Promoting the health of vulnerable populations: Three steps towards a systems-based re-orientation of public health intervention research
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Promoting the health of vulnerable populations : Three steps towards a systems-based re-orientation of public health intervention research. / Rod, Morten Hulvej; Rod, Naja Hulvej; Russo, Federica; Klinker, Charlotte Demant; Reis, Ria; Stronks, Karien.
In: Health and Place, Vol. 80, 102984, 2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Promoting the health of vulnerable populations
T2 - Three steps towards a systems-based re-orientation of public health intervention research
AU - Rod, Morten Hulvej
AU - Rod, Naja Hulvej
AU - Russo, Federica
AU - Klinker, Charlotte Demant
AU - Reis, Ria
AU - Stronks, Karien
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This paper proposes a novel framework for the development of interventions in vulnerable populations. The framework combines a complex systems lens with syndemic theory. Whereas funding bodies, research organizations and reporting guidelines tend to encourage intervention research that (i) focuses on singular and predefined health outcomes, (ii) searches for generalizable cause-effect relationships, and (iii) aims to identify universally effective interventions, the paper suggests that a different direction is needed for addressing health inequities: We need to (i) start with exploratory analysis of population-level data, and (ii) invest in contextualized in-depth knowledge of the complex dynamics that produce health inequities in specific populations and settings, while we (iii) work with stakeholders at multiple levels to create change within systems.
AB - This paper proposes a novel framework for the development of interventions in vulnerable populations. The framework combines a complex systems lens with syndemic theory. Whereas funding bodies, research organizations and reporting guidelines tend to encourage intervention research that (i) focuses on singular and predefined health outcomes, (ii) searches for generalizable cause-effect relationships, and (iii) aims to identify universally effective interventions, the paper suggests that a different direction is needed for addressing health inequities: We need to (i) start with exploratory analysis of population-level data, and (ii) invest in contextualized in-depth knowledge of the complex dynamics that produce health inequities in specific populations and settings, while we (iii) work with stakeholders at multiple levels to create change within systems.
KW - Complex systems
KW - Equity
KW - Interventions
KW - Syndemics
KW - Vulnerable populations
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102984
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102984
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36773380
AN - SCOPUS:85147697012
VL - 80
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
SN - 1353-8292
M1 - 102984
ER -
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