 Health Equity
"Health Equity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of their social position or other socially determined circumstance.
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D000069576
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.350.500 N05.300.430.383
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Equity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Equity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2021 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2022 | 12 | 3 | 15 | | 2023 | 16 | 1 | 17 | | 2024 | 22 | 5 | 27 | | 2025 | 13 | 1 | 14 | | 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Equity" by people in Profiles.
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Fort MP, Haapanen KA, Aulakh A, Moreland J, Sanders T, Dardouri M, Bauer KL, Broaddus-Shea E, Glasgow RE, Mays GP, Kumanyika S, Henderson K. Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Activities in the Denver, Colorado, Metropolitan Area: Building on an Existing Network to Enhance Emphasis on Equity. Am J Public Health. 2026 Jul; 116(S3):S152-S161.
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Brewer SE, Fisher ME, Zittleman L, Skenadore A, Mullen R, Gilchrist E, Mallory J, Fort MP, Darar M, Ahmed FY, Warman MK, Reno JE, Tamez M, Nease DE, Kwan BM. Health equity-oriented design for dissemination: products and impact of rapid community translation for COVID-19 vaccine promotion. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1721808.
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Randolph SD, Ramos SR, Boch SJ, Choi KR, Litchman ML, Coleman-Minahan K, Clark-Cutaia MN, Epps F. Advancing health equity through strategic communication: A call to action from the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Nurse Leaders and Innovators. Nurs Outlook. 2026 03; 73(6S):102663.
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Hall TL, Wiggins K, Fernald DH, Grant G, Carroll JK, Dickinson WP. Impacts of Colorado's Regional Health Connector Workforce on Health-Related Social Needs and Health Equity. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2026; 20(2):183-194.
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Le E, Kara A, Woodruff A, Readlynn JK, Kaushal A, Burden M, Eniasivam A, Allaudeen N, Gershanik E, Jenkins A. Hospitalist perceptions of health equity in the inpatient setting: A multisite mixed-methods study. J Hosp Med. 2026 Jul; 21(7):758-765.
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Terhune EA, Dagne MB, Barsoum M, Viswanathan M, Ali R, Welch V, Pizarro AB, Sathe N, Duque T, Francis D, Rizvi A, Riddle D, Turner RW, Baker TA, Heyn PC. Defining racial health equity: an integrative analysis of terminology and conceptualizations. J Clin Epidemiol. 2026 02; 190:112103.
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Ge S, Lappen H, Mercado L, Lamarche K, Iwashyna TJ, Hough CL, Chang VW, Cuevas A, Valley TS, Armstrong-Hough M. Interventions to improve racial and ethnic equity in critical care: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2025; 20(11):e0336922.
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Maw AM, Glasgow RE, Cervantes L. The Role of Implementation Science in Dismantling Structural Racism: Expanding Strategies and Recognizing Power as a Central Determinant. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 05; 41(6):1637-1641.
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Wang SX, Eniasivam A, Sterken D, Johl K, Auerbach A, Hur J, Jenkins A, Maw AN. Navigating Uncertainty: Sustaining Health Equity in a Shifting Landscape. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 03; 41(4):1150-1155.
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Dagne MB, Terhune EA, Barsoum M, Pizarro AB, Rizvi A, Francis DK, Viswanathan M, Sathe NA, Welch V, Duque T, Turner Ii RW, Baker TA, Heyn PC. Terminology and Definitions of Racial Health Equity in Prominent Health Websites: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jul 23; 27:e64868.
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