Health economics of health justice partnerships: A rapid review of the economic returns to society of promoting access to legal advice

ABSTRACT:

Background

Welfare legal problems and inadequate access to support services follow both the socioeconomic and the health inequalities gradients. Health Justice Partnership (HJP) is an international practitioner-led movement which brings together legal and healthcare professionals to address the root causes of ill health from negative social determinants. The aim of this paper was to identify the current evidence base for the cost-effectiveness of HJP or comparable welfare advice services.

Methods

A rapid review format was used, with a literature search of PubMed, CINAHL, ASSIA, PsycINFO, Medline, Cochrane Library, Global Health and Web of Science identifying 496 articles. After removal of duplicates, 176 papers were screened on titles and abstracts, and 20 papers met the

SUBMITTER: Granger R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9705517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature