Adaptive Policies for Reducing Inequalities in the Social Determinants of
Health
International Jornal of Health Policy and Management
http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3097_0.html
Abstract
Inequalities in the social determinants of health (SDH), which drive
avoidable health disparities between different individuals or groups, is a
major concern for a number of international organisations, including the
World Health Organization (WHO). Despite this, the pathways to changing
inequalities in the SDH remain elusive. The methodologies and concepts
within system science are now viewed as important domains of knowledge,
ideas and skills for tackling issues of inequality, which are increasingly
understood as emergent properties of complex systems. In this paper, we
introduce and expand the concept of adaptive policies to reduce
inequalities in the distribution of the SDH. The concept of adaptive
policy for health equity was developed through reviewing the literature on
learning and adaptive policies. Using a series of illustrative examples
from education and poverty alleviation, which have their basis in real
world policies, we demonstrate how an adaptive policy approach is more
suited to the management of the emergent properties of inequalities in the
SDH than traditional policy approaches. This is because they are better
placed to handle future uncertainties. Our intention is that these
examples are illustrative, rather than prescriptive, and serve to create a
conversation regarding appropriate adaptive policies for progressing
policy action on the SDH.
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