Knowra Health equity Health equity Health equity is the absence of unfair and avoidable differences in health among population groups. It requires addressing social conditions and systems that produce unequal opportunities for health.
Social determinants of health : The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of resources and power. These conditions help explain how unequal health outcomes arise across groups.
Health equity audit : A systematic assessment of how health policies or services affect different population groups. It identifies who benefits from a service and who is left behind.
Health equality : The condition of having the same health status, resources, or opportunities across people or groups. Equal treatment may preserve unfair differences when groups face different barriers or needs.
World Health Organization : A United Nations agency that directs and coordinates international health work. Its commissions and declarations helped establish equity as a global health priority.
Structural racism : Policies and institutional practices that systematically disadvantage people by race, even without explicit racial intent. It shapes exposure to risks and access to resources that influence health.
Health impact assessment : A process for estimating the health effects of a policy, project, or plan before it is implemented. It can reveal unequal consequences before decisions make them harder to change.
Health inequality : A measurable difference in health or its determinants between individuals or population groups. Inequality describes differences; equity evaluates their fairness and avoidability.
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion : A 1986 World Health Organization charter defining health promotion as enabling people to improve control over health. It linked health promotion to supportive environments and equitable opportunities.
Health disparities : Differences in health outcomes or their determinants between population groups. A disparity is a measured difference; equity asks whether that difference is unfair and avoidable.
Community health worker : A frontline public-health worker who connects communities with health services and supports health-related needs. Community-based workers can reduce barriers and build trust with underserved populations.
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