health equity

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Dictionary meaning

the principle and goal of ensuring that every person has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health, regardless of social position or other socially determined circumstances; health equity research identifies and works to eliminate the systematic differences in health outcomes produced by unequal distribution of power, resources, and opportunity along lines of race, class, gender, geography, and disability; distinct from health equality, which implies giving everyone the same resources, health equity recognises that achieving fair outcomes may require allocating more resources to those facing greater disadvantage