community interventions as multilevel, ecologically based, collaboratively conducted, culturally-situated, and designed to increase community capacity. Implications of this perspective are drawn for the development, implementation, and evaluation of multilevel interventions.
    Subject
    health
    inequality
    interventions
    multilevel
    Type
    Article
    Date available in INDIGO
    2013-12-18T16:42:55Z
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10027/10922
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