Activism to Modify the Social Determinants of Health
The Role of Evaluation
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 21650756 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Rachel Dannefer (0000-0002-0841-9952, CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, USA), Nicholas Freudenberg (0000-0001-5159-6914, CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, USA, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Páginas | 10901981261463538-10901981261463538 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Health Education & Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1090-1981 • E-ISSN: 1552-6127 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10901981261463538 |
| PMID | 42374851 |
| OpenAlex | W7166728417 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 34 |
While mainstream public health has recognized the prime role of social determinants of health (SDOH) in shaping patterns of health and disease, the field has struggled to find meaningful ways to tackle these fundamental causes of health and health inequities. Though often overlooked within the field of public health, activist campaigns have been a vital force for securing advances in confronting and modifying SDOH, from obtaining wage increases to expanding reproductive health care to securing health care for millions through the expansion of Medicaid. These examples show that social movement activism can encourage public officials to make tackling the SDOH a priority on their policy agendas and contribute to reducing the influence of the special interests who often oppose these changes. To integrate activism with public health practice more consistently, researchers, practitioners, and activists need a robust body of evidence that enables them to leverage activism to address social determinants. This narrative review seeks to explore the role that evaluation can play in strengthening health activism aimed at SDOH and making it a more accepted and familiar component of public health practice. We offer definitions of several key terms, review relevant literature on evaluation of health activism, and propose guiding questions along with real-life examples of corresponding evaluations. We aim to encourage public health practitioners to recognize the role of activism in advancing public health and to find ways to use evaluation to partner with activist campaigns seeking to modify SDOH
Health care · Health equity · Health promotion · International health · Mainstream · Public health · Social determinants of health · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health disparities and outcomes · Health Policy
Narrative Reviews
Writing narrative style literature reviews
The Social Determinants of Health
The Consequences of Social Movements
Health activism
From Advocacy to Activism
Action on the social determinants of health
Does public health advocacy seek to redress health inequities? A scoping review
What Do We Want? Housing! When Do We Want It? Now!” Building a Social Movement in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and Housing Injustice
Health Social Movements in the United States
The social movement for reproductive justice
Bringing Healthy Retail to Urban “Food Swamps”
Two years experience in New York City with the liberalized abortion law--progress and problems
Effective Advocacy Evaluation
Effective social justice advocacy
Theorizing Ethnic and Racial Movements in the Global Age
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |