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Evidence for Action to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health

Evidence for Action to Reduce Social Inequalities in Health

Project period: September 2020 - February 2025

Funding: The Research Council of Norway

Project number: 302705

Project owner: NTNU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science

Project Manager (PI): Monica Lillefjell

 

Summary

Reducing health inequalities has become a major public health priority internationally. Current public health work is characterized by fragmented efforts that fail to address the underlying structural and cultural drivers, which produce inequalities in health. However, one of the main challenges when it comes to public health interventions is succeeding in implementing coordinated efforts across sectors. 

This project aims to develop coordinated multi-sector interventions and policies that can reduce inequalities in health and promote health and health equity. Special attention is directed towards targeting mental health in children, adolescents and their families. By making use of both qualitative data and quantitative population-based register data, the project seeks to identify facilitators and barriers for user involvement and coordinated work across sectors, explain the impact of interventions on mental health and the pathways leading to positive health outcomes and develop models of good practice for efficient multi-sector public health efforts. 

Situated within the framework of the regional program Public Health Work in Municipalities (2017-2027), the project provides a unique opportunity to examine coordinated multi-sector actions and identify effective measures targeting population mental health. The research and activities will be done in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the participating municipalities. All municipalities within the program apply the Trøndelag Model for Public Health Work as the main approach for planning and implementing multi sector interventions.

 

Sub-projects: 

  • Ruca Maass - How to increase policy coherence during designing, planning and implementing health promotion policies in municipalities?
     
  • Bodil Elisabeth V. Aasan - Socioeconomic inequalities in mental wellbeing among adolescents and the importance of social context. The Young-HUNT Study.
     
  • Mari Sylte - Children and adolescents’ participation in public health measures aiming to promote mental health and reduce social inequality. 

 

Core research group 

 

Other Project members

 

External Project members

  • John Tore Vik – Trøndelag County authority, dep of culture and public health
  • Eirin Hermansen – Trøndelag County authority, dep of culture and public health
  • Kari Jørgensen – Stjørdal municipality, public health coordinator

 

Collaborating Partners

  • Trøndelag County authority
  • 9 municipalities in Trøndelag 

 

Project publication list

                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 

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