The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: Rapid review of the evidence
This article from Brooks et al. discusses the psychological impacts of quarantine and how to reduce them.
Journal Article
COVID-19: The gendered impacts of the outbreak
This article from Wenham, Smith and Morgan describes the gendered impacts of COVID-19. It describes how to avoid reproducing or perpetuating gender and health inequities through the public health response to the pandemic.
Revisiting public health preparedness: Incorporating social justice principles into pandemic prepare
This article from Kayman and Ablorh-Odjidja looks at the history of public health and social justice in the context of emergency preparedness.
Pandemics and health equity: Lessons learned from the H1N1 response in Los Angeles County
This article from Plough, Bristow, Fielding, Caldwell and Khan looks at emergency preparedness during pandemics and how health equity should be addressed.
Social justice in pandemic preparedness
This article from DeBruin, Liaschenko and Marshall looks at implementing a social justice approach to pandemic planning.
Health inequities in the age of austerity: The need for social protection policies
In this analysis from University of Ottawa researchers Arne Ruckert and Ronald Labonté, the authors address the impact that the austerity measures taken in response to the 2008 global financial crisis had on social policy and health equity.
Taking stock of the social determinants of health: A scoping review
This research article describes the findings of a scoping review that was conducted to synthesize and map social determinants of health (SDH) literature within the scope of population and public health. Thematic analysis identified health equity as an overarching and binding concept to the SDH. The authors argue for this being clearly stated in all public health research and implementation approaches to the SDH.
Does public health advocacy seek to redress health inequities? A scoping review
The gap between public health’s advocacy role in addressing health inequities – and actual practice – is explored in this scoping review of peer reviewed and grey public health advocacy literature.