Causes, Solutions and Health Inequalities: Comparing Perspectives of Professional Stakeholders and Community Participants Experiencing Low Income and Poor Health in London
Neil McHugh, Rachel Baker, Cam Donaldson, Ahalya Bala, Marta Mojarrieta, Gregory White, Olga Biosca · 2024
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Neil McHugh and co-authors compare how London professionals and low-income residents explain unequal health, and how each would fix it. Their 2024 study uses Q methodology: 20 community members living with poor health and 20 professional stakeholders each rank dozens of statements about causes and cures.
Three viewpoints emerge on each side. Causes are framed as systemic poverty, as ignored and sidelined communities, or as precarious lives full of stress. Solutions center on meeting basic needs, on empowering people to take control, or on supporting healthy choices. One gap stands out: no professional held the ignored-communities view, while community members appear in every other camp. The authors say the public grasps upstream causes better than policymakers often assume.
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| CREATOR | Neil McHugh, Rachel Baker, Cam Donaldson, Ahalya Bala, Marta Mojarrieta, Gregory White, Olga Biosca |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |