Public understandings of potential policy responses to health inequalities: Evidence from a UK national survey and citizens' juries in three UK cities.

ABSTRACT: A substantial body of research describes the distribution, causes and potential reduction of health inequalities, yet little scholarship examines public understandings of these inequalities. Existing work is dominated by small-scale, qualitative studies of the experiences of specific communities. As a result, we know very little about what broader publics think about health inequalities; and even less about public views of potential policy responses. This is an important gap since previous research shows many researchers and policymakers believe proposals for 'upstream' policies are unlikely to attract sufficient public support to be viable. This mixed methods study combined a nationally representative survey with three two-day citizens' juries exploring public views of health inequalities

SUBMITTER: Smith KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8711040 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature