Health equity

Health equity
Term	Health equity
Short definition	health equity (helth EH-kwih-tee) A situation in which all people are given the opportunity to lead as healthy a life as possible, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, education, occupation, religion, language, place of residence or other factors. A lack of health equity can lead to disparities in health outcomes, such as B.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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health equity - (pronounced) (helth EH-kwih-tee) A situation in which all people are given the opportunity to lead as healthy a life as possible, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, education, occupation, religion, language, place of residence or other factors. A lack of health equity can lead to disparities in health outcomes, such as B. Frequency and severity of illness, disability, death and quality of life. There are efforts to promote health equity by examining the causes and removing barriers to equal access to health services

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Health equity
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