Probing key informants' views of health equity within the World Health Organization's Urban HEART initiative.

ABSTRACT: To date, no studies have assessed how those involved in the World Health Organization's (WHO) work understand the concept of health equity. To fill the gap, this research poses the question, "how do Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) key informants understand the concept of health equity?", with Urban HEART being selected given the focus on health equity. To answer this question, this study undertakes synchronous electronic interviews with key informants to assess how they understand health equity within the context of Urban HEART. Key findings demonstrate that: (i) equity is seen as a core value and inequities were understood to be avoidable, systematic, unnecessary, and unfair; (ii) there was a questionable acceptance of need to act, given that political sensi

SUBMITTER: Amri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9620663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature