Commentary
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:57
Published on: 3 April 2017
International Journal for Equity in Health 15th Anniversary
Edited by Dr Ana Lorena Ruano, Dr Efrat Shadmi and Dr Leiyu Shi
International Journal for Equity in Health
We are delighted to announce that the International Journal for Equity in Health is celebrating its 15th anniversary with an article collection that covers innovative methodologies, theoretical perspectives and interventions that promote equity in health or its understanding, and manuscripts that look forward to the next 15 years in research in equity in health.
This collection of articles has not been sponsored and articles have undergone the journal’s standard peer review process. The Editors declare no competing interests.
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Commentary
From local adaptation to activism and global solidarity: framing a research and innovation agenda towards true health equity
The proposal for a global health treaty aimed at health equity, the Framework Convention on Global Health, raises the fundamental question of whether we can achieve true health equity, globally and domesticall...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:18
Published on: 21 February 2017
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Commentary
The right to health of non-nationals and displaced persons in the sustainable development goals era: challenges for equity in universal health care
Under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations (UN) Member States reported progress on the targets toward their general citizenry. This focus repeatedly excluded marginalized ethnic and linguist...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:14
Published on: 21 February 2017
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Commentary
Engaging with complexity to improve the health of indigenous people: a call for the use of systems thinking to tackle health inequity
The 400 million indigenous people worldwide represent a wealth of linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as traditional knowledge and sustainable practices that are invaluable resources for human developme...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:26
Published on: 21 February 2017
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Editorial
Looking forward to the next 15 years: innovation and new pathways for research in health equity
Since our launch in 2002, the International Journal for Equity in Health (IJEqH) has furthered our collective understanding of equity in health and health services by providing a platform on which academics an...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:35
Published on: 21 February 2017
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Review
Cooperate! A paradigm shift for health equity
The role of competition and cooperation in relation to the goal of health equity is examined in this paper. The authors explain why the win-lose mentality associated with avoidable competition is ethically que...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:12
Published on: 21 February 2017
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Research
Advancing system and policy changes for social and racial justice: comparing a Rural and Urban Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership in the U.S.
The paper examines the role of community-based participatory research (CBPR) within the context of social justice literature and practice.
International Journal for Equity in Health 2017 16:17
Published on: 21 February 2017
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Commentary
Research on health equity in the SDG era: the urgent need for greater focus on implementation
The tremendous increase in knowledge on inequities in health and their drivers in recent decades has not been matched by improvements in health inequities themselves, or by systematic evidence of what works to...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:202
Published on: 9 December 2016
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Review
Hot topics, urgent priorities, and ensuring success for racial/ethnic minority young investigators in academic pediatrics
The number of racial/ethnic minority children will exceed the number of white children in the USA by 2018. Although 38% of Americans are minorities, only 12% of pediatricians, 5% of medical-school faculty, and...
International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:201
Published on: 9 December 2016
