Centering Health Equity in an Era of Sustainability for Collective Futures

The United Nations has set forth the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In part, these goals aim to advance “a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity” and “realize the human rights of all” by centering global efforts on health equity. This 90-minute virtual session will define health equity, identify evidence-based practices supporting health equity, review priority populations affected by health inequities, and explain the far-reaching impact(s) caused by disparities in healthcare. We will also discuss other salient health equity topics including our evolution of understanding, an expanding unit of analysis, trauma-informed care, local-to-global (dis)connections, and policy-practice implications within the context of sustainable, collective futures.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Participants will:

• Gain an understanding of what health equity is and how it has evolved
• Identify the impact of health inequity and health disparity
• Learn policy and practice implications within the context of collective futures