This article advances SDG # 3, 6, 10, 11 and 13 by showing the interaction between poverty, climate change, and health consequences in slum communities in Ghana. Understanding the direct perspective of people “on the ground” can provide solutions that decrease the severe consequences of climate change and extreme weather events in poor communities.
This content aligns with Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by examining the social determinants of health, food, and nutritional inequities.
This One Earth Perspective Article explores how coastal communities are increasingly exposed to risks due to trade offs from international conservation efforts and rapid economic and climate change, and argues that policymakers seeking to promote ocean biodiversity (SDG 14) must first prioritize social justice and general resilience to equitably enable sustainable communities (SDG 11).
This study raises awareness of the increased risk of suicide attempts among adolescents from deprived sexual minorities.
Adolescents comprise a small portion of those who receive abortions, but they rely more on abortion care than any other group; approximately 50% of pregnancies in people younger than 15 years and 25% of pregnancies in those aged 15–19 years end in abortion.
Examines whether and how online food delivery improves equity. Indicates that local residents' divergent needs of online and onsite services should be simultaneously accounted for to address the equity issues and improve the service accessibility of socially disadvantaged groups.
Elsevier,
Clinical Decision Support and Beyond (Third Edition)
Progress and Opportunities in Knowledge-Enhanced Health and Healthcare
2023, Pages 707-714
Clinical Decision support provides an effective tool to minimize many of the drivers of health disparities in healthcare. There is promising evidence that these tools can serve to promote equity across the healthcare spectrum supporting SDG 3. However, future iterations require a focus on equity from the start and inclusive and sustainable development, implementation, and evaluation practices.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy odds increased with experiences of racial discrimination. Social processes in the Increasing Vaccination Model should include racism.
This Study explores the racial disparities that exist in the emergency departments of 4 hospitals, when they are most prevalent, and how patients' sociodemographic characteristics impact image acquisition time, raising awareness for SDGs 3, 9 and 10.
This Study highlights the existing racial disparities in colorectal cancer screening, relative to SDGs 3 and 10, and dives deeper into how social determinants related to zip code tabulation have a further impact.
