Addressing population health and health inequalities: the role of fundamental causes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

As a case study of the impact of universal versus targeted interventions on population health and health inequalities, we used simulations to examine (1) whether universal or targeted manipulations of collective efficacy better reduced population-level rates and racial/ethnic inequalities in violent victimization; and (2) whether experiments reduced disparities without addressing fundamental causes.

Methods

We applied agent-based simulation techniques to the specific example of an intervention on neighborhood collective efficacy to reduce population-level rates and racial/ethnic inequalities in violent victimization. The agent population consisted of 4000 individuals aged 18 years and older with sociodemographic characteristics assigned to match distributions of t

SUBMITTER: Cerda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4126171 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature