Background Inequalities in health are acknowledged in many developed countries, whereby
disadvantaged groups systematically suffer from worse health outcomes such as lower life …

Background Although community engagement (CE) is widely used in health promotion,
components of CE models associated with improved health are poorly understood. This …

Chapter 1 discussed the ways that reviews examine previous research and other forms of
evidence to answer review questions and how their methods depend upon the questions …

Primary health care (PHC) has been recognized as a core component of effective health
systems since the early part of the twentieth century. However, despite notable progress …

The preceding papers in this Series have outlined how underuse and overuse of health-care
services occur within a complex system of health-care production, with a multiplicity of …

Background Government policy increasingly supports engaging communities to promote
health. It is critical to consider whether such strategies are effective, for whom, and under …

The United States has long made substantial investments in clinical research with the goal
of improving the health and well-being of our nation. There is no doubt that these …

In recent decades, there has been remarkable growth in scholarship examining the
usefulness of community-engaged research (CEnR) and community-based participatory …

Framework synthesis is one systematic review method employed to address health care
practice and policy. Adapted from framework analysis methods, it has been used …

Type 2 diabetes is a major UK public health priority. Among minority ethnic communities, the
prevalence is alarmingly high, approximately three to five times higher than in the white …