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Healthcare Equity

Meaning

Healthcare equity is the principle that every individual should have a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health, which requires addressing systemic obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences. In the domain of hormonal health, this means ensuring that all populations have access to timely and high-quality endocrine diagnostics, personalized treatments, and wellness resources, irrespective of their socioeconomic status, race, or geographic location. Achieving healthcare equity is a moral and clinical imperative for improving population-level health outcomes and reducing disparities in hormonal and metabolic disorders.