Defining health equity: A modern US perspective

IF 4.6 2区综合性期刊 Q1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

iScience Pub Date : 2024-11-05 DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2024.111326

Kristen R. Prentice , Marie Beitelshees , Andrew Hill , Charles H. Jones

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Abstract

Health equity is a concept that has gained increasing attention and relevance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed and exacerbated the health disparities and inequities among different population groups in the United States. This article aims to provide a comprehensive and critical overview of the historical, theoretical, and empirical foundations of health equity, as well as the challenges and opportunities for advancing it in the modern US society. By adopting an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach, and by drawing on literature from public health, sociology, economics, and human rights, we argue that health equity is not only a matter of fairness and justice, but also a strategic and pragmatic goal for improving the health and well-being of the entire nation. Here, we propose a modern definition of health equity for the US context, and conclude with some recommendations for policy, practice, and research to promote health equity in the US

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定义健康公平：现代美国视角

COVID-19 大流行暴露并加剧了美国不同人群之间的健康差距和不平等，在此背景下，健康公平这一概念越来越受到关注，也越来越具有现实意义。本文旨在全面、批判性地概述健康公平的历史、理论和实证基础，以及在现代美国社会推进健康公平所面临的挑战和机遇。通过采用跨学科和交叉的方法，并借鉴公共卫生、社会学、经济学和人权方面的文献，我们认为，健康公平不仅是一个公平和正义的问题，也是改善整个国家健康和福祉的一个战略性和务实性的目标。在此，我们提出了适合美国国情的健康公平的现代定义，并对促进美国健康公平的政策、实践和研究提出了一些建议。

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iScience Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary

CiteScore

7.20

自引率

1.70%

发文量

1972

审稿时长

6 weeks

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