Why Equity Matters Achieving Health Equity – Across the nation, gaps in health are large, persistent and increasing—many of them caused by barriers set up at all levels of our society. After all, it’s hard to be healthy without access to good jobs and schools and, safe, affordable homes. Health equity means increasing opportunities for everyone …
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Health Equity
Health Equity – Improving health and health care worldwide requires a focus on equity — equity of access, treatments, and outcomes. Health equity is realized when each individual has a fair opportunity to achieve their full health potential. Differences in access, treatment, and outcomes between individuals and across populations that are systemic, avoidable, predictable, and unjust …