. 2023 Nov;113(11):1210-1218.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307386. Epub 2023 Aug 31.

Extending an Antiracism Lens to the Implementation of Precision Public Health Interventions

Caitlin G Allen¹, Dana Lee Olstad¹, Anna R Kahkoska¹, Yue Guan¹, Paula S Ramos¹, Julia Steinberg¹, Stephanie A S Staras¹, Crystal Y Lumpkins¹, Laura V Milko¹, Erin Turbitt¹, Alanna K Rahm¹, Katherine W Saylor¹, Stephanie Best¹, Ashley Hatch¹, Isabella Santangelo¹, Megan C Roberts¹

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¹ Caitlin G. Allen and Ashley Hatch are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, and Paula S. Ramos is with the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dana Lee Olstad is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Anna R. Kahkoska is with the Department of Nutrition, Laura V. Milko is with the Department of Genetics, and Megan C. Roberts is with the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Yue Guan and Isabella Santangelo are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Julia Steinberg is with The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia. Stephanie A. S. Staras is with the Department of Health Outcome and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, and Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Crystal Y. Lumpkins is with the Department of Communication, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Erin Turbitt is with the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia. Alanna K. Rahm is with the Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Katherine W. Saylor is with the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Stephanie Best is with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 37651661
PMCID: PMC10568499
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307386

Extending an Antiracism Lens to the Implementation of Precision Public Health Interventions

Caitlin G Allen et al. Am J Public Health. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;113(11):1210-1218.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307386. Epub 2023 Aug 31.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ Caitlin G. Allen and Ashley Hatch are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, and Paula S. Ramos is with the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dana Lee Olstad is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Anna R. Kahkoska is with the Department of Nutrition, Laura V. Milko is with the Department of Genetics, and Megan C. Roberts is with the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Yue Guan and Isabella Santangelo are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Julia Steinberg is with The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia. Stephanie A. S. Staras is with the Department of Health Outcome and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, and Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Crystal Y. Lumpkins is with the Department of Communication, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Erin Turbitt is with the Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia. Alanna K. Rahm is with the Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Katherine W. Saylor is with the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Stephanie Best is with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 37651661
PMCID: PMC10568499
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307386

Abstract

Precision public health holds promise to improve disease prevention and health promotion strategies, allowing the right intervention to be delivered to the right population at the right time. Growing concerns underscore the potential for precision-based approaches to exacerbate health disparities by relying on biased data inputs and recapitulating existing access inequities. To achieve its full potential, precision public health must focus on addressing social and structural drivers of health and prominently incorporate equity-related concerns, particularly with respect to race and ethnicity. In this article, we discuss how an antiracism lens could be applied to reduce health disparities and health inequities through equity-informed research, implementation, and evaluation of precision public health interventions. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(11):1210-1218. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307386).

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