Health Equity and Social Justice

Question 1

Social Justice

Answer 1

Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and priviliges within a society.

Question 2

Health Equity

Answer 2

The attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Specifically as it relates to fairness, ensuring that no one is denied the opportunity to be healthy.

Question 3

Social determinants of health

Answer 3

Factors in our social environment that contribute to or detract from health. These include SEs, transportation, housing, and access to services, as well as discrimination by social grouping, or social or environmental stressors.

Question 4

Cultural competence

Answer 4

Understanding and appropriately responding to the unique combination of cultural variables and the full range of dimensions of diversity that the professional and client/patient/family bring to interactions.

Question 5

Health disparities

Answer 5

Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.