How can grassroots efforts contribute to policy change?

Many factors contribute to health disparities, including genetics, access to care, poor quality of care, community features (e.g., inadequate access to healthy ... Oct 11, 2022 ... Health inequalities are defined as avoidable differences in health outcomes between groups or populations – such as differences in how long we live. Jul 27, 2022 ... Scotland define health inequalities as the “avoidable and unjust differences in people's health across the population.” When developing or applying an intersectionality health equity lens, the researcher engages in deep self-reflection that contextualizes and recognizes the ways ... Mar 22, 2016 ... Socio-economic gradients in risks. There are a number of dementia risk factors related to socio-economic position such as a lack of physical ... Jul 16, 2024 ... Time to act on kidney health inequalities ... Kidney Research UK is calling for urgent action to address the social and economic inequalities that ... May 7, 2020 ... The United States is home to stark and persistent racial disparities in health coverage, chronic health conditions, mental health, and mortality. Nov 17, 2023 ... Health disparities are preventable circumstances relating to individuals' health status based on social factors such as income, ethnicity, education, age and ... Many of Mississippi's poor health outcomes are due to the social determinants of health. In Mississippi, those without a high school diploma and earn less than ... Data, insights and analysis exploring how the circumstances in which we live shape our health. About the evidence hub