Program Development, Training for Health Equity Network, 54 Rue du Fosty, B-1470 Baisy-Thy, Belgium.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Jun;25(2):337-46. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.02.001.
Medically underserved communities suffer a high burden of morbidity and mortality, increasing with remoteness where access to health services is limited. Major challenges are the overall shortage and maldistribution of the health workforce. There is a lack of understanding of how academic institutions can best contribute to addressing these health inequities. A new international collaborative of health professions schools, Training for Health Equity Network, is developing and disseminating evidence, challenging assumptions, and developing tools that support health profession institutions striving to meet the health and health workforce needs of underserved communities.
医疗资源不足的社区承受着高发病率和死亡率的负担，随着获得卫生服务的机会有限的偏远地区，这一负担还在增加。主要的挑战是卫生劳动力的总体短缺和分布不均。人们对学术机构如何能够为解决这些健康不平等问题做出最大贡献缺乏了解。一个新的卫生专业学校国际合作组织，卫生公平培训网络，正在开发和传播证据，挑战假设，并开发工具，支持努力满足服务不足社区的健康和卫生人力需求的卫生职业机构。
