Achieving health equity through place-based interventions
Abstract
Populations living in socially disadvantaged areas often defined as low socio-economic status, high social exclusion, poor physical environments, and increasing crime rates, tend to have poorer physical and mental health... [ view full abstract ]
Populations living in socially disadvantaged areas often defined as low socio-economic status, high social exclusion, poor physical environments, and increasing crime rates, tend to have poorer physical and mental health outcomes. Therefore, place-based interventions can offer different solutions to address the health inequities faced by these populations through positive impacts on various social determinants of health.
In this session, four international researchers have joined to describe the different perspectives involved to achieve health equity through place-based interventions.
Dr. Hortensia Amaro will provide an introduction to place-based interventions and their impacts on health while discussing the importance of moving upstream when developing interventions in order to address health equity.
Dr. Julie Clark provides an urban planning perspective by discussing the use of mixed-methods to study placed-based interventions like urban regeneration and mega-events in Glasgow, and their health impacts across neighborhoods.
Dr. Manuel Franco will discuss the importance of establishing partnerships and working with community members when designing interventions. He draws on a photovoice project used to better understand the food environment of a low-income area of Madrid in order to help develop recommendations for interventions and policies to address population diet.
Dr. Roshanak Mehdipanah will conclude the session by discussing some of the theories associated with place-based interventions and their impacts on health equity. This will include a closer look at the mechanisms involved and the concept of ‘place-bound’ populations described by the frequency or degree of interaction an individual has with their neighborhood.
Authors
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Roshanak Mehdipanah
(University of Michigan)
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Hortensia Amaro
(University of South California)
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Julie Clark
(University of Glasgow)
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Manuel Franco
(University of Alcala)
Topic Areas
I. Urbanization AND Health: what interactions? 1.1 New paradigms, concepts, methods, and t , II. Urban Health at the intersection of urban environment, social determinants and places , IV. Urbanism, Health and Wellbeing 4.1 Built environment 4.2 Pollution: air, noise, etc , VI. Research and action 6.1 Collaboration; interaction of researchers; stakeholders 6.2 S , VII. Urban health policies 7.1 Governance and policy frameworks 7.2 Health in all policies
Session
PBAIC-O-12 » Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities (15:00 - Sunday, 3rd April, TBA)
Paper
ICUH2016-PlaceBasedSession.doc
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