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 …

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 …

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

Urban regeneration (UR) programmes are recognised as a type of Population Health
Intervention (PHI), addressing social and health inequalities. Policy recommends …

Background: There are several conflicting conceptual models to explain social determinants
of health (SDH) as responsible for most health inequalities. This study aimed to present …

Background Community participation in in health programme planning, implementation and
quality improvement was recently recommended in guidelines to improve use of skilled care …

Objective To provide guidance for guideline developers on how to consider health equity at
key stages of the guideline development process. Study Design and Setting Literature …

Background Once a proposed topic has been identified for a systematic review and has
undergone a question formulation stage, a protocol must be developed that specifies the …

Public and patient participation in health has evolved considerably since the World Health
Organization's Alma Ata Declaration asserted people's “right and duty to participate …