Katy Bell, Sam White, Abbey Diaz, Priya Bahria, Fiona Sima, Wael K Al-Delaimy, Susan dosReis, Omar Hassan, Dorothy Drabarek, Monjura Nisha, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Katy Gwiazdon, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Robin Taylor Wilson, James A Gaudino, Rafael da Silveira Moreira, Bruce Jennings, Pauline Gulliver
Using scoping review methods, we systematically searched multiple online databases for publications in the first year of the pandemic that proposed pragmatic population or health system-level solutions to health inequities. We found 77 publications with proposed solutions to pandemic-related health inequities. Most were commentaries, letters, or editorials from the USA, offering untested solutions, and no robust evidence on effectiveness. Some of the proposed solutions could unintentionally exacerbate health inequities...
January 12, 2024: Journal of Public Health Policy