Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health

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This document presents EQUIP Healthcare’s Ten Strategies to guide organizations in enhancing capacity for equity-oriented services which flow from EQUIP’s 3 key dimensions of equity-oriented care: 

  1. Trauma- and violence-informed care; 
  2. Culturally-safe care; and 
  3. Harm reduction. 

The 3 Key Dimensions are interconnected, responsive to inequities and tailored to each particular context. 

EQUIP Health Care is a group of research intervention studies working with health care organizations to enhance their capacity to provide equity-oriented health care, particularly for those experiencing marginalization – EQUIP Health Care website

Equity-oriented health care (EOHC) is about directing resources to those with the greatest needs. It doesn’t mean treating everyone equally, because everyone doesn’t need the same thing.

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    How to use this resource:

    • Reflect on the recommendations and principles of action offered by the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
    • Inform the development of policies, programs and practices to improve health equity.

    Related Resources:

    Commission on Social Determinants of Health Final Report: Executive Summary

    References

    EQUIP Health Care. (2017). Key Dimensions of Equity-Oriented Care: 10 Strategies to Guide Organizations in Enhancing Capacity for Equity-Oriented Health Care. Retrieved from www.equiphealthcare.ca

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