A DISCUSSION ON PARTNERSHIP .docVIP

ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUALITIES: WHY PARTNERSHIP? Anna Matheson, PhD candidate Philippa Howden-Chapman, Associate Professor Kevin Dew, Senior Lecturer Department of Public Health Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Otago Abstract The current policy trend to have the reduction of health inequalities as a desired outcome indicates a serious attempt to deal with the complexity of social interactions. In New Zealand in recent years the landscape for government–community relationships has also changed significantly. The prescriptive contracting en