Moving beyond individual choice in policies to reduce health inequalities: the integration of dynamic with individual explanations
Author(s) -
Natasha Marie Kriznik,
Ann Louise Kinmonth,
Tom Ling,
Morgan Kelly
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdy045
Subject(s) - inequality , public health , public economics , environmental health , economics , psychology , medicine , mathematics , nursing , mathematical analysis
A strong focus on individual choice and behaviour informs interventions designed to reduce health inequalities in the UK. We review evidence for wider mechanisms from a range of disciplines, demonstrate that they are not yet impacting on programmes, and argue for their systematic inclusion in policy and research.
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