Proactive Strategies to Address Health Equity and Disparities: Recommendations from a Bi-National Symposium

Discussion:
The solution lies in intervening proactively to reduce disparities—developing risk-adjustment measures that integrate social factors; increasing the socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic diversity of health providers; teaching cultural humility; supporting community-oriented primary care; and integrating equity considerations into health system funding. We propose moving from retrospective analysis to proactive measures; from equality to equity; from needs-based to strength-based approaches; and from an individual to a population focus.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - May 9, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Haggerty, J., Chin, M. H., Katz, A., Young, K., Foley, J., Groulx, A., Perez-Stable, E. J., Turnbull, J., DeVoe, J. E., Uchendo, U. Tags: Special Communications Source Type: research