WHAT IS HEALTH EQUITY

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CDC's CORE Health Equity Strategy

CDC is transforming its research, surveillance, and implementation science efforts to identify and address the drivers of health disparities.  integrates health equity as a foundational element in science and research, programs, partnerships, and workforce.

Preventable Health Disparities

Health disparities are preventable differences that populations experience in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities. When people have limited access to resources they need to be healthy, they are more likely to struggle with health

Factors Affecting Health Equity

Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age. Long-standing inequities in the five areas below influence health outcomes and quality of life. Understanding these inequities can help us improve health outcomes and promote health equity.

Social and Community Context

Social context includes the human interactions where one lives, works, learns, plays, and worships.3 Special programs help protect the health and well-being of people who experience disadvantage. Social and community context also includes discrimination (the unfair treatment of people or groups based on their race, gender, age, or sexual orientation). Discrimination—including RACISM—can be found in many societal systems, including housing, education, criminal justice, and finance.

Neighborhood and Physical Environment

Access to public transportation, supermarkets, and health care contribute to segregation of American cities. Discriminatory practices limit housing options to neighborhoods with inadequate funding for school districts, higher crime rates, poorly resourced infrastructure, and limited access to nutritious, affordable foods.11,12 These conditions can make illnesses, diseases, and injuries more common and severe among discriminated groups.


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