[HTML][HTML] How do we define and measure health equity? The state of current practice and tools to advance health equity

D Hoyer, E Dee, MS O'Leary, M Heffernan… - Journal of Public …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We reviewed (1) peer-reviewed literature,(2) HHS and other public health
organization Web sites, and (3) state and territorial health department plans. We also …

The direct and indirect influences of interrelated regional-level sociodemographic factors on heat-attributable mortality in Europe: insights for adaptation strategies

SJ Lloyd, M Quijal-Zamorano, H Achebak… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Heat is a significant cause of mortality, but impact patterns are heterogenous.
Previous studies assessing such heterogeneity focused exclusively on risk rather than heat …

The Impacts of Health Decentralization on Equity, Efficiency, and Effectiveness: A Scoping Review

R Oliveira, G Santinha, T Sá Marques - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Decentralization is considered an important component of participatory democracy.
However, despite its widespread implementation in the healthcare sector, its impact on …

Assessing urban health inequities through a multidimensional and participatory framework: Evidence from the EURO-HEALTHY project

 Freitas, TC Rodrigues, P Santana - Journal of Urban Health, 2020 - Springer
Urban health inequities often reflect and follow the geographic patterns of inequality in the
social, economic and environmental conditions within a city—the so-called determinants of …

Assessing the traveling risks perceived by south african travelers during pandemic outbreaks: The case of COVID-19

PA Plank, LF Gomes, P Caldas, M Varela, DC Ferreira - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The unprecedented global health crisis caused by COVID-19 is undoubtedly having a major
impact on international tourism for two reasons. While the imposed travel restrictions have …

[HTML][HTML] Collaborative development of composite indices from qualitative value judgements: The EURO-HEALTHY Population Health Index model

CAB e Costa, MD Oliveira, ACL Vieira, L Freitas… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Promoting participation and combining evidence with expert knowledge in constructing
composite indices that can be meaningfully interpreted are key open challenges identified in …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of amenable deaths due to healthcare within the European Union countries. Exploring the association with the economic crisis and education

C Costa, P Santana - SSM-Population Health, 2021 - Elsevier
The study of premature deaths from causes that are generally preventable given the current
availability of healthcare–called amenable deaths due to healthcare–provides information …

Informing the design of data visualization tools to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: A Web-Delphi Participatory Approach

E Ignatenko, M Ribeiro, MD Oliveira - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the large amount of data generated by new technologies and information systems in
the health arena, health dashboards have become increasingly popular as data …

The role of cohesion policy funds in decreasing the health gaps measured by the EURO-HEALTHY population health index

P Santana, Â Freitas, C Costa, I Stefanik… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Social, economic, and environmental differences across the European Union significantly
affect opportunities to move forward in achieving greater equity in health. Cohesion Policy …

Business intelligence systems for population health management: a scoping review

E Roorda, M Bruijnzeels, J Struijs, M Spruit - JAMIA open, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective Population health management (PHM) is a promising data-driven approach to
address the challenges faced by health care systems worldwide. Although Business …