We close by reflecting on what conditions make health inequalities unjust, and to consider the merits of policies that prioritize the elimination of health disparities versus those that focus on raising the overall standard of health in a population. [...] Finally, we con- Health inequalities versus health inequities clude by considering ethical questions raised by health The term health inequality generically refers to differences disparities and questions policymakers might consider in the health of individuals or groups (3). [...] Health Organization recognizes health equity as a priority, The term health inequality can describe racial/ethnic reflected in part by its formation of the Commission on disparities in US infant mortality rates, which are nearly Social Determinants of Health in 2005. [...] WHO improving overall population health, and what are argu- European review of social determinants of health and the health ments for focusing on the elimination of health disparities divide. [...] Right to health and the Universal Declaration of the role of the physical and social environment.
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