Evidence from the field: Findings on issues related to planning,implementing and evaluating gender-based programs |
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Affiliation: | 1. Private Practice, MA, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States;3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University, United States |
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Abstract: | An Initiative of the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women's Health (OWH), Coalition for a Healthier Community (CHC), supports ten grantees across the U.S. in the implementation of gender-based health interventions targeting women and girls. A national evaluation is assessing whether gender-focused public health systems approaches are sustainable and cost effective in addressing health disparities in women and girls. To inform the evaluation, a systematic examination was conducted of literature in both the public and private sector designed to track, assess, understand, and improve women's health, public health systems approaches, and the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of gender-based programs. A two-person team assured the quality of the results following the review of abstracts and full-text articles. Of 123 articles meeting eligibility criteria (See inclusion criteria described in Section 2.2 below), only 18 met inclusion criteria specific to a focus on a systems approach, cost-effectiveness and/or sustainability. Studies assessing systems approaches suggested their effectiveness in changing perceptions and increasing knowledge within a community; increasing involvement of local decision-makers and other community leaders in women's health issues; and increasing community capacity to address women and girls’ health. Further evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of gender-based approaches is needed. |
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Keywords: | Gender-based approaches Evaluations Women and girls’ health Systematic literature review |
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