Health equity
| Health equity | |
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| 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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