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Prevention and poverty.

J L McKnight

    Health & Medicine : Journal of the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
    |January 5, 1986
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    External health programs for the underclass may lack validity. Empowerment is crucial for positive health changes and survival in this population.

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Sociology

    Background:

    • External bureaucracies often prescribe health interventions.
    • The validity of these prescriptions for marginalized populations, specifically the underclass, is questioned.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the validity of externally administered health prescriptions for the underclass.
    • To identify preconditions for effective health change in this demographic.

    Main Methods:

    • This perspective piece analyzes the concept of empowerment in relation to health interventions.
    • It reviews existing literature on health disparities and bureaucratic health administration.

    Main Results:

    • Empowerment is identified as a vital precondition for meaningful health improvements.
  • Lack of empowerment may hinder the effectiveness of external health programs.

    • Conclusions:

    • Empowerment is essential for the underclass to achieve salubrious health changes.
    • External health administration must consider empowerment to be effective for this sector.