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Health Disparities - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD on Mar 07, 2019


Glossary

Health equity: Each person in the world has an equal chance to possess good health

Health disparity: Differences in health outcomes due to various factors, other than the disease

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