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Knowing the goal: an inclusive economy that can address the public health challenges of our time
- Source :
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2021.
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Abstract
- ObjectiveInequality is deeply embedded in our economic structures—it is necessary to address these economic inequalities if we are to reduce health inequalities. An inclusive economic approach was conceptualised as a way to reduce these economic inequalities, although the attributes of this approach are unclear. Public health practitioners are increasingly asked to provide a health perspective on the economic recovery plans in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to identify the attributes of an inclusive economy to enable the public health profession to influence an inclusive economic recovery.ApproachWe conducted a rapid review of grey and peer-reviewed literature to identify the attributes of an inclusive economy as currently defined in the literature.Attributes of an inclusive economyTwenty-two concepts were identified from 56 reports and articles. These were collapsed into four distinct attributes of an inclusive economy: (1) an economy that is designed to deliver inclusion and equity, (2) equitable distribution of the benefits from the economy (eg, assets, power, value), (3) equitable access to the resources needed to participate in the economy (eg, health, education), and (4) the economy operates within planetary boundaries.ConclusionAs economies are (re)built following the COVID-19 pandemic, these attributes of an inclusive economy—based on the current literature—can be used to develop, and then monitor progress of, economic policy that will reduce health inequalities, improve health and mitigate against climate change.
- Subjects :
- Value (ethics)
medicine.medical_specialty
Inequality
Essay
Epidemiology
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HB
RA773
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
inequalities
Planetary boundaries
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Pandemics
Health policy
media_common
Equity (economics)
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Public health
public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
health policy
economics
Economy
Economic recovery
business
Inclusion (education)
policy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0143005X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aecaf0ff2cd1f60fbc1753c32ac4f8ba