TY - JOUR AU - Dhankhar, Lavanya PY - 2021/10/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Health Equity to Improve the Impact on People's Health : Discrimination Even When It Concerns Human Health JF - Social Innovations Journal JA - SIJ VL - 9 IS - SE - Equity and Justice DO - UR - https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/936 SP - AB - <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">Although biology, genetics, and individual actions play a part in these inequalities, social, economic, and ecological variables have a greater impact on many clinical outcomes. Understanding the social determinants of health </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">necessitates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0"> a movement toward a more "upstream" perspective -- that is, the factors that influence an individual's actions in the context in which they are formed. People live in settings that are shaped by policies, forces, and acts that have a long-term and generational impact on their individual choices and behaviors. Poverty, unemployment, poor education, insufficient housing, poor public transit, exposure to violence, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">neighborhood</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0"> deterioration (social or physical) are only a few of the elements that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">impact</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0"> people's health, and they do so in unequal ways, adding to health disparities. The </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">numerous</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0"> players that make up the community ecosystem can be significant producers of health and well-being, and people are significantly influenced by the communities in which they work and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">reside</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">. As a result, the focus of this research is on communities' pledge to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0">provide</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75520582 BCX0"> chances for their members to reach their full health potential.</span></p> ER -