The Ecology of Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health

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dc.contributor.authorTrickett, E. J.
dc.contributor.authorBeehler, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:08:28Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:08:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractHealth inequities persist and, in some cases, are increasing. Multilevel interventions involve efforts to change aspects of social contexts related to the creation and maintenance of health inequities among varied groups. Momentum for conducting multilevel interventions to achieve health equity is found across professional fields as well as scientific and funding organizations. This article discusses the rationale for multilevel interventions, briefly reviews their evolution over time with respect to health inequities, and provides an ecological “way of thinking” about some of the conceptual and pragmatic challenges they raise for social science. This perspective frames community interventions as multilevel, ecologically based, collaboratively conducted, culturally situated, and designed to increase community capacity. Implications of this perspective are drawn for the development, implementation, and evaluation of multilevel interventions.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764213487342
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/s7rm-i5tn
dc.identifier.citationTrickett, E. J. and Beehler, S. (2013) The Ecology of Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health. American Behavioral Scientist, 57 (8). p. 1227.
dc.identifier.issn0002-7642
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 4169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/24633
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.titleThe Ecology of Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health
dc.typeArticle

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