Addressing disability-related health inequities: a methods paper on enhancing the contribution of public health data science through co-designed mixed methods research

Abstract

People with disabilities are a population group that experiences significant health inequities. Increasing evidence demonstrates these inequities stem from systemic barriers in attaining human rights, specifically in relation to the social determinants of health. Yet there is a lack of data driven evidence to inform solutions. The use of linked population health data is increasingly seen as offering potential to generate evidence to inform policy and interventions targeting socially driven inequities. Achieving more equitable solutions, however, requires researchers to adopt human-rights informed frameworks and work in partnership with the people most impacted by inequities and government re..