Integrated Approaches to Address the Social Determinants of Health for Reducing Health Inequity

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Reproductive and Child Health Inequities in Chandigarh Union Territory of India

“…There is a need to move beyond narrow sectoral interventions and to develop comprehensive social responses and participatory processes that address the "root causes" of health inequity. 37 This study has identified the environmental, social, and reproductive and child health inequities in a union territory of India, which has implications for planning and fund disbursement. Identifying health disparities can assist public health authorities in India in developing policies and programs targeting persons or communities at greatest risk of adverse health outcomes.…”

Assessing the Potential Role of Open Data in South African Environmental Management

“…As noted by Barten et al (2007), "information and access to information can change the balance of power" (2007, p. 169), and "genuine empowerment depends on the control that community-based organizations ultimately acquire, and meaningful participation requires certain preconditions such as access to information" (2007, p. 166). Further, ensuring access to relevant and timely information shows a commitment to enhanced communication and transparency, which can build trust (Bartenberger & Grubmüller-Règent, 2014).…”

Contextualising workers’ health and safety in urban settings: The need for a global perspective and an integrated approach

“…People in urban settings and in particular in the rapidly growing and crowded unplanned settlements in many developing countries, are exposed to a variety of health hazards, which are inter-connected and often produce synergy with their health effects (Barten et al, 2006(Barten et al, , 2007. Informal work is of course not limited to informal urban settlements (Werna, 2001).…”

“…Political commitment is often found lacking and the political ideology and attitude of government influences the extent to which demands by people's organisations are supported, neglected, manipulated, or rejected (Pacione, 2005b). Also political commitment for long-term planning processes is limited, particularly in a context of limited resources, donor dependency, increased fragmentation (Barten et al, 2007). Intersectorial collaboration e.g.…”

“…Contextualising occupational health and safety of informal economy workers in the rapidly urbanising cities of developing countries is important in order to understand the need for a people-centred perspective-recognising people as citizens, workers, residents, providers, and users of health care as well as agents for change-and for an integrated approach to improve working and living conditions. Firstly, low-income households living in urban settlements without adequate basic services and tenure security do not compartmentalise their needs (Barten et al, 2007). A people-centred approach would recognise the multiple roles that people have, how interconnected they are and how conditions in one area of their lives has important implications for the conditions under which they play out their other roles.…”