Equity, Empowerment and Choice

From Theory to Practice in Public Health

Bibliographic Data

ID4228976
AuthorsJalpa Ratna (Sudan), Susan Beth Rifkin (0000-0001-5482-7829, corresponding author), Susanb Rifkin (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year2007
Volume12
Issue3
Pages517-530
Publication date2007-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105307076238
PMID17440001
OpenAlexW2159768175
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited14

The purpose of this article is to illustrate how a framework that links equity and empowerment to improved health outcomes for those who live in poverty can be a useful tool for planning and managing health programmes. Using the work of Amartya Sen, Susan Rifkin has developed a framework described in the acronym CHOICE. The article applies the framework to two case studies from Kenya seeking to reduce the disease burdens of malaria and HIV/AIDS. The article examines how the process of pursuing equity and empowerment either supports the positive health outcomes identified as objectives and/or strengthens these outcomes

Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Equity (law · Health care · Health equity · Political science · Poverty · Public relations · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology

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