Addressing Health Equity in Public Health Practice: Frameworks, Promising Strategies, and Measurement Considerations

Posted: 7 Apr 2020

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Leandris C. Liburd

Government of the United States of America - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity

Jeffrey E. Hall

Government of the United States of America - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity

Jonetta J. Mpofu

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Sheree Marshall Williams

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Karen Bouye

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ana Penman-Aguilar

Government of the United States of America - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity

Date Written: April 2020

Abstract

This review describes the context of health equity and options for integrating equity into public health practice. We first discuss how the conceptualization of health equity and how equity considerations in US public health practice have been shaped by multidisciplinary engagements. We then discuss specific ways to address equity in core public health functions, provide examples of relevant frameworks and promising strategies, and discuss conceptual and measurement issues relevant to assessing progress in moving toward health equity. Challenges and opportunities and their implications for future directions are identified.

Suggested Citation

Liburd, Leandris C. and Hall, Jeffrey E. and Mpofu, Jonetta J. and Williams, Sheree Marshall and Bouye, Karen and Penman-Aguilar, Ana, Addressing Health Equity in Public Health Practice: Frameworks, Promising Strategies, and Measurement Considerations (April 2020). Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 41, pp. 417-432, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3570354 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094119

Leandris C. Liburd (Contact Author)

Government of the United States of America - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity ( email )

Atlanta, GA
United States

Jeffrey E. Hall

Government of the United States of America - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity

Atlanta, GA
United States

Jonetta J. Mpofu

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Sheree Marshall Williams

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Karen Bouye

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Ana Penman-Aguilar

Government of the United States of America - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity ( email )

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