TY - JOUR
T1 - Punching above their weight: A network to understand broader determinants of increasing life expectancy
AU - Baum, Fran
AU - Popay, Jennie
AU - Delany-Crowe, Toni
AU - Freeman, Toby
AU - Musolino, Connie
AU - Alvarez-Dardet, Carlos
AU - Ariyaratne, Vinya
AU - Baral, Kedar
AU - Basinga, Paulin
AU - Bassett, Mary
AU - Friel, Sharon
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
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.
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.
U2 - 10.1186/s12939-018-0832-y
DO - 10.1186/s12939-018-0832-y
M3 - Article
VL - 17
SP - 5pp
JO - International Journal for Equity in Health
JF - International Journal for Equity in Health
SN - 1475-9276
IS - 117
ER -