Title |
Reducing health inequities: the contribution of core public health services in BC
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-550 |
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Authors |
Bernadette (Bernie) Pauly, Marjorie MacDonald, Trevor Hancock, Wanda Martin, Kathleen Perkin |
Abstract |
Within Canada, many public health leaders have long identified the importance of improving the health of all Canadians especially those who face social and economic disadvantages. Future improvements in population health will be achieved by promoting health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Many Canadian documents, endorsed by government and public health leaders, describe commitments to improving overall health and promoting health equity. Public health has an important role to play in strengthening action on the social determinants and promoting health equity. Currently, public health services in British Columbia are being reorganized and there is a unique opportunity to study the application of an equity lens in public health and the contribution of public health to reducing health inequities. Where applicable, we have chosen mental health promotion, prevention of mental disorders and harms of substance use as exemplars within which to examine specific application of an equity lens. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 20% |
Canada | 2 | 20% |
Unknown | 6 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 30% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 30% |
Scientists | 3 | 30% |
Members of the public | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | 1% |
Canada | 3 | 1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 230 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 45 | 19% |
Researcher | 31 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 11% |
Other | 18 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 7% |
Other | 44 | 18% |
Unknown | 58 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 24% |
Social Sciences | 45 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 34 | 14% |
Psychology | 8 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 1% |
Other | 24 | 10% |
Unknown | 68 | 29% |