Health Equity Flashcards
define health equity
the attainment of the highest health for ALL PEOPLE. no one is disadvantaged from attaining the highest level of health because of “social position or other socially determined circumstances”
define health inequity
differences in health outcomes, ROOTED IN STRUCTURAL AND SOCIAL inequities that ARE AVOIDABLE, unfair, and unjust
“the metrics we use to measure progress towards achieving health equity”
health disparities
name the determinants of health and which is the largest “chunk of the pie”
social and economic factors — 40%
health behaviors
clinical care
physical environment
genes and biology
true or false
deaths due to low education in 2000 were higher than those from acute myocarditis
true
what could be a POSITIVE social determinant of health
community and social context – support systems
what are health outcomes evaluated in determining health inequity
mortality
morbidity
life expectancy
health care expenditures
health status
functional limitations
which determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities?
SOCIAL
the STRUCTURAL ROOTS of health inequities lie within what systems?
how can it be changed?
education
taxing
labor and housing markets
urban planning
gov regulation
health care systems
no direct personal control – individuals cant do anything
only can be altered through social and economic policies and processes
if 1 neighborhood has no park and is in a poor neighboorhood, and there is a different neighborhood that is wealthy with a park but they want to expand, what should you do with your money
give more to poor neighborhood
socioeconomic factors affects the largest population in regards to health, and….
individuals cant do anything about it – only government
unequal access to opportunities
inequality
custom tools that identify and address inequality
equity
is evenly distributed tools and assistance considered equality?
no —– also need access to both tools and opportunities
fixing the system to offer equal access to both tools AND opportunities
justice
when policies, practices, and systems within institutions create and sustain racialized outcomes either intentionally or unintentionally
institutional racism
racial equity is both a ____ and a _____
outcome and a process
we achieve racial equity when……
race no longer determines outcomes
when do we apply racial equity?
when those most impacted by racism are involved in the decisions that impact their lives – not determined by race
INTERSECTIONALITY refers to a view of….
seeing different forms of inequalities and how they can work together to exacerbate (make worse) each other
give an example of intersectionality
inequalities based on race, sexuality, gender, class, etc can simultaneously affect an individual
“occurs underneath, all around, and across institutions AND society”
structural racism
“cumulative and compounded effects of factors that systemically privilege white people and disadvantage people of color”
structural racism
name 4 reasons why we ended up in structural racism
historical legacies
policies and practices
implicit/explicit biases
hoarding resources
