Research Guides: Consumer Health &amp; Patient Education: Health Equity & Population-Specific Care

Health Equity

Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to live a healthy life. It recognizes that people have different needs, and some may face more barriers to good health than others.

Key ideas of health equity:

Everyone should have access to quality health care, no matter their background
Health should not be affected by things like race, income, age, language, or where you live
Social factors (e.g. housing, education, and job opportunities) can impact health
Achieving equity means removing barriers so that everyone can get the care they need

Health equity focuses on creating a system that is inclusive, fair, and responsive to each person's unique situation. "Health equity is achieved when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being" (WHO).

Sources on Health Equity at Mt. SAC Library

Health Equity: A Solutions-focused Approach by Jacob C. Warren, PhD, MBA, CRA; K. Bryant Smalley, PhD, PsyD, MBA; M. Isabel Fernandez, PhD (Editors)
Call Number: 362.1 H3495h

Publication Date: 2020

Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach is a comprehensive textbook that illustrates existing conditions of health disparities across a range of populations in the United States, positions those disparities within the broader sociopolitical framework that leads to their existence, and most importantly, presents specific ways in which health equity solutions can be designed and implemented.
The Health Gap by Michael Marmot
Call Number: 362.1042 M345h

Publication Date: 2015

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Marmot, president of the World Medical Association, reveals social injustice to be the greatest threat to global health. The Health Gap presents compelling evidence for a radical change in the way we think about health and indeed society, and inspires us to address the societal imbalances in power, money, and resources that work against health equity.

Find Sources on Health Equity at the Mt. SAC Library

Using OneSearch to Find Sources on Health Equity

Looking for health equity sources at Mt. SAC Library? Use OneSearch to find books, articles and media that we have here in the library and online. Most of our physical books are located on the main floor of the Library

FAQs

Keywords for health equity:

Keywords are words or phrases you can use to search to find sources on your topic. For health equity, try searching with these keywords:

Health equity
Health disparities
Culturally competent care
Social determinants of health
Inclusive health care
Structural racism in medicine
Population health

Select call numbers to browse for books on health equity:

Use these call numbers to find books on health equity grouped together on the shelves.

362.1 — Public health and access to care
362.10425 — Health disparities
610.69 — Culturally competent health care