Behavioral health risk factor profiles in general hospital patients: identifying the need for screening and brief intervention by Jennis Freyer-Adam, Florian Noetzel, Sophie Baumann, Ali Alexander Aghdassi, Ulrike Siewert-Markus, Beate Gaertner, Ulrich John

“…Abstract Background Little is known about the clustering of behavioral health risk factors (HRFs), namely the occurrence of 16 specific combinations of tobacco smoking, at-risk alcohol use, overweight and physical inactivity in general hospital patients. Furthermore, social inequalities in HRFs, health and life expectancy are a major concern in public health. …”
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Offering HCV treatment to prisoners is an important opportunity: key principles based on policy and practice assessment in Europe by H. Stöver, F. Meroueh, A. Marco, K. Keppler, P. Saiz de la Hoya, R. Littlewood, N. Wright, F. Nava, F. Alam, S. Walcher, L. Somaini

“…This is often related to problems with OUD and resulting social inequity. HCV management in prisons must be improved. …”
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The role of graduate recruitment in the employability agenda: a qualitative case study of undergraduate business education at a London Russell Group university by Bennett, Michael

“…The study contributes to the academic knowledge of sociology in higher education principally through the discovery that while existing research focuses on accessing university as a solution in itself for social mobility, discrimination is being shifted from university admissions to graduation, where social inequalities are being exacerbated in the recruitment arena. …”
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Distributive justice and transportation equity: inequality in accessibility in Rio de Janeiro by Pereira, R

“…The accessibility impacts of transport policies thus have important implications for social inequalities and for the promotion of just and inclusive cities. …”

Social connection and depression: an umbrella review of meta-analyses assessing the magnitude of risk and protection by M. Pettorruso, R. Collevecchio, F. Zoratto, B. Collacchi, M. Boffa, M. Santorelli, M. Clerici, G. Martinotti, M. Borgi

“…Social connection included both quantitative (i.e. existence/absence of social relationships) and functional (i.e. support provided) measures of social relationships, as well as measures focusing on social inequalities related to participation in community spaces/activities (i.e. social discrimination). …”
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The burden of disease among Brazilian older adults and the challenge for health policies: results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos, Ana Paula Silva Champs, Renato Teixeira, Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa, Renata Kirkwood, Renato Veras, Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Ana Maria Nogales, Maria Inês Schmidt, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Ewerton Cousin, Mohsen Naghavi, Fatima Marinho Souza

“…Abstract Background Brazil is the world’s fifth most populous nation, and is currently experimenting a fast demographic aging process in a context of scarce resources and social inequalities. To understand the health profile of older adults in Brazil is fundamental for planning public policies. …”
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A Transformative Architectural Pedagogy and Tool for a Time of Converging Crises by Amanda Yates, Maibritt Pedersen Zari, Sibyl Bloomfield, Andrew Burgess, Charles Walker, Kathy Waghorn, Priscila Besen, Nick Sargent, Fleur Palmer

“…The institutional frameworks within which we conceive, design, construct, inhabit and manage our built environments are widely acknowledged to be key factors contributing to converging ecological crises: climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and social inequity at a global scale. Yet, our ability to respond to these emergencies remains largely circumscribed by educational and professional agendas inherited from 20th-century Western paradigms. …”
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Mental health systems in six Caribbean small island developing states: a comparative situational analysis by Ian F. Walker, Laura Asher, Anees Pari, Jennifer Attride-Stirling, Ayoola O. Oyinloye, Chantelle Simmons, Irad Potter, Virginia Rubaine, June M. Samuel, Aisha Andrewin, Janett Flynn, Arline L. McGill, Sharra Greenaway-Duberry, Alicia B. Malcom, Gemma Mann, Ahmed Razavi, Roger C. Gibson

“…Despite most of these SIDS being high-income economies, social inequalities within states exist. There was no population-level data on mental health burden. 2. …”
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EQUIP Emergency: study protocol for an organizational intervention to promote equity in health care by Colleen Varcoe, Vicky Bungay, Annette J. Browne, Erin Wilson, C. Nadine Wathen, Kat Kolar, Nancy Perrin, Scott Comber, Amélie Blanchet Garneau, David Byres, Agnes Black, Elder Roberta Price

“…Abstract Background Social inequities are widening globally, contributing to growing health and health care inequities. …”
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Opportunities and Challenges to Advance Health Equity Using Digital Health Tools in Underserved Communities in Southeast US: A Mixed Methods Study by Mitchell A. Blount, Megan D. Douglas, Chaohua Li, Denita T. Walston, Phoebe L. Nelms, Carmen L. Hughes, Anne H. Gaglioti, Dominic H. Mack

“…Conclusions: This study describes the impact adopting DHTs by primary care clinicians has on expanded access to healthcare and reducing health disparities in regions with longstanding health and social inequities. The findings identify opportunities to leverage DHTs to advance health equity and highlight opportunities for policy improvement.…”
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Perceived vulnerability to immigration policies among postpartum Hispanic/Latina women in the MADRES pregnancy cohort before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ixel Hernandez-Castro, Claudia M Toledo-Corral, Thomas Chavez, Rima Habre, Brendan Grubbs, Laila Al-Marayati, Deborah Lerner, Nathana Lurvey, Isabel Lagomasino, Sandrah P Eckel, Genevieve F Dunton, Shohreh F Farzan, Carrie V Breton, Theresa M Bastain

“…This suggests greater social inequities during the early pandemic period.…”
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The mental health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults and the role of physical distancing interventions and social protection measures in 26 European countries by Ana Mendez-Lopez, David Stuckler, Martin McKee, Jan C. Semenza, Jeffrey V. Lazarus

“…Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with substantial mental health deterioration exhibiting social inequalities. Adverse mental health has been exacerbated by policy responses to the pandemic regulating physical distancing, but social protection expenditure might have helped mitigate the impact. …”
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Primary care clinicians’ perspectives about quality measurements in safety-net clinics and non-safety-net clinics by Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, Luis Martin Ortega, Mai See Thao, Shannon L. Pergament, Andrew M. Pattock, Lynne S. Ogawa, Michael Scandrett, David J. Satin

“…Conclusion Aligning payment with the current quality metrics could perpetuate and exacerbate social inequities and health disparities. Policymakers should consider PCPs’ perspectives and create a quality-payment framework that does not disadvantage patients who are affected by social and structural inequities as well as the clinics and providers who serve them.…”
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Old, poor and out on the streets: on the road to exclusion Pobre, anciano y en la calle: una trayectoria de exclusión Pobre, idoso e na rua: uma trajetória de exclusão by Flávia Saraiva Leão Fernandes, Milena Veiga Raizer, Ana Cristina Passarella Brêtas

“…In conclusion, this study led us to rethink the human values regarding the social inequalities as well the trivialization of social injustice. …”
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Acesso a ambulatório pediátrico de um hospital universitário Evaluation of access to the pediatric service of a university hospital by Selma C. Franco, Gastão W. de S. Campos

“…The fact that they are at a better socioeconomic level and are less dependent on State-run services brings out the social inequalities involved. CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic conditions, as well as organizational aspects of the service, are seen to be both causes and consequences of social inequalitiy verified.…”
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Socio-ecological influences on adolescent (aged 10–17) alcohol use and linked unhealthy eating behaviours: protocol for a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies by Stephanie Scott, Jessica Reilly, Emma L. Giles, Frances Hillier-Brown, Louisa Ells, Eileen Kaner, Ashley Adamson

“…It is anticipated that this ‘model structure’ will aid subsequent co-design and piloting of a future intervention to help reduce health risk and social inequalities due to excess weight gain and alcohol consumption. …”
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Fear of Reprisal and Change Agency in the Public Health and Social Service System: Protocol for a Sequential Mixed Methods Study by Annie Carrier, François Bolduc, Nathalie Delli-Colli, Finn Makela, Anne Hudon, Marie-Eve Caty, Arnaud Duhoux, Michaël Beaudoin

“… Background Since they are key witnesses to the systemic difficulties and social inequities experienced by vulnerable patients, health and social service (HSS) professionals and clinical managers must act as change agents. …”
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“Dime Cómo Evalúas y te Diré Qué Enseñas”. Un Análisis Teórico sobre las Relaciones entre la Evaluación del Aprendizaje y la Enseñanza-Aprendizaje de la Justicia Social... by Leonel Pérez Expósito, Daniel Alejandro González Aguilar

“…On the other hand, the logic of learning regulation denotes a notion of social justice with dissimilar principles in comparison to the previous perspective, these are: the recognition of differences (individual and collective), the recognition of social inequalities as a result of different historical and structural processes of oppression, and the dialogue between situated and partial views to construct the judgment.  …”
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¿Fruto del esfuerzo? Los cambios en las atribuciones sobre pobreza y riqueza en Chile entre 1996 y 2015 by Raimundo Frei, Juan Carlos Castillo, Rodrigo Herrera, José Ignacio Suárez

“…The study of poverty and wealth attribution has played a central role in the literature on the justification of social inequalities. Research on this topic has examined the extent to which individualistic versus structural reasons are used to explain why some people reach advantaged or disadvantaged positions in comparison to the rest of the population. …”
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Predictors of uncertainty and unwillingness to receive the COVID-19 booster vaccine: An observational study of 22,139 fully vaccinated adults in the UK by Elise Paul, Daisy Fancourt

“…First, administration of booster vaccinations may increase social inequalities in experiences of COVID-19 as adults from lower socio-economic backgrounds are also most likely to be uncertain or unwilling to accept a booster vaccine as well as most likely to be seriously affected by the virus. …”
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