Affiliation:
1. Division of Health Research, Furness College, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1YW
2. National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration, North West Coast
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Despite insistent calls for more and better evidence to inform action to reduce health inequities, applied health research sensitive to these inequalities is rare. Recognising this problem, the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Research and Care in the North West Coast (England) developed the Health Inequalities Assessment Toolkit (HIAT) to support those involved in health research to integrate equity into their work.
Objective
This paper reports on an evaluation of the extent to which HIAT enhances the equity focus of the work of users.
Methods
The evaluation used semi-structured interviews, focus groups and workshops (n = 131 respondents including Public Advisers, university, NHS and local government partners). Routine data included HIAT feedback forms.
Findings
HIAT can help to strengthen the equity focus of applied health research by: increasing understanding of how socioeconomic inequities impact on health; building capacity for integrating equity into all aspects of research, implementation and capacity building; stimulating thinking on action to address local structural drivers of health inequalities; and increasing understanding of the positive contribution public involvement can make to research.
Conclusion
If we are to advance health equity goals delivering research and training needs to be combined with political commitment to create more equal societies.
Funder
National Institute for Health Research
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine
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