How to Build Healthy Societies: A Thematic Analysis of Relevant Conceptual Frameworks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the Sustainable Development Goals deadline of 2030 draws near, greater attention is being given to health beyond the health sector, in other words, to the creation of healthy societies. However, action and reform in this area has not kept pace, in part due to a focus on narrower interventions and the lack of upstream action on health inequity. With an aim to guide action and political engagement for reform, we conducted a thematic analysis of concepts seeking to arrive at healthy societies.

Methods

This paper drew on a qualitative thematic analysis of a purposive sample of 68 documents including political declarations, reports, peer reviewed literature and guidance published since 1974. Three independent reviewers extracted data to identify, discuss and critiqu

SUBMITTER: Nambiar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699821 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature