Precision medicine 'versus' or 'for' public health? Different configurations of precision medicine in relation to the social determinants of health.
Precision medicine could amplify health inequality unless intentionally designed to address social determinants alongside genetic insights.
Qualitative analysis of the US Precision Medicine Initiative and UK 100,000 Genomes Project identifies three distinct framings of how precision medicine relates to social determinants of health — as a complement, distraction, or integrative force. The paper calls for precision medicine to more reflexively address population health equity, relevant to the pipeline's population health watchlist focus.
What the study was
- Study design
- Qualitative/mixed methods (document analysis + interviews); USA PMI + UK 100KGP
- Population
- Policy/scientific stakeholders in USA Precision Medicine Initiative and UK 100,000 Genomes Project
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Social science & medicine
Why it surfaced
Social science qualitative study; relevant for policy framing context but limited direct pipeline value. Included for aging/population health topic coverage.
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