3 Things to Know: Health Equity [hogg.utexas.edu]

Alicia Doktor 8/27/184:00 AM

To have a productive conversation about health equity, we need to get one thing straight: equity is not the same as equality.

Striving for equality alone can actually perpetuate disadvantage. To remedy health disparities, some communities need more—not just equal—resources. Watch this brief illustration from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to get clear on equity vs. equality.

Truly attaining the “highest health of all people” starts with embedding fair opportunities for well-being into the whole of community life. The factors affecting health outcomes, collectively known as social determinants of health, include everything from socioeconomic status to the availability of public transport and recreational space—a mix of structural conditions that impact the physical and mental health of individuals and their communities.

[For more on this story by Josephine Gurch, go to http://hogg.utexas.edu/3-thing...amp;utm_medium=email]

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