HEALTH EQUITY WEEK

HEALTH EQUITY WEEK

January 10 - 14, 2011

Healthy People 2020 defines health equity as follows:

Health equity is achieving the highest level of health for all people. Health equity entails focused societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities by equalizing the conditions for health for all groups, especially for those who have experienced socioeconomic disadvantage or historical injustices.

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