MPC Member Publications

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Title: The Ecology of Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2013

ISSN: 0002-7642

DOI: 10.1177/0002764213487342

Abstract: Health inequities persist and, in some cases, are increasing. Multilevel interventions involve efforts to change aspects of social contexts related to the creation and maintenance of health inequities among varied groups. Momentum for conducting multilevel interventions to achieve health equity is found across professional fields as well as scientific and funding organizations. This article discusses the rationale for multilevel interventions, briefly reviews their evolution over time with respect to health inequities, and provides an ecological “way of thinking” about some of the conceptual and pragmatic challenges they raise for social science. This perspective frames community interventions as multilevel, ecologically based, collaboratively conducted, culturally situated, and designed to increase community capacity. Implications of this perspective are drawn for the development, implementation, and evaluation of multilevel interventions.

Url: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0002764213487342

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Authors: Trickett, Edison J.; Beehler, Sarah

Periodical (Full): American Behavioral Scientist

Issue: 8

Volume: 57

Pages: 1227-1246

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