Equitable Access
The state of all having equitable access to healthcare options.
What is health equity?
Transition of an area/neighborhood from lower to higher incomes, where cost of living also rises.
What is gentrification?
This type of inequity refers to differences in healthcare access and health outcomes based on the area where someone lives.
What is place-based inequity?
Rapid urban growth tends to neglect these types of countries because of a lack of infrastructure and hazardous conditions.
What are low- and/or middle-income countries?
Recognizing the barriers to equitable access and providing resources to overcome these barriers.
What is equitable access?
People in gentrified areas do not typically face this struggle, while those living in areas with more poverty would be described as living in this type of area.
What is a medically underserved area?
Denying mortgages and loans to residents of certain neighborhoods, often those with many minority residents, is this practice.
What is redlining?
Along with overcrowding, this type of pollution is an urbanization-related health factor.
The conditions in which people age, work, grow up, and live are known as this.
What are the social determinants of health?
Minority groups living in gentrified areas may see reductions in life expectancy because of the struggles posed by this issue.
What is structural racism?
Redlined areas, often near highways and industrial sites, tend to become these places with limited access to healthcare.
What is a healthcare desert?
Obesity environment, sedentary lifestyle, air pollution, and overcrowding are urban health factors, along with this one related to rest.
What is sleep deprivision/What is inadequate sleep?