HEALTH equityREFLECTION (Philosophy)HEALTH promotionIn this viewpoint, we define integrative health equity as optimal health for all through a whole-person approach that explicitly recognizes cultural, social, and structural determinants of health. We describe seven guiding principles...
Health equity Pooja Kumar: Raj, the term “health equity” has been thrown around a lot recently, and maybe even more so coming out of the pandemic. People have very different definitions for what that means, and how we can actually get there. What’s your definition of ...
outcomes of systems rather than the product of individual relationships (Diez Roux, 2011;Friel et al., 2017).In the third section of the paper, therefore, I outline such approaches to ‘complex adaptive systems’ and consider the ways in which they have been applied to nutritional equity. ...
“We cannot close in on global health equity without clarity on what health challenges people with disabilities face,” said Phyllis Heydt, co-founder of the Missing Billion Initiative, an organization founded to transform health systems to be inclusive of the 1.3 billio...
and genetic breakthroughs that pose profound ethical and sociological questions about equity. The introduction of new biomedical technologies not only maps medical advances but also reflects changes in cultural understandings of health, illness, life, death, the body, and even the family (e.g., whe...
Equity and justice are among the five principles that aim to advance the development of a healthy China. The level of HHC varies regionally, and this regional heterogeneity has an impact on economic growth. Firstly, regional medical cooperation can lead to the spillover effect of medical technolog...
Currently, public health services in British Columbia are being reorganized and there is a unique opportunity to study the application of an equity lens in public health and the contribution of public health to reducing health inequities. Where applicable, we have chosen mental health promotion, ...
Table 2 Variables’ definition, symbols, and sources. Full size table Health outcome variables The study employs two key indicators, such as life expectancy (LEP) at birth and infant mortality rates (IMR) per 1000 live infants. Based on prior literature,LEPandIMRare the best-fit proxies for ...
“Global health is an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions; involves many disciplines within and beyond the health ...
Khougar, A., Baba Ahmadi, P., Ranjbar, H.et al.Exploring the varied manifestations of structural violence in the lives of children on the autism spectrum and their families: a qualitative longitudinal study in Kurdistan, Iran.Int J Equity Health22, 263 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s1...