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What does the public health field increasingly recognize as a strategy for tackling deeply entrenched socioeconomic inequities at the core of health disparities?
What does the public health field increasingly recognize as a strategy for tackling deeply entrenched socioeconomic inequities at the core of health disparities?
- Direct healthcare provision
- Economic development initiatives
- Government policy reform
- Community organizing (correct)
How has the health equity frame guided grassroots community organizing efforts?
How has the health equity frame guided grassroots community organizing efforts?
- By providing direct healthcare services to marginalized groups
- By promoting economic development initiatives in communities
- By focusing solely on altering the social determinants of health
- By improving the effectiveness of efforts to advance health and well-being at various levels (correct)
What is health equity defined as?
What is health equity defined as?
- The absence of systematic disparities in health between social groups with different levels of underlying social advantage/disadvantage (correct)
- Universal health insurance coverage for all citizens
- Access to high-quality medical services for all individuals
- Equal distribution of healthcare resources among all communities
What do organizers and advocates find leveraging health equity as a frame can help social movements make progress on?
What do organizers and advocates find leveraging health equity as a frame can help social movements make progress on?
According to social movement theory, how do organizers and activists use framing?
According to social movement theory, how do organizers and activists use framing?
What is the focus of grassroots community organizing efforts using the health equity frame?
What is the focus of grassroots community organizing efforts using the health equity frame?
Why has the health equity frame gained traction in the world of community organizing?
Why has the health equity frame gained traction in the world of community organizing?
What is the primary focus of restorative justice programs in schools?
What is the primary focus of restorative justice programs in schools?
How did advocates reframe school discipline reform in the early 2010s?
How did advocates reframe school discipline reform in the early 2010s?
What was the successful housing advocacy campaign in South Los Angeles focused on?
What was the successful housing advocacy campaign in South Los Angeles focused on?
In the broader context, what has health equity been an effective frame for addressing?
In the broader context, what has health equity been an effective frame for addressing?
What is the primary focus of healing-centered community organizing practices?
What is the primary focus of healing-centered community organizing practices?
What does the emerging practice of healing-centered community organizing aim to address?
What does the emerging practice of healing-centered community organizing aim to address?
Which organization in Stockton, California, employs healing-centered community organizing to address high crime, poverty, and incarceration rates?
Which organization in Stockton, California, employs healing-centered community organizing to address high crime, poverty, and incarceration rates?
What is the primary focus of the health equity frame?
What is the primary focus of the health equity frame?
How did the #Health4All campaign in California utilize the health equity frame?
How did the #Health4All campaign in California utilize the health equity frame?
What was the result of the #Health4All campaign in California?
What was the result of the #Health4All campaign in California?
In what context was the health equity frame used in relation to climate policy?
In what context was the health equity frame used in relation to climate policy?
What did environmental justice advocates successfully pressure for in California?
What did environmental justice advocates successfully pressure for in California?
How does the health equity frame offer a way for grassroots organizing groups to address social injustices?
How does the health equity frame offer a way for grassroots organizing groups to address social injustices?
What can health equity campaigns lead to?
What can health equity campaigns lead to?
Why does Dignity and Power Now employ a director of health and wellness?
Why does Dignity and Power Now employ a director of health and wellness?
What is the emphasis of MILPA (Motivating Individual Leadership for Public Advancement) in Salinas?
What is the emphasis of MILPA (Motivating Individual Leadership for Public Advancement) in Salinas?
What is the critical factor that facilitated the adoption of the health equity frame in California?
What is the critical factor that facilitated the adoption of the health equity frame in California?
What is the main focus of grassroots organizing efforts using the health equity frame?
What is the main focus of grassroots organizing efforts using the health equity frame?
What is the primary aim of the emerging practice of healing-centered community organizing?
What is the primary aim of the emerging practice of healing-centered community organizing?
How do community-based organizations contribute to promoting policy changes that affect health?
How do community-based organizations contribute to promoting policy changes that affect health?
What is the effect of embracing the health equity frame on community organizing, according to the text?
What is the effect of embracing the health equity frame on community organizing, according to the text?
What does public health research generally acknowledge as critical importance?
What does public health research generally acknowledge as critical importance?
What is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for tackling deeply entrenched socioeconomic inequities at the core of health disparities?
What is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for tackling deeply entrenched socioeconomic inequities at the core of health disparities?
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Study Notes
- The "health equity" frame is a social movement used to address health disparities and promote equal access to health care for marginalized groups.
- Health equity puts the spotlight on unequal health outcomes and structural causes of health disparities, allowing advocates to address broader social justice concerns.
- Grassroots campaigns for health equity can be about advancing equitable health outcomes, making it more palatable for decision-makers to address the health needs of disadvantaged groups.
- The #Health4All campaign in California used a health equity frame to extend health insurance to undocumented immigrants by focusing on unequal access to health care rather than immigrant rights.
- The campaign resulted in incremental victories, including allowing low-income undocumented children to enroll in full-scope Medi-Cal and enabling undocumented adults and DACA recipients to purchase unsubsidized health coverage.
- The health equity frame has also been used in the context of climate policy to address unequal exposure to harmful pollutants in low-income communities of color.
- In California, environmental justice advocates successfully pressured for prioritizing direct emissions reductions in "most impacted and disadvantaged communities" in new emissions reduction standards (Assembly Bill 197).
- The health equity frame offers a way for grassroots organizing groups to address a range of social injustices by highlighting their impact on health, making them more relatable and actionable.
- Health equity campaigns can lead to policy changes that improve the well-being of marginalized communities and promote social justice beyond the realm of health.
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