Health equity

Health Equity 101: addressing root causes of health disparities. J. Nelson-Weaver, DrPH , MA Health Partners – Buncombe County’s Healthy Carolinians coalition. What is health equity?. Fairness. Justice. Opportunity. Equal chance. Availability. Eliminating disparities.

Today Global Health Research and Policy publishes an article exploring interventions in global health practice and policy and how collaborations can be made easier between scholars, service providers and educators. Co-author Karline Wilson-Mitchell explains more.

another great eg with examples of how health equity may be realised through action

Monitoring health inequality is essential to ensure no one is being left behind

The "Hospital Commitment to Health Equity" measure will be mandatory under CMS's 2023 reporting requirements. Here’s what you need to know to get ready.

Health equity means that every person has an equal opportunity to be healthy and well. While achieving health equity is intuitively imperative and a goal of many organizations and change-makers working to advance equitable well-being, it’s also a common challenge. We must decrease barriers to health and remove root causes. Click the link to learn more about Health Equity and explore resources on Community Commons. #healthequity #publichealth

Health is often defined by access to health care services. While access to affordable health care is necessary, it’s important to recognize that health and wellness are largely determined by the environments and conditions we

healthequity.com - great site for useful infographics about health equity. Site also has a link to a blog where practical examples of health promotion initiatives on a global scale are published regularly.

January 19, 2018 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) releases seminal, paper, Compounded Disparities: Health Equity at the Intersection of Disability, Race, and Ethnicity, authored by DREDF staff and colleagues.