Type of difference in health that is closely linked with social or economic disadvantages
Health inequality
Differences, variations, and disparities in the health achievements of individuals and groups of people
measurable quantity
UNAVOIDABLE
-• a 65 yo cannot run a
marathon as well as a 20yo
◦This is inequality
◦The 20 year old is
biologically in better
shape
Health inequity
Difference or disparity in health outcomes that is systemic, avoidable and unjust
Implies a moral aspect and social justice
Health inequality= unavoidable
Health equity= avoidable
Health inequality=
Health equity=
Inequalities in health that are deemed to be unfair or stemming from some form of injustice
Avoidable
Health equity
• Giving everyone the SAME
opportunity so they can all benefit
from receiving the same thing
When all people have the opportunity to attain their full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential
-KNOW
health equity
The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life
Access to educational, economic, and job opportunities
Access to health care services
Transportation options
Public safety
Quality of education and job training
Social norms and attitudes
Exposure to crime, violence, social disorder
Socioeconomic conditions
Language/literacy
Culture
Access to mass media
aging health
disease presence (genetic predisposition/biological differences)
Largely unavoidable
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