4 Health Disparities and Health Equity Free Online FlashCards

What are health disparities?

Health disparities are differences in health outcomes or in opportunities to achieve good health among population groups.

When is a health disparity an inequity?

Health inequities are disparities that are unfair, avoidable, and connected to remediable social conditions.

What does health equity mean?

Health equity means everyone has a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential; it does not require identical outcomes or needs.

What are the five domains of social determinants of health?

The five domains are economic stability; education access and quality; health care access and quality; neighborhood and built environment; and social and community context.

What conditions fall under economic stability?

Economic stability includes income, employment, food security, and financial resources.

What does education access and quality include?

This domain includes early learning, school quality, literacy, and educational opportunity.

Which factors define health care access and quality?

It includes the availability, affordability, accessibility, and quality of health services.

What conditions make up the neighborhood and built environment domain?

It includes housing, transportation, safety, green space, and air and water quality.

What belongs to the social and community context domain?

It includes social support, civic participation, discrimination, and experiences of inclusion or exclusion.

How can work and transportation conditions combine to delay care?

A low-wage job may offer little schedule flexibility or paid leave, while unreliable transit can lengthen trips and make it harder to attend medical appointments.

What are structural determinants of health?

Structural determinants are political, legal, economic, and institutional arrangements that shape how power, resources, and opportunities are distributed.

How can housing conditions contribute to respiratory disparities?

Unequal investment and housing policies can contribute to poorly maintained homes near pollution, increasing exposure that can worsen respiratory health.