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TY - JOUR
T1 - Punching above their weight
T2 - A network to understand broader determinants of increasing life expectancy
AU - Baum, F.
AU - Popay, J.
AU - Delany-Crowe, T.
AU - Freeman, T.
AU - Musolino, C.
AU - Alvarez-Dardet, C.
AU - Ariyaratne, V.
AU - Baral, K.
AU - Basinga, P.
AU - Bassett, M.
AU - Bishai, D.M.
AU - Chopra, M.
AU - Friel, S.
AU - Giugliani, E.
AU - Hashimoto, H.
AU - Macinko, J.
AU - McKee, M.
AU - Nguyen, H.T.
AU - Schaay, N.
AU - Solar, O.
AU - Thiagarajan, S.
AU - Sanders, D.
PY - 2018/8/13
Y1 - 2018/8/13
N2 - Background: Life expectancy initially improves rapidly with economic development but then tails off. Yet, at any level of economic development, some countries do better, and some worse, than expected - they either punch above or below their weight. Why this is the case has been previously researched but no full explanation of the complexity of this phenomenon is available. New research network: In order to advance understanding, the newly formed Punching Above Their Weight Research Network has developed a model to frame future research. It provides for consideration of the following influences within a country: political and institutional context and history; economic and social policies; scope for democratic participation; extent of health promoting policies affecting socio-economic inequities; gender roles and power dynamics; the extent of civil society activity and disease burdens. Conclusion: Further research using this framework has considerable potential to advance effective policies to advance health and equity. © 2018 The Author(s).
AB - Background: Life expectancy initially improves rapidly with economic development but then tails off. Yet, at any level of economic development, some countries do better, and some worse, than expected - they either punch above or below their weight. Why this is the case has been previously researched but no full explanation of the complexity of this phenomenon is available. New research network: In order to advance understanding, the newly formed Punching Above Their Weight Research Network has developed a model to frame future research. It provides for consideration of the following influences within a country: political and institutional context and history; economic and social policies; scope for democratic participation; extent of health promoting policies affecting socio-economic inequities; gender roles and power dynamics; the extent of civil society activity and disease burdens. Conclusion: Further research using this framework has considerable potential to advance effective policies to advance health and equity. © 2018 The Author(s).
KW - Civil society
KW - Gender equity
KW - Health equity
KW - Health improvement
KW - Life expectancy
KW - Politics of health
KW - Social determinants of health
KW - complexity
KW - economic development
KW - economic policy
KW - future prospect
KW - institutional framework
KW - life expectancy
KW - political participation
KW - research work
KW - social policy
KW - socioeconomic conditions
KW - disease burden
KW - government
KW - health care policy
KW - health equity
KW - health promotion
KW - politics
KW - priority journal
KW - public relations
KW - Review
KW - sex role
KW - social behavior
KW - social determinants of health
KW - social network
KW - socioeconomics
KW - health care delivery
KW - human
KW - legislation and jurisprudence
KW - organization and management
KW - Delivery of Health Care
KW - Health Equity
KW - Health Policy
KW - Humans
KW - Life Expectancy
U2 - 10.1186/s12939-018-0832-y
DO - 10.1186/s12939-018-0832-y
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
JO - International Journal for Equity in Health
JF - International Journal for Equity in Health
SN - 1475-9276
IS - 1
M1 - 117
ER -