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ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2014

An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity.

Olena Hankivsky, Daniel Grace, Gemma Hunting, Melissa Giesbrecht, Alycia Fridkin, Sarah Rudrum, Olivier Ferlatte, Natalie Clark

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Article in International journal for equity in health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Olena HankivskySchool of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada. oah@sfu.ca.
Daniel GraceLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. daniel.grace@utoronto.ca.
Gemma HuntingInstitute for Intersectionality Research & Policy, Vancouver, BC, Canada. gemma.hunting@gmail.com.
Melissa GiesbrechtGeography, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada. mgiesbre@sfu.ca.
Alycia FridkinInterdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada. alycia.fridkin@alumni.ubc.ca.
Sarah RudrumInstitute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada. sarahrudrum@gmail.com.
Olivier FerlatteFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada. olivier@cbrc.net.
Natalie ClarkSchool of Social Work, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Natalie.clark@ubc.ca.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially just health outcomes. In this paper, we present the development of an important contribution to these efforts - an Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework.

methodsDeveloped over the course of two years in consultation with key stakeholders and drawing on best and promising practices of other equity-informed approaches, this participatory and iterative IBPA Framework provides guidance and direction for researchers, civil society, public health professionals and policy actors seeking to address the challenges of health inequities across diverse populations. Importantly, we present the application of the IBPA Framework in seven priority health-related policy case studies.

resultsThe analysis of each case study is focused on explaining how IBPA: 1) provides an innovative structure for critical policy analysis; 2) captures the different dimensions of policy contexts including history, politics, everyday lived experiences, diverse knowledges and intersecting social locations; and 3) generates transformative insights, knowledge, policy solutions and actions that cannot be gleaned from other equity-focused policy frameworks.

conclusionThe aim of this paper is to inspire a range of policy actors to recognize the potential of IBPA to foreground the complex contexts of health and social problems, and ultimately to transform how policy analysis is undertaken.

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Health PolicyHealth Status DisparitiesPolicy MakingAIDS SerodiagnosisCanadaFetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services, IndigenousHIV InfectionsHumansMaternal Health ServicesModels, OrganizationalOrganizational Case StudiesPalliative Care

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PMCPMC4271465

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