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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Economics
  • Human Rights

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  • COVID-19 pandemic highlighted significant health disparities in the US.
  • Existing inequities among population groups were exposed and worsened.
  • Health equity is increasingly recognized as a critical public health issue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Provide a comprehensive overview of health equity's foundations.
  • Critically examine historical, theoretical, and empirical aspects.
  • Propose a modern definition and recommendations for the US context.

Main Methods:

  • Interdisciplinary and intersectional approach.
  • Literature review drawing from public health, sociology, economics, and human rights.
  • Analysis of challenges and opportunities for advancing health equity.

Main Results:

  • Health equity is essential for national health and well-being.
  • Identified key factors contributing to and hindering health equity.
  • Developed a contemporary definition of health equity for the US.

Conclusions:

  • Advancing health equity is a pragmatic goal for national improvement.
  • Recommendations for policy, practice, and research are proposed.
  • A modern, context-specific definition of health equity is crucial.