Health Equity Flashcards
health disparities
health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or env disadvantage
health equity
avoidable, unnecessary, unfair, and unjust
- everyone has fair and just opportunity to be healthier
inequality
unequal access to opportunities
equality
evenly distributed tools and assistance
equity
custom tools that identify and address inequality
justice
fixing the system to offer equal access to both opportunities
drawback to social systems
social systems are not naturally equal
- they have intentionally been designed to reward certain groups
primary goal of ph
health equity
- everyone can attain full health potential no matter their social potential or other socially determined circumstances
discrimination
treatment based on class or category rather than ind merit
prejudice
preconcieved preference or idea about certain groups
bias
unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice
implicit bias
attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, action, and decisions in an UNCONSCIOUS manner
- involuntarily without awareness or control
implicit bias facts
- pervasive
- distinct mental constructs
- do no align with out declared beliefs
- favor own in group
- malleable
types of thinking
system 1 and 2
system 1 thinking
fast, automatic
- susceptible to environmental influence
survival mechanism responsible for implicit bias and created from past experiences
