What Is Global Health Equity? A Proposed Definition

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• Personal Author:
  August E ; Bekele A ; Eisenberg JNS ; Kolars JC ; O'Neill MS ; Tadesse L ; Wong R
• Description:
  The term "global health equity" has become more visible in recent years, yet we were unable to find a formal definition of the term. Our Viewpoint addresses this gap by offering a discussion of this need and proposing a definition. We define global health equity as mutually beneficial and power-balanced partnerships and processes leading to equitable human and environmental health outcomes (which we refer to as "products") on a global scale. Equitable partnerships actively work against racism and supremacy. Such partnerships foster processes with these same dynamics; for example, sharing lead authorship responsibilities with meaningful roles for host country researchers to frame relevant questions and to provide context and interpretation for the research findings. Equitable products, such as access to technology and tailored delivery of interventions effective in the specific context, are the fruits of these partnerships and processes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Discrimination Environmental Health Global Health Health Disparities Partnership Public Health
• ISSN:
  2214-9996
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  50
• Volume:
  88
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065962
• Citation:
  Ann Glob Health 2022 Jul; 88(1):50
• Contact Point Address:
  Ella August, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, US
• Email:
  eaugust@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Global Health
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209055/cdc_209055_DS1.pdf
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