I was taught about the difference between health equity and health equality in college with a simple illustration. Imagine there are three people standing by a fence, one tall, one mid-height, and one short, all trying to look over the fence to see a baseball game. Equality would be to ...
“The health innovation sector has such incredible potential to advance health equity, with $135 billion per year in estimated economic gain associated with reducing racial health disparities. Think about that — $135 billion a year in economic growth if we can finally do the right thing for all...
Health disparitiesLife courseAlthough the terms "health equity" and "health disparities" have become increasingly familiar to health professionals in the United States over the past two decades, they are rarely defined. Federal agencies have often defined "health disparities" in ways that encompass ...
This collection shows what works to advance health equity around the world. By Lauren Gravitz Twitter Facebook Email Illustration: Luisa Jung The country someone is born into has a lifelong effect on their health. So does the neighborhood they live in, the color of their skin, their income an...
Moving into this year, the partnership will grow and create opportunities for medical students in Seattle, Washington, and Lexington, Kentucky. And on the residency side, Hart Sutton said the More in Common Alliance has aimed high. “The overall goal is to have 10 new residency prog...
Health equity seeks to address that. "Health equity means that we achieve health that is as equal as possible, within the constraints of things we can fix," said Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University. ...
Building home equity can not only be a reliable way to create wealth but can also help you maintain the home while you’re living in it. Building home equity generally involves increasing your property’s value or decreasing your mortgage debt, or some combination of both. ...
Follow through.To create impact in LMICs, you need to build momentum at every step of the process. Just because a drug is offered at a low price, that doesn’t guarantee adoption. You also need to train health care workers, build patient awareness, overcome logistical hurdles, evaluate impac...
One lesson we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is the immediate need for health equity. Although poverty and lack of access are still leading barriers to health equity, the adverse effects of the pandemic worsened the problem, exposing the true extent of inequity in health care. The ...
Brand equity is a measure of the perceived worth of a brand or product in the eyes of consumers. Learn how to build and strengthen your brand’s equity.