From the World Health Organization. "Health equity” or “equity in health” implies that ideally everyone should have a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential and that no one should be disadvantaged from achieving this potential.
The Mission of the Virginia Department of Health is to protect the health and promote the well-being of all people in Virginia. The agency’s vision statement is “Become the healthiest state in the nation.”
At TCI we monitor state health care policies with a particular interest in how those policies impact the health security of low and moderate income people.
The mission of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards is to achieve a publicly-funded system of quality public and private services in Virginia. https://vacsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Health-Equity.pdf
A public/private partnership, VHCF helps uninsured Virginians and those who live in underserved communities receive medical, dental and mental health care.