Addressing health disparities and promoting health equity requires a comprehensive approach that includes expanding access to quality healthcare, improving social and economic conditions, and empowering communities to take control of their health.

Health disparities, health inequities, and health inequalities are all terms used to describe the unfair and avoidable differences in health status between different population groups.

Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These conditions can affect a person's health status and access to healthcare.

Empowerment, self-determination, and community engagement are all terms used to describe the process of giving people the power and resources they need to take control of their health and well-being.

Policy interventions that can be used to address health disparities include expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage, and investing in early childhood education.

Upstream interventions, structural interventions, and root cause analysis are all terms used to describe the process of identifying and addressing the root causes of health disparities.

Community-based interventions that can be used to address health disparities include community health centers, mobile health clinics, and community gardens.

Health equity surveillance, health disparities monitoring, and health equity research are all terms used to describe the process of collecting and analyzing data to identify and track health disparities.

Culturally competent healthcare practices include using interpreters for patients who do not speak English, providing culturally appropriate food and nutrition services, and offering traditional healing practices.

Community-based participatory research, community engagement, and participatory action research are all terms used to describe the process of working with communities to develop and implement health interventions that are tailored to their specific needs.

Health equity indicators include infant mortality rate, life expectancy, and health insurance coverage.

Health equity promotion, health disparities reduction, and health equity improvement are all terms used to describe the process of reducing health disparities and promoting health equity.

Health equity goals include eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, reducing poverty and income inequality, and improving access to quality healthcare.

Health equity evaluation, health disparities evaluation, and health equity assessment are all terms used to describe the process of evaluating the effectiveness of health equity interventions.

Health equity policies include the Affordable Care Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.