Health is a basic human right. Health equity, by definition, is providing every person with the same opportunity to stay healthy, regardless of their race, gender, age, economic conditions, social status, environment, and other social determined factors. It’s a huge goal that people everywhere are working for. Health Equity Initiative (HEI) is a nonprofit organization …
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Inequality of Breast Cancer
In this world, there are those who are privileged and those who are less fortunate. Let’s face the fact that America’s history illustrates its structure of social inequalities. America is full of Americans who have and those who have-not. For example, the way in which women are screened and treated for breast cancer is no …
Apr 01
Health Is A Right. Health Equity Is Our Goal
The other day I went to see a speaker on my college campus. Her name was Renata Schiavo and she is the founder and president of the Health Equity Initiative, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to building community, capacity and communication resources for health equity. Staying true to her mission of spreading awareness, she …
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