Chapter

Health Disparities

From Health Education Health 100 Version 3 by Garrett Rieck, MA, ACSM-CPT & Justin Lundin, MA

Concepts

1. What are health disparities?

   "A health disparity exists when a health outcome occurs to a greater or lesser extent between populations. Race, ethnicity, sex, sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic

2. What does health equity mean?

   "Health equity means attaining the highest level of health for all people. Achieving it requires valuing everyone equally, addressing avoidable inequalities and historical injustices, and eliminating