Alcohol Use in Disadvantaged Populations: Health Equalities and Appropriate Intervention
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 98
Special Issue Editor
Interests: translational public health research; alcohol screening and brief intervemtion; making every contact count; development and evaluation of complex interventions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by populations that have been disadvantaged by their social or economic status, geographic location, or environment. Many populations experience health disparities, including, but not limited to, people from some racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, women, people who are LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or other), older people, and children. The alcohol harm paradox is the consistent research finding that disadvantaged populations suffer greater rates of alcohol-related hospitalizations and deaths, even though they often consume less alcohol than the more advantaged.
Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. This Special Issue will focus on understanding alcohol use in disadvantaged populations and the role of inequalities in driving alcohol harms. It will also welcome research examining policy, practice, and interventions that might impact disadvantaged populations, reducing harms where they are often most acute.
Prof. Dr. Katie Haighton
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- alcohol
- disadvantaged
- marginalized
- equity
- inequality
- minority
- disability
- women
- LGBTQI+
- older people
- children
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Domiciliary carers perspectives on alcohol use by older adults in their care: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Authors: Catherine Haighton
Affiliation: Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
Title: Adopting a Holistic Approach to Alcohol Brief Interventions for Women in a Prison Setting
Authors: Jennifer Ferguson
Affiliation: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Teesside University
