PHM-Exch> State of the Health Equity Movement 2011 Update Disparity reduction

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from : EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*State of the Health Equity Movement, 2011 Update

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*The Disparity Reducing Advances Project - DRA Project Report No. 11-01*

Prepared by Clem Bezold, Nathan Birnbaum, Emily Masterson, and Heidi
Schoomaker****

*Institute for Alternative Futures IAF *

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*Part A: Overview                                          PDF [14p.]   at:
http://bit.ly/IWRaY2
Part B: Catalog of Activities                          PDF [96p]    at:
http://bit.ly/IIPirw
Part C: Compendium of Recommendations    PDF [182p.] at:
http://bit.ly/IIPQxJ

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This set of reports brings attention to the often unnoticed but growing
trend of policy decisions, administrative actions, and community efforts
seeking health equity ‐‐fair access to health resources and a fair
distribution of health outcomes.****


In the ****United States****, awareness of health inequalities and
commitment to pursue health equity are both increasing, despite the worst
economic conditions in 80 years. Economic conditions threaten to worsen the
unfair distribution of health outcomes. Yet efforts and specific
recommendations for health equity continue to grow.

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The *2011 Update *reports provide a convenient resource that identifies 159
different health equity activities and 79 sets of recommendations from
local, state, national, and international reports.****


The *2011 Update *notes that many of the recommendations focus on:****

• Early childhood investment****

• Education****

• Active living, housing, transportation, and the environment****

• Healthy eating and behaviors****

• Employment****

• Law enforcement/criminal justice****

• Health care****

• Community and interagency collaboration****


This breadth of areas reflects the growth in “*Health in All Policies*”
thinking and analysis among community groups and governments at all levels,
calling for each sector to contribute to the quality of the nation's health.

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The *2011 Update *also identifies the following recurring strategic themes
across activities and recommendations:****

• Increasing awareness of health inequities and the social determinants of
health****

• Advocacy and leadership for health equity and social justice****

• Emphasizing community empowerment****

• Increasing collaborative partnerships with all sectors****

• The need to coordinate and utilize research and outcome evaluations more
effectively****


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