Assessing health equity inconsistencies in the World Health Organization's Urban HEART initiative: findings from key informant interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, no studies have assessed how the World Health Organization's (WHO) work operationalizes health equity in practice. To fill the gap, this study investigates the WHO's Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) that focuses on assessing and responding to inequities within cities. This qualitative research answers the question: "how does Urban HEART and associated policy and practice align (or not) with inconsistent approaches to health in/equity?" In other words, asking if past findings from investigating WHO key texts also transpire into Urban HEART and its practices.

Methods

Purposive sampling was employed to undertake synchronous electronic interviews with key informants to glean a multi-faceted perspective of how equity was operation

SUBMITTER: Amri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827193 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature