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What Exactly Is Health Equity?
Achieving health equity is providing everyone with equitable access to medical treatment, regardless of their social standing or life circumstances. Differences in life expectancy, disease and disability risk, and access to care and treatment can all be used to gauge health equity. Inequities in healthcare are a significant problem that call for systematic and cooperative remedies. With the aim of eradicating health disparities, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) tackles the problem.
The IRS has designated the American business HealthEquity as a non-bank health savings trustee. Thus, regardless of the financial institution that sponsors health savings accounts, it may act as their custodian. Stephen Neeleman founded the business in 2002 with the goal of mending the strained relationship between patients and doctors and assisting more Americans in obtaining high-quality health insurance. Jon Kessler, the company's president and CEO, joined it in 2009.
Equal access to a healthy life is what the CDC means by health equity. Equal access to medical specialists, wholesome food, and secure housing are all part of it. This entails upholding the highest standards for everyone's health and paying particular attention to those who are most at risk for illness.
Although equitable access to healthcare services is necessary for health equity, this does not imply that everyone should obtain them. It's critical to understand that not everyone will be able to seize these chances. For instance, a clinic might provide free health screenings each morning, but this does not make them available to people who are employed during the day. In these situations, health equity would call for the clinic to provide additional service hours. Mobile health examinations and seminars on health topics for certain groups are more examples.
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Dr. Jennifer Bracey is a well-known clinician-educator and well-liked in her field. Even though she has worked in teaching and direct patient care, she finds the most fulfillment in activities behind the scenes, such as developing health policies that could lead to a better and more equitable healthcare system for all individuals. Her first degree after high school was a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the College of Charleston, which she received in 2002. She then applied and was granted admission to study medicine at the prestigious Medical University of South Carolina, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2006. Dr. Bracey began her training in internal medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine's J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2006. Because of its relationship with Grady Memorial Hospital, this program offered by Emory University was Bracey's top choice. Grady is renowned for providing a significantly high level of care to those who would otherwise be unable to receive it, including the low-income, uninsured, and otherwise vulnerable populations of the more excellent Atlanta metro area. Grady is one of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country, and it holds the distinction of being one of the largest hospitals in the nation. Grady was the very first hospital within one hundred miles of the city to be evaluated and ranked as a Level 1 trauma center. Dr. Jennifer decided to prioritize assisting the numerous Georgians who require first-rate medical care but who might not otherwise be able to afford it or have access to it by selecting Emory University as her residency match. This was done to provide care and inform better policies.
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