Advancing health equity by integrating intersectionality into epidemiological research
Applications and challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11174674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Mandelbaum (0000-0001-8797-3718, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 761-762 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jech-2020-213847 |
| PMID | 32527861 |
| OpenAlex | W3034212449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 10 |
Epidemiological research increasingly recognises that health disparities are driven by complex interplay among factors including housing, education and employment.1 Intersectionality—‘the relationships among multiple dimensions and modalities of social relations and subject formations’—offers a theoretical approach for expanding our understanding of health disparities beyond independent systems of privilege and oppression (eg, racism and sexism).2 Intersectionality theory was developed more than 30 years ago to better understand how various identities interact and produce cumulative impacts across the life course. Still, traditional public health approaches of examining a single exposure and health outcome continue to limit our understanding of how health disparities are experienced across varying classes, races, ethnicities, genders and sexualities.3 Intersectionality theory in health research is often relegated to social science literature, highlighting a missed opportunity for epidemiological research to consider how larger structural inequities shape health. Kimberle Crenshaw, a leader in Black feminist legal theory
Data science · Environmental health · Equity (law) · Health equity · Intersectionality · Pathology · Public health · Epidemiology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices
Environmentally related gender health risks
Uncovering systemic barriers related to equity, diversity and inclusion in child health research
Intersectional Social Determinants Shaping Health Experience
Trends and structural factors affecting health equity in the United States at the local level, 1990–2019
Inequalities in Frailty Among Older Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants and Native Dutch
Going deeper with health equity measurement
Parkinson’s Disease Inequities in Daily Cognitive Activities
Toolkit article
Gender-inclusive writing for epidemiological research on pregnancy
At the Intersection of Adverse Life Course Pathways
Age-Related Trajectories of Health Decline Among Immigrants and Natives in Europe
The Giving Voice to Mothers study
Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Health Disparities
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Multidimensional Approaches to Examining Gender and Racial/Ethnic Stratification in Health
The Problem With the Phrase Women and Minorities
More than culture
Can intersectionality theory enrich population health research
Social Foundations of Health Care Inequality and Treatment Bias
The Complexity of Intersectionality
| Citations per year | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |