Community Engaged Leadership to Advance Health Equity and Build Healthier Communities

Social Sciences

Kisha Holden²  Tabia Akintobi³  Jammie Hopkins¹  Allyson Belton¹  Brian McGregor²  Starla Blanks¹  Glenda Wrenn² 

[1] Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA;Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA;;Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA

关键词: community engagement;    healthy communities;    health equity;    health disparities;    community-based participatory research;    ethical leadership;   

DOI  :  10.3390/socsci5010002

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Health is a human right. Equity in health implies that ideally everyone should have a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential and, more pragmatically, that no one should be disadvantaged from achieving this potential. Addressing the multi-faceted health needs of ethnically and culturally diverse individuals in the United States is a complex issue that requires inventive strategies to reduce risk factors and buttress protective factors to promote greater well-being among individuals, families, and communities. With growing diversity concerning various ethnicities and nationalities; and with significant changes in the constellation of multiple of risk factors that can influence health outcomes, it is imperative that we delineate strategic efforts that encourage better access to primary care, focused community-based programs, multi-disciplinary clinical and translational research methodologies, and health policy advocacy initiatives that may improve individuals’ longevity and quality of life.

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