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HEALTH EQUITY

https://jech.bmj.com/content/jech/57/4/254.full.pdf


 * Health equity comes from being disadvantaged in the social determinants of health
 * For people who are already deprived in certain social determinants of health such as "wealth, power, or prestige," health inequities put them at even more of a disadvantage in terms of health outcomes
 * Equity= ethic and human rights principle and fairness
 * Heath does not mean no disease
 * Includes mental and physical well being
 * Not the same as equality
 * Equity refers to the distribution/ allocation of certain resources while equality refers to whether or not something is fair
 * However, equality is important to have in order to achieve equity
 * Human rights are intertwined and need to be looked at together
 * Health is a human right

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=7JxutqCmctUC&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=health+equity+social+determinants&ots=XFSwzlm3Bc&sig=zeY3w_7PABooy007yqaq4uv0uGw#v=onepage&q=health%20equity%20social%20determinants&f=false


 * Children under 5 years old
 * Their health relies on others providing for them
 * Makes them more susceptible to health inequities
 * Have a higher mortality rate when poor
 * More likely to suffer from malnutrition when poor
 * When they have some illness or injury, they are less likely to be able to receive treatment due to socioeconomic status
 * If they do receive treatment, likely it is not of great quality
 * More likely to be exposed to toxic elements in environment
 * 100 national surveys
 * Health service plays a huge rule in inequity
 * Health services favor the rich
 * Ways to improve: increase health services in areas where there are more poor people
 * Prioritize treating illness among the poor