These papers have come directly from our work on EQUIP Health Care. These publications present pathways, impacts, and policy requirements of equity-oriented health care.
The ethics of financial incentivization for health research participation among sex workers in a Canadian context
Bungay V, Guta A, Slemon A, Varcoe C, Comber S. (2022). The ethics of financial incentivization for health research participation among sex workers in a Canadian context. Qualitative Health Research 32(6):942-955. doi:10.1177/10497323221089877
Using a health equity lens to measure patient experiences of care in diverse health care settings
Browne, A.J., Varcoe, C., Ford-Gilboe, M., Wathen, C.N., Wilson, E., Bungay, V., et al. (2024). Using a health equity lens to measure patient experiences of care in diverse health care settings. PLoS ONE 19(6), e0297721. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297721
Can We Go Beyond Rhetoric to Action? Opportunities at the Executive Level to Support the Wellbeing of the Substance Use Health Care Workforce and Reduce Substance Use Stigma
Varcoe, C., & Browne, A.J. (2024). EQUIP Health Care for Health Canada.
Implementing trauma- and violence-informed care: A handbook
Wathen, N., & Varcoe, C. (2023). Implementing trauma- and violence-informed care: A handbook. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.
Less talk, more action: Strategies to mitigate inequities experienced by Indigenous peoples in the healthcare system
Browne, A. J. (2023). Less talk, more action: Strategies to mitigate inequities experienced by indigenous peoples in the healthcare system. HealthcarePapers (Toronto), 21(2), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.12927/hcpap.2023.27110
EQUIP Emergency: Can interventions to reduce racism, discrimination and stigma in EDs improve outcomes?
Varcoe, C., Browne, A.J., Perrin, N. et al. EQUIP emergency: can interventions to reduce racism, discrimination and stigma in EDs improve outcomes?. BMC Health Serv Res 22, 1113 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08475-4.
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Through An Equity Lens: Illuminating The Relationships Among Social Inequities, Stigma And Discrimination, And Patient Experiences of Emergency Health Care
Varcoe, C., Browne, A. J., Bungay, V., Perrin, N., Wilson, E., Wathen, C. N., Byres, D., & Price, E.R. (2022). Through An Equity Lens: Illuminating The Relationships Among Social Inequities, Stigma And Discrimination, And Patient Experiences of Emergency Health Care. International Journal of Health Services, 52(2), 246-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207314221075515
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San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training as an educational intervention
Browne, A., Varcoe, C., & Ward, C. San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training as an educational intervention: Promoting anti-racism and equity in health systems, policies, and practices. The International Indigenous Policy Journal 12, 3 (2021). http://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2021.12.3.8204
Media framing of emergency departments: A call to action for nurses and other health care providers
Thomas, K., Browne, A.J., Jiao, S., Dooner, C., Wright, P., Slemon, A., Diederich, J., Wathen, C.N., Bungay, V., Wilson, E., & Varcoe, C. Media framing of emergency departments: a call to action for nurses and other health care providers. BMC Nursing 20, 118 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00606-2
EQUIP Emergency study protocol
Varcoe, C., Bungay, V., Browne, A.J. et al. EQUIP Emergency: study protocol for an organizational intervention to promote equity in health care. BMC Health Serv Res 19, 687 (2019). doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4494-2
Findings from a critical analysis of the relations among multiple discourses and healthcare practices within 4 Canadian primary health care clinics
Blanchet Garneau, A., Browne, A.J. & Varcoe, C. Understanding competing discourses as a basis for promoting equity in primary health care. BMC Health Serv Res 19, 764 (2019). doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4602-3
Equity in health care improves people’s health
Browne, A. (Ed.) (2019). The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/equity-in-health-care-improves-peoples-health-114910
