Equity is when all people are able to access what they need to be safe, healthy, and to thrive. It doesnt happen automatically. We as a community are responsible for taking action to level the playing field.
To create an equitable and healthy population we need to make sure that people can not only access healthcare, but also the social care that you have to have to be healthy.
Equity is not the same as equality.
Equality is when you offer the same thing to everybody. Problem with that is that some people aren't able to access what is offered to everybody. Think about a set of stairs if you are in a wheelchair.
You might be cured of cancer, but if you don't have a roof over your head its hard to survive.
You might be interested in hearing more. How does Climate change, health system transformation and health equity link up?
Oxford Comment podcast: Equity in Health Care Episode 74
Dr Jon Rhode talkes about what we need to do globally to improve health equity, then Dr Don Dizon, Director of the pelvic malignancies program and Lifespan Cancer Institute at Brown Uniersity talks about inequities in cancer care, highlighting the plight of gender and sexuality diverse people.
https://blog.oup.com/2022/07/equity-in-health-care-podcast/