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Health Equity and Addressing Health Disparities
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What is health equity?
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The absence of unfair and avoidable differences in health status between different population groups.
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Health equity is the absence of unfair and avoidable differences in health status between different population groups. It is not simply the equal distribution of health resources across all population groups, but rather the achievement of the highest possible level of health for all people, regardless of their social, economic, or other circumstances.