There were also examples of an openness to the fact that inequity existed and a willingness to learn and prevent it, as well as an already high awareness of inequity in healthcare. A conceptual model was developed in which the four concepts were divided into two qualitatively different blocks,...
birthing individual, to prevent complications of pregnancy and to ensure the wellbeing of the birthing individual and infant following birth [17,22,23]. Examples of these services include, but are not limited to, visiting a healthcare professional or community health worker in person or through v...
Examples of these services include, but are not limited to, visiting a healthcare professional or community health worker in person or through virtual care for a physical exam, a fetal ultrasound, prenatal genetic testing or screening, gestational diabetes screening, birth planning, nutrition, ...
Racism in the healthcare system has become a burgeoning focus in health policy-making and research. Existing research has shown both interpersonal and structural forms of racism limiting access to quality healthcare for racialised healthcare users. Never
In this volume global health experts present compelling examples of evidence-based and culturally appropriate models for reducing global health disparities.Divided into eight parts, the coverage includes: the legacy and role of racism in contributing to disparities; recommendations for research with practic...
The economic crisis brought an unprecedented attention to the issue of health system sustainability in the developed world. The discussion, however, has been mainly limited to “traditional” issues of cost-effectiveness, quality of care, and, lately, pa
Therefore, we sought to find out whether health services in New Zealand were equitable by measuring the level of development of components of chronic care management systems across district health boards. Variation in provision by geography, condition or ethnicity can be interpreted as inequitable. ...
Privatization, accompanied by emphasis on reducing costs and maximizing efficiency, may have an important impact on gender equity in healthcare access and financial protection. From theCambridge English Corpus global equity Depending on the composition of the global equity, the hybrids may actually be ...
Injunctive Relief Under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act.Private equity sponsors that hold controlling interests in, or have substantial overlapping ownership with, healthcare companies are still vulnerable to a Section 13(b) action by the FTC. The court cited examples of successful anti...
health providers who deliver healthcare in homes and communities and facilitate access to PHC.10 The growing interest in CHWs in high-income countries is being driven by concerns about shortage in health workforce,11 and the escalating burden of chronic and complex diseases that is driving a ...