The Public Health Approach to Eliminating Disparities in Health
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Reducing and eliminating disparities in health is a matter of life and death. Each year in the United States, thousands of individuals die unnecessarily from easily preventable diseases and conditions. It is critical that we approach this problem from a broad public health perspective, attacking all of the determinants of health: access to care, behavior, social and physical environments, and overriding policies of universal access to care, physical education in schools, and restricted exposure to toxic substances. We describe the historical background for recognizing and addressing disparities in health, various factors that contribute to disparities, how the public health approach addresses such challenges, and two successful programs that apply the public health approach to reducing disparities in health. Public health leaders must advocate for public health solutions to eliminate disparities in health
Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health education · Health equity · Health promotion · International health · Political science · Public health · Social determinants of health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education · School Health and Nursing Education · Health Policy
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Community-Based Participatory Research From the Margin to the Mainstream
Visible and Invisible Trends in Black Men's Health
Naming Institutionalized Racism in the Public Health Literature
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Ministers’ Perceptions of Church-Based Programs to Provide Depression Care for African Americans
Lifetime Segmented Assimilation Trajectories and Health Outcomes in Latino and Other Community Residents
Determinants of Physical Activity Among Somali Women Living in Maine
Excessive Drinking Among African American Men
Under the Radar
Overweight and Obesity Among African American Women
The 2022 State of Ohio Families
Socioeconomic Inequality in Exposure to Bullying During Adolescence
The Impact of School-Based Health Centers on the Health Outcomes of Middle School and High School Students
Integration of Social Epidemiology and Community-Engaged Interventions to Improve Health Equity
An integrative approach to health
Psychosocial and Educational Vulnerability of Overweight Children from Urban Schools
Vaccine patriotism and public health cultures
Hardship Among Older Adults in the HRS
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| Citations per year | 1,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |