Equity is the vehicle in which we can strive to achieve equality. Equity-centered policy is effective policy.
Policy Platform
Understanding the state of Black health and the related determinants are crucial to advancing global public health and public health in the U.S. Health disparities have existed for centuries, and current disparate outcomes Black people face are largely due to longstanding inequalities in law and policy, health care, and the social, economic, and environmental factors that impact our health and influence life expectancy.
The Center for Black Health & Equity’s 2023 Policy Platform addresses deeper causes of health outcomes that may seem “outside of public health” but certainly are not, such as how transportation policy impacts one’s ability to eat fresh foods, combat loneliness, and breathe fresh air.
