Advancing Health Equity: A Healthy Brain Initiative Issue Map

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• Corporate Authors:
  Alzheimer's Association ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Health equity is defined as the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Public health departments are increasingly focusing on equity and partnering across sectors to address systemic injustices. Health inequities persist with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias — including in the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of the disease along with access to community-based support services — as well as in caregiving.
  
  When public health addresses health inequities and the impact of dementia, it is critical to note the role of intersectionality — multiple overlapping factors such as race, class, income, education, age, disability status, sexual orientation, immigration status, ethnicity, indigeneity and geography. For example, someone who identifies as Black and a woman may experience different health inequities than someone who identifies as a Black man or a White woman. All dimensions of people and their communities must be considered.
  
  Social determinants of health contribute to inequities. In addition to increasing the risk of health conditions, some of which may be risk factors for dementia, exposure to some social determinants of health is associated with an increased risk of dementia and may affect the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their caregivers.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Alzheimer Disease Caregivers Dementia Health Equity
• Series:
  Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map Series
• Publisher:
  Alzheimer's Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI)
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
• Division:
  Division of Population Health (DPH)
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Resources
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:499a80566b46342ed53b206fc12e01d4f9cba6f8345825f771e652fae81a763069ff5558b984eda3a23eeedb0f5a4a0f5163a2bb2dfc588b3c8391747f6ff25f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/134381/cdc_134381_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]