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Perceived Impact and Feasibility of Health Equity Policy Actions among Obesity Practitioners, Researchers, and Policymakers

A Fast Track Open Access article published in the Health Behavior and Policy Review Journal.

Authors:

Alexandra B. Morshed, PhD
Valerie Madas, MPH
Sarah J. Kang, MPH
Fanice Thomas, PhD
Rachel G. Tabak, PhD
Ian Thomas, PhD
Mary C. Politi, PhD
Amy A. Eyler, PhD
Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD
Elizabeth A. Dodson, PhD
Edward Tsai, PhD
Renee G. Parks, MS
Ross C. Brownson, PhD

Objective:

There is a broad array of health equity policy actions that may be important for addressing social determinants of obesity. The objective of this study was to identify local policy actions most salient for addressing health equity among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers active in obesity.

Methods:

We surveyed 195 participants in August-November 2020, including US public health practitioners, local policymakers, and researchers active in obesity policy or health equity. We asked them to select the most important health equity policy actions and rate them for potential impact and feasibility.

Results:

Living wage and access to early education scored highly across 3 dimensions of importance, potential impact, and feasibility among 3 of the 4 groups – local public service employees and policymakers, academics, and others. Local public service employees and policymakers also rated expanded childcare and job/skills training programs highly across all 3 dimensions. Respondents rated policy actions higher for potential impact than feasibility.

Conclusions:

We present novel, timely findings for prioritizing health equity policy actions for addressing obesity at the local level. Several policy actions not typically considered in obesity research were identified as salient by groups relevant to local obesity policymaking.

Source: Health Behavior and Policy Review, Volume 11, Number 2, April 2024, pp. 1539-1548(10)
Publisher: Paris Scholar Publishing Ltd.
Article Link: https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.11.2.5

Steven Rowe2024-06-13T15:36:40-06:00May 31st, 2024|Health Equity|

Trauma Informed Care Can Enhance Whole Person Care to Meet the Quadruple Aim

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An Open Access article published in the Health Behavior and Policy Review Journal.

Authors:

Rebecca M. Perley, DBH, LNHA
Barbara L. Ganzel, PhD, LMSW

Objective:

Whole person care typically includes a biopsychosocial, interdisciplinary treatment approach with the intent of improved health outcomes and savings in total dollars spent on healthcare providers and services. Its multidimensional approach to a patient’s physical and mental health makes it the model of choice for achieving the quadruple aim of healthcare reform. However, we argue that whole person care is incomplete in its current form due to its lack of attention to the public health impact of stress and psychological trauma.

Methods:

We used seminal articles, original research and theory, and a variety of databases such as PubMed, and Google Scholar to research our topic.

Results:

Whole person care would benefit from the integration of trauma informed care practices, so that it can better meet the quadruple aim by addressing these broader public health concerns. Trauma-informed care was selected because it understands, recognizes, and responds appropriately to trauma in patients and providers, which enhances the effectiveness of healthcare delivery and reduces the impact of social inequity.

Conclusions:

Integrating trauma informed care into whole person care can help achieve the quadruple aim, as well as the newly proposed fifth aim of advancing health equity, because social inequity increases stress and exposure to psychological trauma.

Source: Health Behavior and Policy Review, Volume 10, Number 5, October 2023, pp. 25-33(9)
Publisher: Paris Scholar Publishing Ltd.
Article Link: https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.10.5.3

Steven Rowe2024-01-12T10:18:55-07:00December 21st, 2023|Health Equity, Healthcare Reform, Whole Person Care|