Abstract
The growing evidence base on the extent of and opportunities to reduce inequities in children's health and development still lacks the specificity to inform clear policy decisions. A new phase of research is needed that builds on contemporary directions in precision medicine to develop precision policy making; with the aim to redress child inequities. This would include identifying effective interventions and their ideal time point(s), duration, and intensity to maximize impact. Drawing on existing data sources and innovations in epidemiology and biostatistics would be key. The economic and social gains that could be achieved from reducing child inequities are immense.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 489-494 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Health Equity |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Sep 2019 |
Bibliographical note
This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Keywords
- child disadvantage
- evidence base
- inequities
- precision policy
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Goldfeld, S., Gray, S., Azpitarte, F., Cloney, D., Mensah, F., Redmond, G., Williams, K., Woolfenden, S., & O'Connor, M. (2019). Driving Precision Policy Responses to Child Health and Developmental Inequities. Health Equity, 3(1), 489-494. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2019.0045