Systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects

Equity Overview

Equity and Health Equity Overview

How do we define it?

Fair and just opportunities that meet people where they are
Treating people according to their circumstances
Everyone has the opportunity to attain their highest level of health

How does health equity manifest itself into society?

Health seminars and courses that are specific to the needs of certain ethnic communities and racial groups
Low-cost services to those living in a low income household
Better education, testing, and treatment access to communities particularly impacted by certain conditions or diseases

Purpose

Purpose of Health Equity in Systematic Review Process

Formulating the review question

Thinking about how the review or research question affects various populations
Explicitly reporting the purpose of intervention
Considering aspects of life that may impact your information

Developing a review protocol

Documenting intentions for intervention

Search strategy

Thinking about how search strings can highlight groups that benefit from health equity
Being intentional with certain words that surface targeted topics and specified groups

Systematically search databases/grey literature

Using specified search terminology to explicitly obtain desired groups
Searching literature that does not fall under major publishing and exploring new options for information that include and highlight diverse voices and experiences

Select studies

Documenting the points that influence equitable decisions

Extract and Synthesize data

Using the standards of PROGRESS(+)

Writing the review

Including the populations that are predominant, targeted, lacking, and not included
Having a summary that outlines the "equitable limitations" and the hope for further investigation

PROGRESS(+)

What is PROGRESS(+)?

Characteristics of research to take into account as part of an equitable approach for assessment. This acronym elements are:

P	Place of residence
R	Race and Ethnicity
O	Occupation
G	Gender
R	Religion
E	Education
S	Social capital
S	Socioeconomic position

PLUS	Age
PLUS	Disability
PLUS	Sexual Orientation
PLUS	Others

The PLUS(+) portion of PROGRESS takes into account other elements of life that serve as ethical considerations when discussing or writing about various health topics and impacts. READ MORE HERE

Impacts and Influences

Impacts and Influences

What are the effects of this practice?

Disadvantaged populations are prioritized and highlighted for means of intervention
Addresses the health social gradient
Impacts the research process and gives rise to

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