Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Apr 1;100 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S88-94. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.181826. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
A growing literature on the social determinants of health strongly suggests the value of examining social policy interventions for their potential links to health equity. I investigate how sectoral job training, an intervention favored by the Obama administration, might be conceptualized as an intervention to improve health equity. Sectoral job training programs ideally train workers, who are typically low income, for upwardly mobile job opportunities within specific industries. I first explore the relationships between resource redistribution and health equity. Next, I discuss how sectoral job training theoretically redistributes resources and the ways in which these resources might translate into improved health. Finally, I make recommendations for strengthening the link between sectoral job training and improved health equity.
关于健康的社会决定因素的文献越来越多，这强烈表明有必要研究社会政策干预措施与健康公平之间的潜在联系。我探讨了部门就业培训这一奥巴马政府所青睐的干预措施如何被视为改善健康公平的干预措施。部门就业培训计划理想情况下是为典型低收入工人提供特定行业中向上流动的就业机会。我首先探讨了资源再分配与健康公平之间的关系。接下来，我讨论了部门就业培训如何在理论上重新分配资源，以及这些资源如何转化为改善健康的途径。最后，我提出了加强部门就业培训与改善健康公平之间联系的建议。
