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HonorHealth Libraries Test Area: Equity, Equality & Privilege

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Equity, Equality, and Privilege

Objectives

1. Describe the difference between equity and equality.
2. Explain what health equity is and what contributes to it.
3. Discuss the concept of privilege.
4. Reflect on how privilege affects us personally and may translate into assumptions or implicit bias.
5. Consider how privilege, or the lack of, affects health  outcomes.