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Health Equity

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Welcome to the Health Equity resource page, where you will find a variety of library and other resources to support your research in Health Equity.

Definition of Health Equity

Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires focused and ongoing societal efforts to address historical and contemporary injustices; overcome economic, social, and other obstacles to health and healthcare; and eliminate preventable health disparities. (CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/index.html)

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