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ETHNICITY & DISEASE
Volume 29, Issue -, Pages 103-112Publisher
INT SOC HYPERTENSION BLACKS-ISHIB
DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.S1.103
Keywords
Health Inequities; Implementation Research; Economics
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- Medical Research Council [MR/P013996/1] Funding Source: Medline
- MRC [MR/P013996/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Health inequities are well-documented, but their economic dimensions have received less attention. In this report, we describe four economic dimensions of health inequities in the United States. First, we describe an economic conceptual framework that connects poverty and health inequities at both individual and population levels and conveys the concept of reverse causality, where poverty worsens health inequities and health inequities worsen poverty. This framework can help us understand the key elements of health inequity and its drivers. Second, we describe economic measurements used for quantifying the economic burden of health inequalities and summarize the empirical findings from studies. Third, we review the evidence on the retum-on-investment of economic interventions that are aimed at reducing health inequities. Finally, we highlight the importance of cross disciplinary perspectives from economics and implementation research in effectively delivering interventions that can mitigate health inequities.
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